Berean Standard Bible

Philippians 1

(Colossians 1:1–2; Philemon 1:1–3)

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andκαὶkaiG2532TimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095,servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,To allπᾶσινpasinG3956theτοῖςtoisG3588saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424τοῖςtoisG3588οὖσινousinG1510atἐνenG1722PhilippiΦιλίπποιςPhilippoisG5375,together withσὺνsunG4862theoverseersἐπισκόποιςepiskopoisG1985andκαὶkaiG2532deaconsδιακόνοις·diakonoisG1249:

2GraceχάριςcharisG5485andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515to youὑμῖνhuminG4771fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316ourG1473FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andκαὶkaiG2532theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

Thanksgiving and Prayer

(1 Corinthians 1:4–9; Colossians 1:3–14)

3I thankΕὐχαριστῶEucharistōG2168myG1473τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316every timeἐπὶ πάσῃ τῇepi pasē tēaG1909 G3588 G3956I rememberμνείᾳmneiaG3417youὑμῶνhumōnG4771.

4InἐνenG1722everyπάσῃpasēG3956prayerδεήσειdeēseiG1162forὑπὲρhuperG5228allπάντωνpantōnG3956of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,IG1473alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842prayτὴν δέησιν ποιούμενος,tēn deēsin poioumenosG4160 G3588 G1162withμετὰmetaG3326joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479,

5because ofἐπὶepiG1909yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῇtēaG3588partnershipκοινωνίᾳkoinōniaG2842inεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098fromἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588firstπρώτηςprōtēsG4413dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250untilἄχριachriG891τοῦtouG3588nowνῦν·nunG3568,

6being confidentπεποιθὼςpepoithōsG3982of thisαὐτὸ τοῦτο,auto toutoG3778 G846,thatὅτιhotiG3754HeὁhoG3588who beganἐναρξάμενοςenarxamenosG1728a goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18workἔργονergonG2041inἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771will carry it on to completionἐπιτελέσειepiteleseiG2005untilἄχριachriG891thedayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424.

7καθώςkathōsG2531It isἐστινestinG1510rightδίκαιονdikaionG1342for meG1473to feelφρονεῖνphroneinG5426this wayτοῦτοtoutoG3778aboutὑπὲρhuperG5228allπάντωνpantōnG3956of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,sinceδιὰdiaG1223IG1473τὸtoG3588haveἔχεινecheinG2192youὑμᾶς,humasG4771inἐνenG1722myτῇtēaG3588heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588. ForinἔνenG1722τεteG5037myG1473τοῖςtoisG3588chainsδεσμοῖςdesmoisG1199andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722myτῇtēaG3588defenseἀπολογίᾳapologiaG627andκαὶkaiG2532confirmationβεβαιώσειbebaiōseiG951of theτοῦtouG3588gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098,youὑμᾶςhumasG4771areὄντας.¶ontasG1510allπάνταςpantasG3956partnersσυγκοινωνούςsugkoinōnousG4791inτῆςtēsG3588graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485with meG1473.

8γάρgarG1063ὁhoG3588Godθεός,theosG2316ismyG1473witnessΜάρτυςMartusG3144howὡςhōsG5613I long forἐπιποθῶepipothōG1971allπάνταςpantasG3956of youὑμᾶςhumasG4771withἐνenG1722theaffectionσπλάγχνοιςsplagchnoisG4698of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

9AndκαὶkaiG2532thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778ismy prayerπροσεύχομαι,proseuchomaiG4336:thatἵναinaG2443yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ἡhēG3588loveἀγάπηagapēG26may aboundπερισσεύῃperisseuēG4052moreἔτι μᾶλλονeti mallonG2089 G3123andκαὶkaiG2532moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123inἐνenG1722knowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922andκαὶkaiG2532depthπάσῃpasēG3956of insightαἰσθήσειaisthēseiG144,

10so thatεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771τὸtoG3588may be able to test and proveδοκιμάζεινdokimazeinG1381whatτὰtaG3588is bestδιαφέροντα,diapherontaG1308andἵναinaG2443may beἦτεēteG1510pureεἰλικρινεῖςeilikrineisG1506andκαὶkaiG2532blamelessἀπρόσκοποιaproskopoiG677forεἰςeisG1519thedayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,

11filledπεπληρωμένοιpeplērōmenoiG4137with the fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343thatτὸνtonG3588comesthroughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,toεἰςeisG1519thegloryδόξανdoxanG1391andκαὶkaiG2532praiseἔπαινονepainonG1868of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

Paul’s Trials Advance the Gospel

(James 1:2–12)

12NowδὲdeG1161I wantβούλομαι,boulomaiG1014youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to knowΓινώσκεινGinōskeinG1097,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,thatὅτιhotiG3754my circumstancesτὰ κατ᾽ ἐμὲta kat᾽ emeG3588 G2596 G1473have actuallyμᾶλλονmallonG3123servedἐλήλυθεν,elēluthenG2064toεἰςeisG1519advanceπροκοπὴνprokopēnG4297theτοῦtouG3588gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098.

13As a resultὥστεhōsteG5620,it has becomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096clearφανεροὺςphanerousG5318throughoutἐνenG1722theτοὺςtousG3588wholeὅλῳholōG3650palace guardπραιτωρίῳpraitōriōG4232andκαὶkaiG2532toτῷtōG3588everyoneπάσινpasinG3956elseλοιποῖςloipoisG3062thatI amG1473τοῖςtoisG3588in chainsδεσμούςdesmousG1199forἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547.

14AndκαὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588mostπλείοναςpleionasG4119of theτῶνtōnG3588brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80,confidentπεποιθόταςpepoithotasG3982inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962byτοῖςtoisG3588myG1473chainsδεσμοῖςdesmoisG1199, nowdareτολμᾶνtolmanG5111more greatlyG4057to speakλαλεῖν.laleinG2980theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056without fearἀφόβωςaphobōsG870.

15It is true thatμὲνmenG3303someτινὲςtinesG5100preachκηρύσσουσιν.kērussousinG2784τὸνtonG3588ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547καὶkaiG2532out ofδιὰdiaG1223envyφθόνονphthononG5355andκαὶkaiG2532rivalryἔριν,erinG2054,butδὲdeG1161othersτινὲςtinesG5100καὶkaiG2532out ofδι᾽di᾽G1223goodwillεὐδοκίανeudokianG2107.

16TheG3588latterdo soG3303inG1537loveG26,knowingG1492thatG3754I am appointedG2749forG1519thedefenseG627of theG3588gospelG2098.

17TheG3588former,howeverG1161,preachG2605 G3588ChristG5547out ofG1537selfish ambitionG2052,notG3756sincerelyG55,supposing thatG3633they can add toG1453thedistressG2347of myG1473G3588chainsG1199.

18WhatτίtiG5101thenγάρ;garG1063is the issue?Just thisπλὴνplēnG4133:thatὅτιhotiG3754in everyπαντὶpantiG3956wayτρόπῳtropōG5158,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535by false motivesπροφάσειprophaseiG4392orεἴτεeiteG1535trueἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225,ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547is preachedκαταγγέλλεται,katangelletaiG2605.AndκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778I rejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463.YesἀλλὰallaG235,andκαὶkaiG2532I will continue to rejoiceχαρήσομαι.charēsomaiG5463,

19becauseγὰρgarG1063I knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754throughδιὰdiaG1223yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῆςtēsG3588prayersδεήσεωςdeēseōsG1162andκαὶkaiG2532theprovisionἐπιχορηγίαςepichorēgiasG2024of theτοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547, my distressτοῦτόtoutoG3778will turn outἀποβήσεταιapobēsetaiG576for myεἰςeisG1473 G1519deliveranceσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991.

20κατὰkataG2596IG1473τὴνtēnG3588eagerly expectἀποκαραδοκίανapokaradokianG603andκαὶkaiG2532hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680thatὅτιhotiG3754I will in no way be ashamedἐν οὐδενὶ αἰσχυνθήσομαιen oudeni aischunthēsomaiG153 G1722 G3762,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235will have complete boldnessἐν πάσῃ παρρησίᾳen pasē parrēsiaG1722 G3956 G3954so thatκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568asὡςhōsG5613alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547will be exaltedμεγαλυνθήσεταιmegalunthēsetaiG3170inἐνenG1722myG1473τῷtōG3588bodyσώματίsōmatiG4983,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535byδιὰdiaG1223lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222orεἴτεeiteG1535byδιὰdiaG1223deathθανάτου.¶thanatouG2288.

To Live Is Christ

21ForγὰρgarG1063to meἘμοὶEmoiG1473τὸtoG3588,to liveζῆνzēnG2198isChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588to dieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599isgainκέρδος.kerdosG2771.

22ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487τὸtoG3588I go on livingζῆνzēnG2198inἐνenG1722thebodyσαρκί,sarkiG4561,thisτοῦτόtoutoG3778will meanfruitfulκαρπὸςkarposG2590laborἔργου·ergouG2041for meG1473.SoκαὶkaiG2532whatτίtiG5101shall I chooseαἱρήσομαιhairēsomaiG138?I do not knowοὐ γνωρίζω.ou gnōrizōG3756 G1107.

23δὲdeG1161I am tornσυνέχομαιsunechomaiG4912betweenἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588twoδύο,duoG1417.I desireτὴν ἐπιθυμίαν ἔχωνtēn epithumian echōnG2192 G3588 G1939to departεἰς τὸ ἀναλῦσαιeis to analusaiG1519 G3588 G360andκαὶkaiG2532beG1510withσὺνsunG4862ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547, which isfarπολλῷ μᾶλλονpollō mallonG4183 G3123betterκρεῖσσον·kreissonG2908indeedγὰρgarG1063.

24ButδὲdeG1161τὸtoG3588it ismore necessaryἀναγκαιότερονanagkaioteronG316forδι᾽di᾽G1223youὑμᾶς.humasG4771that I remainἐπιμένεινepimeneinG1961inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588bodyσαρκὶsarkiG4561.

25καὶkaiG2532Convinced ofπεποιθὼςpepoithōsG3982thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,I knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754I will remainμενῶmenōG3306andκαὶkaiG2532will continue withπαραμενῶparamenōG3887allπᾶσινpasinG3956of youὑμῖνhuminG4771forεἰςeisG1519yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὴνtēnG3588progressπροκοπὴνprokopēnG4297andκαὶkaiG2532joyχαρὰνcharanG5479in theτῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102,

26so thatἵναinaG2443throughδιὰdiaG1223myG1699τὸtoG3588comingπαρουσίαςparousiasG3952toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμῶνhumōnG4771againπάλινpalinG3825τῆςtēsG3588yourὑμᾶς.humasG4771exultationκαύχημαkauchēmaG2745inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424will resoundπερισσεύῃperisseuēG4052on account ofἐνenG1722meG1473.

Worthy of the Gospel

27NeverthelessG3440,conduct yourselvesπολιτεύεσθε,politeuestheG4176in a manner worthyἀξίωςaxiōsG516of theτοῦtouG3588gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.ThenἵναinaG2443,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535I comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andκαὶkaiG2532seeG3708youὑμᾶςhumasG4771or onlyεἴτεeiteG1535hearἀκούωakouōG191τὰtaG3588aboutπερὶperiG4012youὑμῶνhumōnG4771in my absenceἀπὼνapōnG548, I will knowthatὅτιhotiG3754you stand firmστήκετεstēketeG4739inἐνenG1722oneἑνὶheniG1520spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,contending togetherσυναθλοῦντεςsunathlountesG4866as oneμιᾷ ψυχῇmia psuchēaG1520 G5590for theτῇtēaG3588faithπίστειpisteiG4102of theτοῦtouG3588gospelεὐαγγελίου,euangeliouG2098,

28καὶkaiG2532without being frightenedμὴ πτυρόμενοιmē pturomenoiG4426 G3361inἐνenG1722any wayμηδενὶmēdeniG3367byὑπὸhupoG5259those whoτῶνtōnG3588opposeἀντικειμένων·antikeimenōnG480you. ThisἥτιςhētisG3748isἐστὶνestinG1510a clear signἔνδειξιςendeixisG1732of theirαὐτοῖςautoisG846destructionἀπωλείας,apōleiasG684butδὲdeG1161of yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771salvationσωτηρίας,sōtēriasG4991,andκαὶkaiG2532itτοῦτοtoutoG3778isfromἀπὸapoG575Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.

29ForὅτιhotiG3754it has been grantedἐχαρίσθηecharisthēG5483to youὑμῖνhuminG4771τὸtoG3588on behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547notοὐouG3756onlyμόνονmononG3440τὸtoG3588to believeπιστεύειν,pisteueinG4100inεἰςeisG1519HimαὐτὸνautonG846,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588to sufferπάσχεινpascheinG3958forὑπὲρhuperG5228HimαὐτοῦautouG846,

30sinceyou are encounteringἔχοντεςechontesG2192theτὸνtonG3588sameαὐτὸνautonG846struggleἀγῶναagōnaG73οἷονhoionG3634you sawG3708I hadἐν ἐμοὶen emoiG1722 G1473,andκαὶkaiG2532nowhear thatἀκούετεakoueteG191I still haveνῦν ἐν ἐμοί.¶nun en emoiG1722 G1473 G3568.