Philippians 1:5

Philippians 1:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;
• New International Version (NIV)because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,
• New King James Version (NKJV)for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now,
• New Living Translation (NLT)for you have been my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you first heard it until now.

Context of Philippians 1:5

3I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, 4always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. 6And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. 7It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.

Philippians 1:5 word by word

ἐπὶ τῇ κοινωνίᾳ ὑμῶν εἰς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἀπὸ τῆς πρώτης ἡμέρας ἄχρι τοῦ νῦν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• fellowshipὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• fellowshipκοινωνίαkoinōnia · participationG2842
• inεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuaggelion · gospelG2098
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• theἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• untilἄχριachri achris · untilG891
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568

Cross-references for Philippians 1:5

• Philippians 1:7It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.
• Philippians 4:14Yet it was kind of you to share my trouble.
• Acts 16:15And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay." And she prevailed upon us.
• Romans 11:17But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree,
• Romans 12:13Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.
• Romans 15:26For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.
• 1 Corinthians 1:9God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
• 2 Corinthians 8:1We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia,
• Ephesians 2:19So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
• Ephesians 3:6This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
• Colossians 1:21And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds,
• Philemon 1:17So if you consider me your partner, receive him as you would receive me.
• Hebrews 3:14For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end.
• 2 Peter 1:1Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
• 1 John 1:3that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

Commentaries on Philippians 1:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5For your fellowship in the Gospel - if we consider as implying spiritual fellowship or communion, then it signifies, not only their attention to the Gospel, their readiness to continue it, and perseverance in it, but also their unity and affection among themselves. Some understand the word as expressing their liberality to the apostle, and to the Gospel in general; for the term may not only be applied to communion among themselves, but to communications…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5For your fellowship in the gospel - “For your liberality toward me, a preacher of the gospel.” - Wetstein. There has been, however, no little difference of opinion about the meaning of this phrase. Many - as Doddridge, Koppe, and others - suppose it refers to the fact that they participated in the blessings of the gospel from the first day that he preached it until the time when he wrote this Epistle. Others suppose that it refers to their constancy in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Their partnership also included giving money to help Paul in his work (refer to 4:10–20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Ground of his "thanking God" (Php 1:3): "For your (continued) fellowship (that is, real spiritual participation) in (literally, 'in regard to') the Gospel from the first day (of your becoming partakers in it) until now." Believers have the fellowship of the Son of God (1Co 1:9) and of the Father (1Jo 1:3) in the Gospel, by becoming partakers of "the fellowship of the Holy Ghost" (2Co 13:14), and exercise that fellowship by acts of communion, not only…Read the comment

Topics related to Philippians 1:5

• Faith
• Fellowship
• Intercession
• Love
• Righteous
• Righteousness
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Confirmation
• Conversation
• Flesh
• Furtherance
• Yea
• Commentaries
• Communion; (fellowship)
• Further; Furtherance
• Intercession
• Philippians, the Epistle to the

Commentaries on Philippians 1

• 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