New English Translation
Philippians 1:26
26so that what you can be proud of may increase because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you.
Philippians 1:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.
- New International Version (NIV)so that through my being with you again your boasting in Christ Jesus will abound on account of me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again.
- New King James Version (NKJV)that your rejoicing for me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ by my coming to you again.
Context of Philippians 1:26
24but it is more vital for your sake that I remain in the body. 25And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress and joy in the faith, so that what you can be proud of may increase because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you. 27Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ so that – whether I come and see you or whether I remain absent – I should hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, by contending side by side for the faith of the gospel, 28and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of their destruction, but of your salvation – a sign which is from God.
Read all of Philippians 1Philippians 1:26 word by word
ἵνα τὸ καύχημα ὑμῶν περισσεύῃ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ ἐν ἐμοὶ διὰ τῆς ἐμῆς παρουσίας πάλιν πρὸς ὑμᾶς.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- yourσύsu · youG4771
- rejoicingὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- rejoicingκαύχημαkauchēma · prideG2745
- may be more abundantπερισσεύωperisseuō · to exceedG4052
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
- meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- myἐμόςemos · mineG1699
- comingπαρουσίαparousia · comingG3952
- toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- againπάλινpalin · againG3825
Cross-references for Philippians 1:26
- Philippians 2:16by holding on to the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.
- Philippians 3:1Finally, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! To write this again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.
- Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice!
- John 16:22So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
- 2 Corinthians 1:14just as also you have partly understood us, that we are your source of pride just as you also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.
- 2 Corinthians 5:12We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may be able to answer those who take pride in outward appearance and not in what is in the heart.
- 2 Corinthians 7:6But God, who encourages the downhearted, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus.
Commentaries on Philippians 1:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26That your rejoicing may be more abundant - Men rejoice more in recovering a thing that was lost, than they do in a continual possession of what is of much greater value.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ - Through the mercy and grace of Christ, If he was spared, his deliverance would be traced to Christ, and they would rejoice together in one who had so mercifully delivered him. For me by my coming to you again - Their joy would not only be that he was delivered, but that he was permitted to see them again.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-26Verses 21-26 Death is a great loss to a carnal, worldly man, for he loses all his earthly comforts and all his hopes; but to a true believer it is gain, for it is the end of all his weakness and misery. It delivers him from all the evils of life, and brings him to possess the chief good. The apostle's difficulty was not between living in this world and living in heaven; between these two there is no comparison; but between serving Christ in this world and…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. Translate, "That your matter of glorying (or rejoicing) may abound in Christ Jesus in me (that is, in my case; in respect to me, or for me who have been granted to your prayers, Php 1:19) through my presence again among you." Alford makes the "matter of glorying," the possession of the Gospel, received from Paul, which would abound, be assured and increased, by his presence among them; thus, "in me," implies that Paul is the worker of the material of…Read the comment
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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
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