Philippians - Verse-by-Verse Biblical Exegesis

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a-b-b-a. (P. O'Brien) We may differ and yet be at peace while we live apart, with sufficient “elbow room” for our several crochets. Intellectual unity, unity of thought, is impossible to thinking men. The essential unity is unit of purpose and of sympathy – the one mind and the one love. The one Spirit of God that inhabits the whole Church is a mystical bond of union and inspiration of love. (W. Adeney) They could all share a "common mind" if they all shared the "mind of Christ". (F.F. Bruce) Of course, this is not a command for unity at the expense of Truth. (H. Kent) As a result of passing that portion of momentum testing classified as thought testing, the mature believer has fulfilled the biblical mandates related to divine viewpoint mental attitude. “Let us keep on thinking” refers to an action that began in the past and continues into the present. The same process of utilizing metabolized Bible doctrine in the power of the divine dynasphere, which enables the believer to attain maturity, is the means of facing maximum suffering for blessing after reaching maturity. Paul is urging readers, at every stage of spiritual growth, to join him in the system of thinking that leads to spiritual maturity. A dynamic and powerful mental attitude is required for the mature believer who is facing evidence testing. (R.B. Thieme, Jr.) Philp. 2:2 Bring my (Gen. Poss.) inner happiness (Acc. Dir. Obj.; joy) to completion (plhro,w, AAImp.2P, Culminative, Command; "make me completely happy,” fulfilled), so that (blending of purpose & result) you might keep on thinking (frone,w, PASubj.2P, Iterative, Potential; good decisions from a position of strength) the same category of (Compl. Acc.) things (Acc. Dir. Obj.; systematic theology, doctrine in the soul of the believer), having (e;cw, PAPtc.NPM, Static, Circumstantial) the same (Compl. Acc.) virtue love (Acc. Dir. Obj.; SGA, "occupation with Christ"), united in soul rapport (Absolute Nom.; SGB), concentrating together (frone,w, PAPtc.NPM, Tendential, Circumstantial) on one thing (Acc. Dir. Obj.; one purpose, objective: Bible doctrine, the mind of Christ, USG), WHO Philippians 2:2 plhrw,sate, mou th.n cara.n i[na to. auvto. fronh/te th.n auvth.n avga,phn e;contej su,myucoi to. e]n fronou/ntej VUL Philippians 2:2 implete gaudium meum ut idem sapiatis eandem caritatem habentes unianimes id ipsum sentientes LWB Philp. 2:3 Doing nothing on the basis of [motivated by] selfish ambition nor on the basis of delusion [false doctrine], but by means of genuine humility [grace orientation] be regarding each other as having surpassed yourselves [absence of spiritual competition], KW Philp. 2:3 Doing nothing impelled by a spirit of factiousness, nothing motivated by empty pride, but in lowliness of mind consider one another as excelling themselves,
KJV Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. TRANSLATION HIGHLIGHTS Paul continues to exhort the Philippian believers by advising them not to do anything (Latin: nihilism) motivated by selfish ambition, creating strife (Latin: contention) where contentment is better suited for the occasion. He also advises them not to do anything on the basis of false doctrine, which evidently had caused some error among them, and a few had become conceited or vain about their spiritual status. Instead, they are to function by means of grace orientation and genuine humility. We are all called to keep on regarding each other (Iterative Present tense) as having surpassed ourselves (Circumstantial Participle) in the spiritual life. In other words, we are not to succumb to spiritual competition and we are to treat our fellow believers with courtesy and respect. If we observe a fellow believer struggling, it does not necessarily mean they are under divine discipline; they may be engaged in suffering for blessing or testing that will eventually propel them to supergrace or beyond. So it is better to assume that the person who is struggling in “no man’s land” is merely fighting a battle that will take them to the next level in the spiritual life. REVELANT OPINIONS This often happens to believers in "no-man's land" who are under pressure and heading towards ultra-supergrace. (R.B. Thieme, Jr.) We are to have “a readiness to see and rejoice in the spiritual progress of fellow believers.” (P. O'Brien) One can hardly endure that others could be on a level equal to your own, for there is no one that is not eager to have superiority. (J. Calvin) The dangers besetting the Philippian community are here defined; they are named as intrigue or factious squabbling and vainglory. (J. Collange) “Selfish ambition” belongs to Paul’s vocabulary of social evils and here it denotes a mercenary spirit. (P. O’Brien) Philp. 2:3 Doing (ellipsis) nothing (Acc. Dir. Obj.) on the basis of (prep.; motivated by) selfish ambition (Adv. Acc.; strife, contentiousness, wages for a day laborer) nor (neg. particle) on the basis of (prep.) delusion (Adv. Acc.; conceit, false doctrine, vanity, error, illusion), but (adversative) by means of genuine humility (Instr. Means; grace orientation to reality) be regarding (h`ge,omai, PMPtc.NPM, Iterative, Imperatival, Deponent) each other (Acc. Dir. Obj.; reciprocal pronoun) as having surpassed (u`pere,cw, PAPtc.APM, Descriptive, Circumstantial; not succumbing to spiritual competition, being considerate to others who are in no-man's land) yourselves (Gen. Adv.; reflexive pronoun), WHO Philippians 2:3 mhde.n kat evriqei,an mhde. kata. kenodoxi,an avlla. th/| tapeinofrosu,nh| avllh,louj h`gou,menoi u`pere,contaj e`autw/n
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Philippians Benjamin W. Brodie Sept
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[perfect integrity & scale of value
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is: from Bible doctrine], if there
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as a student-teacher [apprentice],
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objective [the pinnacle of spiritua
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Philp. 4:10 Now I have received gre
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Church founding is the work of God.
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paramount importance, both to Paul
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thinking is sucked into his mind (
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deacons. KJV Philippians 1:1 Paul a
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himself more or less exclusively to
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city as a whole. I would go so far
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he was in prison. “Fellowship in
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depends on how you translate the Fu
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faith and to grow in holiness, God
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ule too absolutely. If one article
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Remember when I said Paul was think
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dispensation of the Church Age is r
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and still do not have confidence (p
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WHO Philippians 3:4 kai,per evgw. e
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KJV Philippians 3:6 Concerning zeal
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using the figure of a balance-sheet
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what it cost him. There is a price
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following God’s mandates, not by
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get our words “dynamite” and
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fellowship of His sufferings (Latin
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experientially is not all or nothin
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is referring to some particular kin
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not an end result as we understand
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training and education, and I am go
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cumulative experience of God’s gr
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(J. Pentecost) Spiritual self-satis
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KJV Philippians 3:14 I press toward
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Philp. 3:14 I keep on advancing (di
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teaching sinless perfection. Paul t
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We may attain the objective (Consta
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eferring to the USG). WHO Philippia
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Christian life has been compared to
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is pleasing to them. They have beco
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Some of them may be famous and have
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Obj.) are (ellipsis) earthly (Acc.
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Tribulation. While it is true that
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dynasphere" during the church age.
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Philp. 3:21 Who (Subj. Nom.) shall
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that they rarely (if ever) are a de
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pride; a military wreath awarded fo
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gladiatorial arena) in (for) the Go
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grace support, that extra supply of
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instance (proseukea) means petition
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emedies include reason (but anxiety
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combined expression then refers to
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commands (Imperative mood) all beli
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WHO Philippians 4:8 To. loipo,n avd
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(connective) learned (manqa,nw, AAI
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esult of passing providential preve
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from his personal love for God, for
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The "all things" cannot be complete
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LWB Philp. 4:15 Now you Philippians
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VUL Philippians 4:16 quia et Thessa
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Paul counters these vicious accusat
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material needs. (P. O’Brien) God
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(Acc. Dir. Obj.). WHO Philippians 4
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Philippians, W.B. Harrison Philippi
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