New American Standard Bible 2020

Philippians 1

Thanksgiving

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andTimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095,bond-servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, ToallπᾶσινpasinG3956thesaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424who are inPhilippiΦιλίπποιςPhilippoisG5375,includingσὺνsunG4862theoverseersἐπισκόποιςepiskopoisG1985anddeaconsδιακόνοις·diakonoisG1249:

2GraceχάριςcharisG5485to you and peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515from GodθεοῦtheouG2316our FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962and the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

3I thankΕὐχαριστῶEucharistōG2168my GodθεῷtheōG2316in allπάσῃpasēG3956my remembranceμνείᾳmneiaG3417of you,

4alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842offeringποιούμενος,poioumenosG4160prayerδεήσειdeēseiG1162with joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479inmy everyπάσῃpasēG3956prayerδέησινdeēsinG1162for you allπάντωνpantōnG3956,

5inG1909viewG1909ofG1909yourparticipationκοινωνίᾳkoinōniaG2842in thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098from the firstπρώτηςprōtēsG4413dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250untilἄχριachriG891nowνῦν·nunG3568.

6For I amconfidentπεποιθὼςpepoithōsG3982of thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778veryG846thingG846,that He who beganἐναρξάμενοςenarxamenosG1728a goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18workἔργονergonG2041among you will completeἐπιτελέσειepiteleseiG2005it bythe dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424.

7Forit is onlyκαθώςkathōsG2531rightδίκαιονdikaionG1342for me to feelφρονεῖνphroneinG5426thisG3778wayG3778aboutὑπὲρhuperG5228you allπάντωνpantōnG3956,becauseδιὰdiaG1223IhaveἔχεινecheinG2192you in my heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,since bothτεteG5037in myimprisonmentδεσμοῖςdesmoisG1199and in thedefenseἀπολογίᾳapologiaG627and confirmationβεβαιώσειbebaiōseiG951of thegospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098,you allπάνταςpantasG3956arepartakersσυγκοινωνούςsugkoinōnousG4791of graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485with me.

8ForGodθεός,theosG2316is my witnessΜάρτυςMartusG3144,howὡςhōsG5613I longἐπιποθῶepipothōG1971forG1971you allπάνταςpantasG3956with theaffectionσπλάγχνοιςsplagchnoisG4698ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

9And thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778I prayπροσεύχομαι,proseuchomaiG4336, thatyour loveἀγάπηagapēG26may overflowπερισσεύῃperisseuēG4052stillἔτιetiG2089moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123and moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123inrealG1922knowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922and allπάσῃpasēG3956discernmentαἰσθήσειaisthēseiG144,

10soεἰςeisG1519thatεἰςeisG1519you maydiscoverδοκιμάζεινdokimazeinG1381the things that are excellentδιαφέροντα,diapherontaG1308,that you may be sincereεἰλικρινεῖςeilikrineisG1506and blamelessἀπρόσκοποιaproskopoiG677forthe dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547;

11having been filledπεπληρωμένοιpeplērōmenoiG4137with thefruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343which comesthroughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,for the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391and praiseἔπαινονepainonG1868of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

The Gospel Is Preached

12NowδὲdeG1161I wantβούλομαι,boulomaiG1014you to knowΓινώσκεινGinōskeinG1097,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,that my circumstancesκατ᾽kat᾽G3588 G2596have turnedG2064outG2064for the greaterμᾶλλονmallonG3123progressπροκοπὴνprokopēnG4297of thegospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098,

13soὥστεhōsteG5620thatG5620myimprisonmentδεσμούςdesmousG1199in the cause ofChristΧριστῷChristōG5547has becomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096wellG5318knownG5318throughoutὅλῳholōG1722 G3650thepraetorianG4232guardG4232and toeveryoneπάσινpasinG3956elseλοιποῖςloipoisG3062,

14and that mostG4183of the brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80and sisters,trustingπεποιθόταςpepoithotasG3982in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962because of myimprisonmentδεσμοῖςdesmoisG1199,haveG5111farG4056moreπερισσοτέρωςperissoterōsG4056courageG5111to speakλαλεῖν.laleinG2980the wordλόγονlogonG3056of GodG2316withoutG870fearG870.

15SomeτινὲςtinesG5100,to be sureμὲνmenG3303,are preachingκηρύσσουσιν.kērussousinG2784ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547evenG2532from envyφθόνονphthononG5355and strifeἔριν,erinG2054,but someτινὲςtinesG5100alsoG2532from goodwillεὐδοκίανeudokianG2107;

16the latterG3303do itout of loveG26,knowingG3609that I am appointedG2749for the defenseG627of thegospelG2098;

17the formerG3588 G1161proclaimG2605ChristG5547out of selfishG2052ambitionG2052ratherG3756thanG3756from pureG55motivesG55,thinkingG3633that they are causingG1453me distressG2347in myimprisonmentG1199.

18WhatτίtiG5101thenγάρ;garG1063?OnlyπλὴνplēnG4133that in everyπαντὶpantiG3956wayτρόπῳtropōG5158,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535in pretenseπροφάσειprophaseiG4392orεἴτεeiteG1535in truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225,ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547is proclaimedκαταγγέλλεται,katangelletaiG2605,and in thisτούτῳtoutōG3778I rejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463. But not only that,I alsoG2532will rejoiceχαρήσομαι.charēsomaiG5463,

19for I knowG3609that thisτοῦτόtoutoG3778will turnG576outG576for mydeliveranceσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991throughδιὰdiaG1223yourprayersδεήσεωςdeēseōsG1162and the provisionἐπιχορηγίαςepichorēgiasG2024ofthe SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,

20accordingκατὰkataG2596to myeagerG603expectationἀποκαραδοκίανapokaradokianG603andhopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680,that I will not be putG153toG153shameG153in anythingοὐδενὶoudeniG3762, but that withallπάσῃpasēG3956boldnessπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954,ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547will evenG2532nowνῦνnunG3568,as alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842, beexaltedμεγαλυνθήσεταιmegalunthēsetaiG3170in my bodyσώματίsōmatiG4983,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535by lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222orεἴτεeiteG1535by deathθανάτου.¶thanatouG2288.

To Live Is Christ

21For to me,to liveζῆνzēnG2198is ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547,and to dieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599is gainκέρδος.kerdosG2771.

22But ifεἰeiG1487I amto liveζῆνzēnG2198onin the fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,thisτοῦτόtoutoG3778will meanfruitfulκαρπὸςkarposG2590laborἔργου·ergouG2041for me; and I do not knowγνωρίζω.gnōrizōG1107whichτίtiG5101to chooseαἱρήσομαιhairēsomaiG138.

23But I am hard-pressedσυνέχομαιsunechomaiG4912from bothδύο,duoG1417directions,havingἔχωνechōnG2192thedesireἐπιθυμίανepithumianG1939to departἀναλῦσαιanalusaiG360andbe with ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547, for thatis veryG4183muchπολλῷpollōG4183betterG2909;

24yetδὲdeG1161to remainἐπιμένεινepimeneinG1961on in the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561is moreG316necessaryἀναγκαιότερονanagkaioteronG316for your sakesδι᾽di᾽G1223.

25ConvincedπεποιθὼςpepoithōsG3982of thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,I knowG3609that I will remainμενῶmenōG3306and continueπαραμενῶparamenōG3887with you allπᾶσινpasinG3956for your progressπροκοπὴνprokopēnG4297and joyχαρὰνcharanG5479in the faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102,

26soἵναinaG2443thatG2443yourprideκαύχημαkauchēmaG2745in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424may beG4052abundantG4052becauseG1722of me by my comingπαρουσίαςparousiasG3952to you againπάλινpalinG3825.

27OnlyG3440conductπολιτεύεσθε,politeuestheG4176yourselves inG516aG516mannerG516worthyG516of thegospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443whetherεἴτεeiteG1535I comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064and seeG3708you orεἴτεeiteG1535remainG548absentἀπὼνapōnG548,I will hearἀκούωakouōG191aboutπερὶperiG4012you that you arestandingG4739firmστήκετεstēketeG4739inoneἑνὶheniG1520spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,with oneμιᾷmiaG1520mindψυχῇpsuchēaG5590strivingG4866togetherσυναθλοῦντεςsunathlountesG4866for the faithπίστειpisteiG4102of the gospelεὐαγγελίου,euangeliouG2098;

28and in noG3367wayG3367alarmedπτυρόμενοιpturomenoiG4426by youropponentsἀντικειμένων·antikeimenōnG480--whichἥτιςhētisG3748is asignἔνδειξιςendeixisG1732of destructionἀπωλείας,apōleiasG684for them, but of salvationσωτηρίας,sōtēriasG4991for you, and thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778too,from Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.

29For to youit has been grantedἐχαρίσθηecharisthēG5483forG5228Christ’sΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547sakeG5228,not onlyμόνονmononG3440to believeπιστεύειν,pisteueinG4100in Him, but alsoκαὶkaiG2532tosufferπάσχεινpascheinG3958onG5228His behalfG5228,

30experiencingἔχοντεςechontesG2192the sameαὐτὸνautonG846conflictἀγῶναagōnaG73whichοἷονhoionG3634you sawG3708in me, and nowνῦνnunG3568hearἀκούετεakoueteG191to be in me.

Thanksgiving

The Gospel Is Preached

To Live Is Christ

Commentaries on Philippians 1