Focused Passage

Philippians 1:12-18

Gospel Partnership and Joyful Witness in Christ

From thanksgiving for gospel partnership, to confidence in God's completing work, to joy over gospel advance through suffering, to a summons to live publicly as citizens worthy of Christ's gospel.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

12Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel.

13As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.

14And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear.

15It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.

16The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.

17The former, however, preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can add to the distress of my chains.

18What then is the issue? Just this: that in every way, whether by false motives or true, Christ is preached. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,

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References and Original Words

Verse 12

Original words

NowδὲG1161ConjunctionI wantβούλομαιG1014Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Pluralto knowΓινώσκεινG1097Verb - Present Infinitive ActivebrothersἀδελφοίG80Noun - Vocative Masculine PluralthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionmy circumstancesτὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Plural. . .κατ’G2596Preposition. . .ἐμὲG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular{have} actuallyμᾶλλονG3123AdverbservedἐλήλυθενG2064Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositionadvanceπροκοπὴνG4297Noun - Accusative Feminine SingulartheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingulargospelεὐαγγελίουG2098Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 13

Original words

As a resultὥστεG5620Conjunctionit has becomeγενέσθαιG1096Verb - Aorist Infinitive MiddleclearφανεροὺςG5318Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralthroughoutἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularwholeὅλῳG3650Adjective - Dative Neuter Singularpalace guardπραιτωρίῳG4232Noun - Dative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontoτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluraleveryoneπᾶσινG3956Adjective - Dative Masculine Pluralelse [that]λοιποῖςG3062Adjective - Dative Masculine PluralI amμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Pluralin chainsδεσμούςG1199Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralforἐνG1722PrepositionChristΧριστῷG5547Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Or all the Praetorium
Verse 14

Original words

AndκαὶG2532Conjunction-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralmostπλείοναςG4119Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural - Comparativeof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralbrothersἀδελφῶνG80Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralconfidentπεποιθόταςG3982Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722Preposition[the] LordΚυρίῳG2962Noun - Dative Masculine SingularbyτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularchainsδεσμοῖςG1199Noun - Dative Masculine Plural[now] dareτολμᾶνG5111Verb - Present Infinitive Activemore greatlyπερισσοτέρωςG4057Adverbto speakλαλεῖνG2980Verb - Present Infinitive ActivetheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularwordλόγονG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularwithout fearἀφόβωςG870Adverb

BSB notes

  • NE and WH the word of God
Verse 15

Original words

It is true thatμὲνG3303ConjunctionsomeΤινὲςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralpreachκηρύσσουσινG2784Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularChristΧριστὸνG5547Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionout ofδιὰG1223PrepositionenvyφθόνονG5355Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionrivalryἔρινG2054Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularbutδὲG1161Conjunction[others]τινὲςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural-καὶG2532Conjunctionout ofδι’G1223PrepositiongoodwillεὐδοκίανG2107Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 16

Original words

The [latter]οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluraldo soμὲνG3303ConjunctioninἐξG1537PrepositionloveἀγάπηςG26Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularknowingεἰδότεςG1492Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionI am appointedκεῖμαιG2749Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person SingularforεἰςG1519Preposition[the] defenseἀπολογίανG627Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingulargospelεὐαγγελίουG2098Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR reverse the order of verses 16 and 17.
Verse 17

Original words

The [former]οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralhoweverδὲG1161ConjunctionpreachκαταγγέλλουσινG2605Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularChristΧριστὸνG5547Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularout ofἐξG1537Prepositionselfish ambitionἐριθείαςG2052Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularnotοὐχG3756AdverbsincerelyἁγνῶςG55Adverbsupposing thatοἰόμενοιG3633Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Pluralthey can add toἐγείρεινG1453Verb - Present Infinitive Active[the] distressθλῖψινG2347Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof myμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralchainsδεσμοῖςG1199Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 18

Original words

WhatΤίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singularthen [ is the issue ]γάρG1063ConjunctionJust thisπλὴνG4133ConjunctionthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionin everyπαντὶG3956Adjective - Dative Masculine SingularwayτρόπῳG5158Noun - Dative Masculine SingularwhetherεἴτεG1535Conjunctionby false motivesπροφάσειG4392Noun - Dative Feminine SingularorεἴτεG1535ConjunctiontrueἀληθείᾳG225Noun - Dative Feminine SingularChristΧριστὸςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularis preachedκαταγγέλλεταιG2605Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularAndκαὶG2532ConjunctioninἐνG1722PrepositionthisτούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter SingularI rejoiceχαίρωG5463Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularYesἀλλὰG235ConjunctionandκαὶG2532ConjunctionI will continue to rejoiceχαρήσομαιG5463Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally What then?

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