Christian Standard Bible
Philippians 2:12
12Therefore, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, so now, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Philippians 2:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
- New International Version (NIV)Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;
Context of Philippians 2:12
10so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow — in heaven and on earth and under the earth — 11and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Therefore, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, so now, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 13For it is God who is working in you both to will and to work according to his good purpose. 14Do everything without grumbling and arguing,
Read all of Philippians 2Philippians 2:12 word by word
Ὥστε, ἀγαπητοί μου, καθὼς πάντοτε ὑπηκούσατε, μὴ ὡς ἐν τῇ παρουσίᾳ μου μόνον ἀλλὰ νῦν πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἐν τῇ ἀπουσίᾳ μου, μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου τὴν ἑαυτῶν σωτηρίαν κατεργάζεσθε·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Whereforeὥστεhōste · soG5620
- myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
- asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
- ye haveὑπακούωhupakouō · to obeyG5219
- alwaysπάντοτεpantote · alwaysG3842
- notμήmē · notG3361
- asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- presenceὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- presenceπαρουσίαparousia · comingG3952
- onlyμόνονmonon · onlyG3440
- butἀλλάalla · butG235
- nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
- muchπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
- moreμᾶλλονmallon · moreG3123
- absenceἀπουσίαapousia · absenceG666
- work outκατεργάζομαιkatergazomai · to workout/produceG2716
- your ownἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
- salvationσωτηρίαsōtēria · salvationG4991
- withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- fearφόβοςphobos · fearG5401
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- tremblingτρόμοςtromos · tremblingG5156
Cross-references for Philippians 2:12
- Philippians 4:1So then, my dearly loved and longed for brothers and sisters, my joy and crown, in this manner stand firm in the Lord, dear friends.
- 1 Corinthians 4:14I’m not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my dear children.
- 1 Peter 2:11Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and exiles to abstain from sinful desires that wage war against the soul.
- Philippians 1:5because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.
- Philippians 3:13Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead,
- Proverbs 10:16The reward of the righteous is life; the wages of the wicked is punishment.
- Proverbs 13:4The slacker craves, yet has nothing, but the diligent is fully satisfied.
- Matthew 11:12From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been suffering violence, and the violent have been seizing it by force.
- Luke 13:23“Lord,” someone asked him, “are only a few people going to be saved?” He said to them,
- John 6:27Don’t work for the food that perishes but for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set his seal of approval on him.”
- Romans 2:7eternal life to those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality;
- 1 Corinthians 9:24Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way to win the prize.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
- Galatians 6:7Don’t be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a person sows he will also reap,
- 1 Thessalonians 1:3We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, your work produced by faith, your labor motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Hebrews 4:11Let us, then, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall into the same pattern of disobedience.
Commentaries on Philippians 2:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12As ye have always obeyed - Continue to act on the same principles and from the same motives; having the same disposition which was in Christ; laboring so as to promote his glory. Work out your own salvation - Go on, walking by the same rule, and minding the same thing, till your salvation be completed: till, filled with love to God and man, ye walk unblamably in all his testimonies, having your fruit unto holiness, and your end everlasting life. With fear…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed - The Philippians had from the beginning manifested a remarkable readiness to show respect to the apostle, and to listen to his teaching. This readiness he more than once refers to and commends. He still appeals to them, and urges them to follow his counsels, that they might secure their salvation. Now much more in my absence - Though they had been obedient when he was with them, yet circumstances had…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-18Verses 12-18 We must be diligent in the use of all the means which lead to our salvation, persevering therein to the end. With great care, lest, with all our advantages, we should come short. Work out your salvation, for it is God who worketh in you. This encourages us to do our utmost, because our labour shall not be in vain: we must still depend on the grace of God. The working of God's grace in us, is to quicken and engage our endeavours. God's…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12as you have always obeyed (see John 3:36; Romans 1:5): Believers must consider God's judgment like everyone else (compare 1 Corinthians 3:10–13). Therefore, they should live obediently before God, with deep respect and fear.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Wherefore--Seeing that we have in Christ such a specimen of glory resulting from "obedience" (Php 2:8) and humiliation, see that ye also be "obedient," and so "your salvation" shall follow your obedience. as ye have ... obeyed--"even as ye have been obedient," namely, to God, as Jesus was "obedient" unto God (see on Php 2:8). not as, &c.--"not as if" it were a matter to be done "in my presence only, but now (as things are) much more (with more…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Philippians 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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