Revised Version 1895

Philippians 1

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andG2532TimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095,servantsG1249ofδοῦλοιdouloiG1401ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,toG2532allG3956theG3956saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424whichG3588areοὖσινousinG1510atPhilippiΦιλίπποιςPhilippoisG5375,withἐνenG1722theG3956bishopsandG2532deaconsδιακόνοις·diakonoisG1249:

2GraceχάριςcharisG5485toG2532youG5210andG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316ourG2316FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andG2532theG2532LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

3IG1473thankΕὐχαριστῶEucharistōG2168myG3956GodθεῷtheōG2316uponἐπὶepiG1909allG3956myG3956remembranceμνείᾳmneiaG3417ofG2316youG5210,

4alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842inG1722everyG3956supplicationδεήσειdeēseiG1162ofG3956mineG1473onG1722behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228ofG3956youG5210allG3956makingποιούμενος,poioumenosG4160myG3956supplicationδέησινdeēsinG1162withμετὰmetaG3326joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479,

5forG1519yourG3588fellowshipκοινωνίᾳkoinōniaG2842inG1519furtheranceofG2250theG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098fromἀπὸapoG575theG3588firstπρώτηςprōtēsG4413dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250untilἄχριachriG891nowνῦν·nunG3568;

6beingG2250confidentπεποιθὼςpepoithōsG3982ofG2250thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778veryG846thingG18,thatὅτιhotiG3754heG846whichG3748beganἐναρξάμενοςenarxamenosG1728agoodἀγαθὸνagathonG18workἔργονergonG2041inἐνenG1722youG5210willG2250perfectἐπιτελέσειepiteleseiG2005itG846untilἄχριachriG891theὁhoG3588dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250ofG2250JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547:

7evenG2532asG2531itG1223isG1510rightδίκαιονdikaionG1342forG5228meG1473toG2532beG1510thusG2532mindedonG1722behalfG5228ofG1223youG5210allG3956,becauseG1223IG1473haveyouG5210inG1722myG3956heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588, inasmuchasG2531,bothτεteG5037inG1722myG3956bondsδεσμοῖςdesmoisG1199andG2532inG1722theG3956defenceandG2532confirmationβεβαιώσειbebaiōseiG951ofG1223theG3956gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098, yeallG3956areG1510partakersσυγκοινωνούςsugkoinōnousG4791withG1722meG1473ofG1223graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485.

8ForγάρgarG1063Godθεός,theosG2316ismyG3956witnessΜάρτυςMartusG3144,howὡςhōsG5613IG1473longἐπιποθῶepipothōG1971afterG5613youG5210allG3956inἐνenG1722theG3956tenderσπλάγχνοιςsplagchnoisG4698merciesofG2316ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

9AndG2532thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778IG2532prayπροσεύχομαι,proseuchomaiG4336,thatἵναinaG2443yourG2532loveἀγάπηagapēG26mayG2532aboundπερισσεύῃperisseuēG4052yetG2532moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123andG2532moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123inἐνenG1722knowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922andG2532allπάσῃpasēG3956discernmentαἰσθήσειaisthēseiG144;

10soἵναinaG2443thatG2443yemayG2532approveδοκιμάζεινdokimazeinG1381theG3588thingsG3588thatG2443areἦτεēteG1510excellentδιαφέροντα,diapherontaG1308;thatG2443yemayG2532beG1510sincereεἰλικρινεῖςeilikrineisG1506andG2532voidofG2250offence untotheG3588dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250ofG2250ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547;

11beingfilledπεπληρωμένοιpeplērōmenoiG4137withG1223theG3588fruitsκαρπὸνkarponG2590ofG1223righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,whichG3588arethroughG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547, untotheG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391andκαὶkaiG2532praiseἔπαινονepainonG1868ofG1223Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

12NowδὲdeG1161IG1473wouldG2098haveyouG5210knowΓινώσκεινGinōskeinG1097,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,thatὅτιhotiG3754theG3588thingsG3588whichG3748happened untomeG1473have fallen outratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123untotheG3588progressπροκοπὴνprokopēnG4297ofG2098theG3588gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098;

13soG2532thatὥστεhōsteG5620myG3956bondsδεσμούςdesmousG1199becameγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096manifestinἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547throughoutἐνenG1722theG3956wholeὅλῳholōG3650praetorianG4232guardG4232,andG2532toG2532allG3956theG3956restλοιποῖςloipoisG3062;

14andG2532thatG3982mostG4183ofG3056theG3588brethrenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80inG1722theG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962, beingconfidentG3982throughG1722myG1722bondsδεσμοῖςdesmoisG1199, aremoreG4183abundantlyboldτολμᾶνtolmanG5111toG2532speakλαλεῖν.laleinG2980theG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056ofG3056GodG2316withoutG870fearG870.

15SomeG5100indeedG2532preachκηρύσσουσιν.kērussousinG2784ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547evenG2532ofδιὰdiaG1223envyφθόνονphthononG5355andG2532strifeἔριν,erinG2054;andG2532someG5100alsoG2532ofδι᾽di᾽G1223goodεὐδοκίανeudokianG2107willG5100:

16theG3588oneG3588doG1492itG1519ofG1537loveG26,knowingG1492thatG3754IG3754amsetG2749forG1519theG3588defenceofG1537theG3588gospelG2098:

17butG1161theG3588otherG1161proclaimG2605ChristG5547ofG1537faction,notG3756sincerelyG55,thinkingG3633toG5547raiseG1453upG1453afflictionG2347forG1537meG1473inG1537mybondsG1199.

18WhatG5101thenG2532?onlyG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754inG1722everyπαντὶpantiG3956wayτρόπῳtropōG5158,whetherG1535inG1722pretenceorG2532inG1722truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225,ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547isproclaimedκαταγγέλλεται,katangelletaiG2605;andG2532thereinIG2532rejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463, yea,andG2532willG5101rejoiceχαρήσομαι.charēsomaiG5463.

19ForγὰρgarG1063IG1473knowG1492thatG3754thisG3778shallG3778turnἀποβήσεταιapobēsetaiG576toεἰςeisG1519myG3754salvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991,throughδιὰdiaG1223yourG2532supplicationδεήσεωςdeēseōsG1162andG2532theτῆςtēsG3588supplyofG4151theτοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151ofG4151JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,

20accordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596myG3956earnestἀποκαραδοκίανapokaradokianG603expectationG603andG2532hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680,thatG3754inG1722nothingοὐδενὶoudeniG3762shallG2532IG1473beG2532putG153toG2596shameG153,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatG3754withG1722allG3956boldnessπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954,asὡςhōsG5613alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842,soG2532nowνῦνnunG3568alsoG2532ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547shallG2532beG2532magnifiedμεγαλυνθήσεταιmegalunthēsetaiG3170inG1722myG3956bodyσώματίsōmatiG4983,whetherG1535byG1722lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,orG2532byG1722deathθανάτου.¶thanatouG2288.

21ForγὰρgarG1063toG2532meἘμοὶEmoiG1473toG2532liveζῆνzēnG2198isChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547,andG2532toG2532dieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599isgainκέρδος.kerdosG2771.

22ButδὲdeG1161ifG1487toG2532liveζῆνzēnG2198inG1722theG3588fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,—ifG1487thisG3778istheG3588fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590ofG2041myG1722workG2041,thenG2532whatτίtiG5101IG1473shallG3778chooseαἱρήσομαιhairēsomaiG138IG1473wotnotοὐouG3756.

23ButG1161IG2532amG1510inG1519a strait betwixttheτῶνtōnG3588twoδύο,duoG1417,havingἔχωνechōnG2192theτὴνtēnG3588desireἐπιθυμίανepithumianG1939toG1519departἀναλῦσαιanalusaiG360andG2532beG1510withσὺνsunG4862ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547;forγὰρgarG1063itG1161isG1510veryπολλῷpollōG4183farτὸtoG3588betterG2909:

24yetδὲdeG1161toG1722abideinG1722theG3588fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561ismoreἀναγκαιότερονanagkaioteronG316needfulforG1223yourG1223sakeδι᾽di᾽G1223.

25AndG2532havingG3982thisG3778confidenceG3982,IG2532knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754IG2532shallG3778abideG3306, yea,andG2532abideG3306withG2532youG5210allG3956,forG1519yourG2532progressπροκοπὴνprokopēnG4297andG2532joyχαρὰνcharanG5479inG1519theG3956faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102;

26thatG2443yourG1223gloryingmayG2443aboundπερισσεύῃperisseuēG4052inG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424inG1722meG1473throughG1223myG1699presenceπαρουσίαςparousiasG3952withG1722youG5210againπάλινpalinG3825.

27OnlyG3440letἵναinaG2443yourG3708mannerG516ofG4151lifeG5590beG2532worthyG516ofG4151theG3588gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098ofG4151ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547:thatG3754,whetherG1535IG2532comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andG2532seeG3708youG5210orG2532beG2532absentἀπὼνapōnG548,IG2532mayG2532hearἀκούωakouōG191ofG4151yourG3708state,thatG3754yestandστήκετεstēketeG4739fastinG1722oneἑνὶheniG1520spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,withG1722oneμιᾷmiaG1520soulG5590strivingσυναθλοῦντεςsunathlountesG4866forG3754theG3588faithπίστειpisteiG4102ofG4151theG3588gospelεὐαγγελίου,euangeliouG2098;

28andG2532inG1722nothingμηδενὶmēdeniG3367affrightedbyG1722theτῶνtōnG3588adversariesἀντικειμένων·antikeimenōnG480:whichἥτιςhētisG3748isG1510forG1722themαὐτοῖςautoisG846anG1510evident tokenofG575perditionἀπωλείας,apōleiasG684,butδὲdeG1161ofG575yourG2532salvationσωτηρίας,sōtēriasG4991,andG2532thatτοῦτοtoutoG3778fromG575Godθεοῦ·theouG2316;

29becauseὅτιhotiG3754toG1519youG5210itG846hathbeenG2532grantedἐχαρίσθηecharisthēG5483inG1519theG3588behalfG5228ofG5228ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,notοὐouG3756onlyμόνονmononG3440toG1519believeπιστεύειν,pisteueinG4100onG1519himG846,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532toG1519sufferπάσχεινpascheinG3958inG1519hisG846behalfG5228:

30havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192theG3588sameαὐτὸνautonG846conflictἀγῶναagōnaG73whichG3588yesawG3708inἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473,andG2532nowνῦνnunG3568hearἀκούετεakoueteG191toG2532beG2532inἐνenG1722meἐμοί.¶emoiG1473.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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