Revised Literal Translation

Philippians 1

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andκαὶkaiG2532TimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095,the servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,to allπᾶσινpasinG3956the saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424which areοὖσινousinG1510atἐνenG1722PhilippiΦιλίπποιςPhilippoisG5375,withσὺνsunG4862the bishopsἐπισκόποιςepiskopoisG1985andκαὶkaiG2532deaconsδιακόνοις·diakonoisG1249:τοῖςtoisG3588τοῖςtoisG3588

2GraceχάριςcharisG5485beunto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316ourG1473FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,andκαὶkaiG2532fromthe LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

3I thankΕὐχαριστῶEucharistōG2168myG1473Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316uponἐπὶepiG1909everyπάσῃpasēG3956remembranceτῇ μνείᾳtēa mneiaG3588 G3417of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,

4AlwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842inἐνenG1722everyπάσῃpasēG3956prayerδεήσειdeēseiG1162of mineG1473forὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771allπάντωνpantōnG3956makingποιούμενος,poioumenosG4160requestτὴν δέησινtēn deēsinG3588 G1162withμετὰmetaG3326joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479,

5ForἐπὶepiG1909yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771fellowshipκοινωνίᾳkoinōniaG3588 G2842inεἰςeisG1519the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG3588 G2098fromἀπὸapoG575theG2250firstπρώτηςprōtēsG4413dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250untilἄχριachriG891nowνῦν·nunG3568;G3588

6Being confident ofπεποιθὼςpepoithōsG3982thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778very thingαὐτὸautoG846,thatὅτιhotiG3754he which hath begunἐναρξάμενοςenarxamenosG1728aG2041goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18workἔργονergonG2041inἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771will performἐπιτελέσειepiteleseiG2005ituntilἄχριachriG891the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250of JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547:ὁhoG3588

7Even asκαθώςkathōsG2531it isἐστινestinG1510meetδίκαιονdikaionG1342for meG1473to thinkφρονεῖνphroneinG5426thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778ofὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771allπάντωνpantōnG3956,becauseδιὰdiaG1223IG1473haveἔχεινecheinG2192youὑμᾶς,humasG4771inG1722my heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG3588 G2588;inasmuch asG1722bothτεteG5037inG3588 G1199myG1473bondsG3588 G1199,andκαὶkaiG2532in the defenceἀπολογίᾳapologiaG3588 G627andκαὶkaiG2532confirmationβεβαιώσειbebaiōseiG951of the gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG3588 G2098,yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771allπάνταςpantasG3956areὄντας.¶ontasG1510partakersσυγκοινωνούςsugkoinōnousG4791ofG3588 G5485myG1473graceχάριτοςcharitosG3588 G5485.G3588

8ForγάρgarG1063Godὁ θεός,ho theosG3588 G2316isG1510myG1473recordΜάρτυςMartusG3144,how greatlyὡςhōsG5613I longἐπιποθῶepipothōG1971afteryouὑμᾶςhumasG4771allπάνταςpantasG3956inἐνenG1722the bowelsσπλάγχνοιςsplagchnoisG4698of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

9AndκαὶkaiG2532thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778I prayπροσεύχομαι,proseuchomaiG4336,thatἵναinaG2443yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771loveἡ ἀγάπηhē agapēG3588 G26may aboundπερισσεύῃperisseuēG4052yetἔτιetiG2089moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123andκαὶkaiG2532moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123inἐνenG1722knowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922andκαὶkaiG2532inallπάσῃpasēG3956judgmentαἰσθήσειaisthēseiG144;

10εἰςeisG1519ThatG1381yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771may approve thingsδοκιμάζεινdokimazeinG1381that are excellentδιαφέροντα,diapherontaG1308;thatἵναinaG2443ye may beἦτεēteG1510sincereεἰλικρινεῖςeilikrineisG1506andκαὶkaiG2532without offenceἀπρόσκοποιaproskopoiG677tillεἰςeisG1519the dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547;τὸtoG3588τὰtaG3588

11Being filledπεπληρωμένοιpeplērōmenoiG4137with the fruitsκαρπὸνkarponG2590of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,which areτὸνtonG3588byδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,untoεἰςeisG1519the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391andκαὶkaiG2532praiseἔπαινονepainonG1868of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

12ButδὲdeG1161I wouldβούλομαι,boulomaiG1014yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771should understandΓινώσκεινGinōskeinG1097,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,thatὅτιhotiG3754the thingsτὰtaG3588which happeneduntoκατ᾽kat᾽G2596meἐμὲemeG1473have fallen outἐλήλυθεν,elēluthenG2064ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123untoεἰςeisG1519the furtheranceπροκοπὴνprokopēnG4297of the gospelτοῦ εὐαγγελίουtou euangeliouG3588 G2098;

13So thatὥστεhōsteG5620myG1473bondsτοὺς δεσμούςtous desmousG3588 G1199inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547areγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096manifestφανεροὺςphanerousG5318inἐνenG1722allὅλῳholōG3650the palaceτῷ πραιτωρίῳtō praitōriōG3588 G4232,andκαὶkaiG2532inG3062allπάσινpasinG3956otherG3062places;τοῖςtoisG3588

14AndκαὶkaiG2532manyπλείοναςpleionasG4119of the brethrenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG3588 G80inἐνenG1722the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,waxing confidentπεποιθόταςpepoithotasG3982byG3588 G1199myG1473bondsG3588 G1199,areG5111much moreG4057boldG5111to speakλαλεῖν.laleinG2980the wordλόγονlogonG3588 G3056without fearἀφόβωςaphobōsG870.G3588

15SomeτινὲςtinesG5100indeedμὲνmenG3303preachκηρύσσουσιν.kērussousinG2784Christτὸν Χριστὸνton ChristonG3588 G5547evenκαὶkaiG2532ofδιὰdiaG1223envyφθόνονphthononG5355andκαὶkaiG2532strifeἔριν,erinG2054;andδὲdeG1161someτινὲςtinesG5100alsoκαὶkaiG2532ofδι᾽di᾽G1223good willεὐδοκίανeudokianG2107:

16The oneG3588G3303preachG2605ChristG3588 G5547ofG1537contentionG2052,notG3756sincerelyG55,supposingG3633to addG2018afflictionG2347toG3588 G1199myG1473bondsG3588 G1199:

17ButG1161the otherG3588ofG1537loveG26,knowingG1492thatG3754I am setG2749forG1519the defenceG627of the gospelG3588 G2098.

18WhatτίtiG5101thenγάρ;garG1063?notwithstandingπλὴνplēnG4133,everyπαντὶpantiG3956wayτρόπῳtropōG5158,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535in pretenceπροφάσειprophaseiG4392,orεἴτεeiteG1535in truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225,ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547is preachedκαταγγέλλεται,katangelletaiG2605;andκαὶkaiG2532IG5463thereinἐν τούτῳen toutōG1722 G3778do rejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463,yeaἀλλὰallaG235,andκαὶkaiG2532will rejoiceχαρήσομαι.charēsomaiG5463.

19ForγὰρgarG1063I knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754thisτοῦτόtoutoG3778shall turnἀποβήσεταιapobēsetaiG576toεἰςeisG1519myG1473salvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991throughδιὰdiaG1223yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771prayerδεήσεωςdeēseōsG1162,andκαὶkaiG2532the supplyἐπιχορηγίαςepichorēgiasG2024of the Spiritτῆς πνεύματοςtēs pneumatosG3588 G4151of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,τοῦtouG3588

20According toκατὰkataG2596myG1473earnest expectationτὴν ἀποκαραδοκίανtēn apokaradokianG3588 G603andκαὶkaiG2532myhopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680,thatὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722nothingοὐδενὶoudeniG3762I shall be ashamedαἰσχυνθήσομαιaischunthēsomaiG153,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatwithἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956boldnessπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954,asὡςhōsG5613alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842, sonowνῦνnunG3568alsoκαὶkaiG2532ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547shall be magnifiedμεγαλυνθήσεταιmegalunthēsetaiG3170inἐνenG1722myG1473bodyτῷ σώματίtō sōmatiG3588 G4983,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535it bebyδιὰdiaG1223lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,orεἴτεeiteG1535byδιὰdiaG1223deathθανάτου.¶thanatouG2288.

21ForγὰρgarG1063to meἘμοὶEmoiG1473to liveζῆνzēnG2198isChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532to dieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599isgainκέρδος.kerdosG2771.τὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588

22ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487I liveζῆνzēnG2198inἐνenG1722the fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,thisτοῦτόtoutoG3778isthe fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590ofG2041myG1473labourG2041:yetκαὶkaiG2532whatτίtiG5101I shall chooseαἱρήσομαιhairēsomaiG138I wotγνωρίζω.gnōrizōG1107notοὐouG3756.τὸtoG3588

23ForγὰρgarG1063I am in a straitσυνέχομαιsunechomaiG4912betwixtἐκekG1537twoτῶν δύο,tōn duoG3588 G1417,havingἔχωνechōnG2192a desireτὴν ἐπιθυμίανtēn epithumianG3588 G1939toεἰςeisG1519departἀναλῦσαιanalusaiG360,andκαὶkaiG2532to beG1510withσὺνsunG4862ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547;which isπολλῷpollōG4183farμᾶλλονmallonG3123betterκρεῖσσον·kreissonG2908:τὸtoG3588

24NeverthelessδὲdeG1161to abideἐπιμένεινepimeneinG1961inἐνenG1722the fleshτὸ σαρκὶto sarkiG3588 G4561ismore needfulἀναγκαιότερονanagkaioteronG316forδι᾽di᾽G1223youὑμᾶς.humasG4771.τῇtēaG3588

25AndκαὶkaiG2532havingG3982thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778confidenceG3982,I knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754I shall abideμενῶmenōG3306andκαὶkaiG2532continue withG4839youὑμῖνhuminG4771allπᾶσινpasinG3956forεἰςeisG1519yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771furtheranceπροκοπὴνprokopēnG4297andκαὶkaiG2532joyχαρὰνcharanG5479of faithτὴν πίστεως,tēn pisteōsG3588 G4102;τῆςtēsG3588

26ThatἵναinaG2443yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771rejoicingτὸ καύχημαto kauchēmaG3588 G2745may be more abundantπερισσεύῃperisseuēG4052inἐνenG1722JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547forἐνenG1722meG1473byδιὰdiaG1223myG1699comingπαρουσίαςparousiasG3952toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς.humasG4771againπάλινpalinG3825.τῆςtēsG3588

27OnlyG3440let your conversation beπολιτεύεσθε,politeuestheG4176as it becomethἀξίωςaxiōsG516the gospelτοῦ εὐαγγελίουtou euangeliouG3588 G2098of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦtou ChristouG3588 G5547:thatἵναinaG2443whetherεἴτεeiteG1535I comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andκαὶkaiG2532seeG3708youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,or elseεἴτεeiteG1535be absentἀπὼνapōnG548,I may hearἀκούωakouōG191of yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰtaG3588affairsπερὶperiG4012,thatὅτιhotiG3754ye stand fastστήκετεstēketeG4739inἐνenG1722oneἑνὶheniG1520spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,withG5590oneμιᾷmiaG1520mindG5590striving togetherσυναθλοῦντεςsunathlountesG4866for the faithτῇ πίστειtēa pisteiG3588 G4102of the gospelτοῦ εὐαγγελίου,tou euangeliouG3588 G2098;

28AndκαὶkaiG2532μὴmēG3361inἐνenG1722nothingμηδενὶmēdeniG3367terrifiedπτυρόμενοιpturomenoiG4426byὑπὸhupoG5259your adversariesἀντικειμένων·antikeimenōnG480:whichἥτιςhētisG3748G3303isἐστὶνestinG1510to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846an evident tokenἔνδειξιςendeixisG1732of perditionἀπωλείας,apōleiasG684,butδὲdeG1161to youὑμῶνhumōnG4771of salvationσωτηρίας,sōtēriasG4991,andκαὶkaiG2532thatτοῦτοtoutoG3778ofἀπὸapoG575Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.τῶνtōnG3588

29ForὅτιhotiG3754unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771it is givenἐχαρίσθηecharisthēG5483τὸtoG3588in the behalfG5228of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,notοὐouG3756onlyμόνονmononG3440τὸtoG3588to believeπιστεύειν,pisteueinG4100onεἰςeisG1519himαὐτὸνautonG846,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588to sufferπάσχεινpascheinG3958forG5228hisαὐτοῦautouG846sakeG5228;

30HavingἔχοντεςechontesG2192theG3588 G73sameαὐτὸνautonG846conflictἀγῶναagōnaG3588 G73whichοἷονhoionG3634ye sawG3708inἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568hearἀκούετεakoueteG191to beinἐνenG1722meἐμοί.¶emoiG1473.

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