Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Philippians 1:8
I long for you with the bowels of Jesus Christ — In Paul, not Paul lives, but Jesus Christ. Therefore he longs for them with the bowels, the tenderness, not of Paul, but of Jesus Christ.
I long for you with the bowels of Jesus Christ — In Paul, not Paul lives, but Jesus Christ. Therefore he longs for them with the bowels, the tenderness, not of Paul, but of Jesus Christ.
Verse 8. _FOR GOD IS MY RECORD_] I call God to witness that I have the strongest affection for you, and that I love you with that same kind of tender concern with which Christ loved the world when he...
FOR GOD IS MY RECORD - My witness; I can solemnly appeal to him. HOW GREATLY I LONG AFTER YOU ALL - To see you; and how much I desire your welfare. IN THE BOWELS OF JESUS CHRIST - The word “bowels,”...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. CHRIST, THE CONTROLLING PRINCIPLE OF THE BELIEVER'S LIFE CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The introduction (Philippians 1:1)_ 2. The fellowship in the gospel (Philippians 1:3) 3. The apo...
PHP_1:3-11. THANKSGIVING AND INTERCESSION. Paul usually begins his letters with congratulations and thanksgivings, even when he has to follow with complaints and rebukes. In writing to Philippi he has...
A FRIEND TO HIS FRIENDS (Php_1:1-2)...
In all my remembrance of you I thank my God for you, and always in every one of my prayers, I pray for you with joy, because you have been in partnership with me for the furtherance of the gospel from...
RECORD. witness. Compare Romans 1:9. GREATLY... LONG. Greek. _epipotheo._ Seo Romans 1:11. BOWELS. Greek. _epianchna._ See 2 Corinthians 6:12. JESUS CHRIST. The texts read Christ Je
_God is my record_ Better, WITNESS; for which word _"record"_is a synonym in older English, e.g. in Chaucer. For this solemn and tender appeal cp. Romans 1:9; 1 Thessalonians 2:5; 1 Thessalonians 2:10...
THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER FOR THE PHILIPPIAN SAINTS...
ΜΆΡΤΥΣ … Ὁ ΘΕΌΣ. Cp. Romans 1:9; 1 Thessalonians 2:5; 1 Thessalonians 2:10; and see 2 Corinthians 1:18; for simila
ΈΠΙΠΟΘΏ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΈΠΙΠΟΘΈΩ (G1971) стремиться к чему-л., желать. Предложное сочетание обозначает направление; это порыв по направлению к объекту, предполагается безудержное стремление (Lig...
DISCOURSE: 2136 GROWTH IN GRACE Philippians 1:8. God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowl...
GOD IS MY RECORD, &C.— "God is my witness, that I long to see you with that peculiar tenderness of affection, which nothing but these bonds of mutual faith and love centering in him can be capable of...
OUTLINE OF 1:3-11 A. Thanks and prayer for the Philippians 1:3-11 1. Thanks: Philippians 1:3-8 a. Thanks given always; Philippians 1:3 b. Thanks given with j
For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. Confirmation of Philippians 1:7. RECORD - i:e., witness. IN THE BOWELS OF JESUS CHRIST - `Christ Jesus' is t...
1 This epistle was not written by Paul and Timothy in the character of _ apostles_, but _ slaves_. This is important, as it gives us a key to the character of the whole letter. The mention of the over...
THE PRISONER APOSTLE IN ROME § 1. Address and Salutation (Philippians 1:1). Philippians 1:1; Philippians 1:2. The form of greeting in...
A solemn attestation of the heart-union just declared. To YEARN OVER one IN THE HEART OF CHRIST JESUS IS to love him with the depth AND tenderness of His affection: cp. John 13:34, and on Philippians...
LETTER OF JOY Paul’s Letter to the Philippians _HILDA BRIGHT_ INTRODUCTION THE CHURCH AT PHILIPPI Luke described the city called Philippi as a *Roman ‘*colony’ (Acts 16:12). The *emperor Augustu...
GOD IS MY RECORD. — We have a similar adjuration in Romans 1:9; 2 Corinthians 1:23; 1 Thessalonians 2:5; 1 Thessalonia
[2. Statement of St. Paul’s condition at Rome (Philippians 1:12). (1) THE RAPID PROGRESS OF THE GOSPEL through his bonds, and through the preaching of others, whether in strife or in goodwill (Phili...
(3-8) In these verses St. Paul strikes that keynote of joy and confidence, which is dominant throughout the whole Epistle, and which is singularly remarkable when we remember that it was written in ca...
CHAPTER 2 THE APOSTLE'S MIND ABOUT THE PHILIPPIANS. Philippians 1:3 (R.V.) AFTER the salutation, the first thing in the Epistle is a warm utterance of the feelings and the desires which Paul habitua...
HIS THANKFULNESS, LOVE AND CONFIDENCE FOR THE PHILIPPIANS....
An exact parallel is Romans 1:9-11, μάρτυς γάρ μού ἐστιν ὁ Θεός … ὡς ἀδιαλείπτως μνείαν ὑμῶν ποιοῦμαι … ἐπιποθῶ γὰρ ἰδεῖν ὑμᾶς. Such adjuration of God he uses only in solemn personal appeals; _cf._ Ga...
REJOICE IN GROWTH AND SEEK INCREASE Philippians 1:1 It is exceedingly difficult to compress this Epistle, which is the tenderest and most personal of them all. Every word merits consideration; every...
This letter is in itself a revelation of Christian experience. The word “sin" is not mentioned. The flesh is referred to only that it may be ignored. It is characterized by a revelation of the mind of...
(2) For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. (2) He declares his good will towards them, in addition showing by what means they may chiefly be strengthene...
(3) В¶ I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, (4) Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, (5) For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; (6) Bei...
There is no epistle in the New Testament which gives so little space to the development of. doctrine as this to the Philippians. Need it be said that it has not the less its own proper office on that...
8._For God is my witness. _He now declares more explicitly his affection for them, and, with the view of giving proof of it, he makes use of an oath, and that on good grounds, because we know how dear...
The affection of the Philippians, which expressed itself by sending help to the apostle, reminded him of the spirit they had always shewn; they had cordially associated themselves with the labours and...
FOR GOD IS MY RECORD,.... Which is all one as swearing by him; it is in form of an oath, being a solemn appeal to him as the searcher of hearts, for the uprightness of his mind, the sincerity of his e...
For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. Ver. 8. _I long after you all_] Here the apostle practised his own precept of fatherly affection, φιλοστοργοι, Ro...
_I thank my God upon every remembrance_ Or _mention_, as μνεια equally signifies; _of you_ Whether before the throne of grace, or when conversing with my fellow-Christians. The clause may also be rend...
LONG AFTER YOU; to see you and promote your benefit. THE BOWELS OF JESUS CHRIST; tender regard for you such as Christ himself feels....
FOR GOD IS MY RECORD HOW GREATLY I LONG AFTER YOU ALL IN THE BOWELS OF JESUS CHRIST....
Paul's eager longing for the Philippian Christians:...
Consistently with the character of the epistle, in his addressing the Philippians, Paul does not do so as an apostle, but linking Timothy's name with his own, makes use of the lowlier title, "servants...
How to Increase Your Joy 1 Peter 1:1-11 1. KEY WORDS 1 Servants, saints, bishops, deacons 2 Grace, peace 3 Thanks, remembrance 4 Prayer, request 5 Fellowship, gospel 6 Confident, perform 7 Me...
“For God is my witness, how. long after you all in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus” “For God is my witness”: “How deep that love is Paul indicates by an affirmation so emphatic as to take the form...
8-11 Shall not we pity and love those souls whom Christ loves and pities? Those who abound in any grace, need to abound more. Try things which differ; that we may approve the things which are excelle...
Confirming what he had before written, he appeals to God in the heavens, who searcheth the heart and trieth the reins, as in some other Epistles, ROMANS 1:9 2 CORINTHIANS 1:23, with 2 Corinthians 11:3...
Php_1:8 For G1063 God G2316 is G2076 (G5748) my G3450 witness G3144 how G5613 for G1971 (G5719) you G5209 all...
‘For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.' Paul then stresses in the sight of God how much he ‘longed after' the Philippians Christians, and this was beca...
PAUL EXPRESSES HIS CONTINUAL CONCERN FOR THEM IN THE LIGHT OF HIS CERTAINTY THAT GOD WILL PRESERVE HIS TRUE PEOPLE TO THE END (PHILIPPIANS 1:3). Paul now proceeded to thank God for every remembrance o...
Philippians 1:8. FOR GOD IS MY WITNESS. He knows my heart, which you cannot know, and that I appeal unto Him is the greatest pledge of the truth of what I say. HOW GREATLY I LONG AFTER YOU ALL. The w...
_Thanksgivings and Prayers,_ 3-11. The apostle gives the tone to his Epistle in this opening clause. He is thankful for what he knows of the past conduct of the Philippians, and looks forward with con...
MY WITNESS (μαρτυς μου). Same solemn oath in Romans 1:9.I LONG AFTER (επιποθω). Longing (ποθος) directed toward (επ) the Philippians. Old word, chiefly in Paul in N.T.IN THE TENDER MERCIES (εν...
Philippians 1:8 The Tender Heart of Jesus Christ. I. What is a tender heart? What is included in it? What is the chief characteristic of such a heart? A tender heart must always be a sensitive heart;...
CONTENTS: Triumph of the believer over suffering and persecution. CHARACTERS: Christ, Holy Spirit, God, Paul, Timothy, Epaphroditus. CONCLUSION: Those who desire that Christ may be magnified in their...
Philippians 1:1. _Paul and Timotheus._ The latter is associated as a fellow-labourer, and an apostolic man with himself. They had together planted churches, at the hazard of their lives, and their lab...
GOD KNOWS. "As God himself knows, my deep feeling for you is the same as the deep feeling Christ has for you!!!" Compare Ephesians 5:21 and note....
PHILIPPIANS—NOTE ON PHILIPPIANS 1:7 Paul’s IMPRISONMENT would have been a source of great shame in that culture, but the Philippians still supported him....
PHILIPPIANS—NOTE ON PHILIPPIANS 1:3 Paul’s letters frequently begin with thanksgiving and prayer. The prayer here helps establish the letter’s major themes. ⇐...
PHILIPPIANS—NOTE ON PHILIPPIANS 1:1 Greeting and Prayer. Paul greets his readers and expresses his gratitude (vv. Philippians 1:3) and affection (vv....
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Philippians 1:3. I THANK MY GOD.—The keynote of the whole epistle. As the apostle’s strains of praise had been heard by the prisoners in the Philippian gaol, so now fr...
EXPOSITION PHILIPPIANS 1:1 PAUL AND TIMOTHEUS. St. Paul does not assume his official title in writing to the Macedonian Churches, Philippi and Thessalonica; it is used in all his other Epistles, exc...
Now, that we might continue to grow in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior, let us turn to Philippians 1. Paul the apostle was arrested in Jerusalem, held in prison in Caesarea for two years until he...
1 Thessalonians 2:2; 1 Thessalonians 2:6; 2 Corinthians 10:1; 2 Corinthians 10:2;...
In the bowels of Jesus Christ [ε ν σ π λ α γ χ ν ο ι ς χ ρ ι σ τ ο υ ι η σ ο υ]. Rev., better, in the tender mercies. Describing his longing, not as his individual emotion, but as Christ's longing, as...
THE SAINTS IN CHRIST JESUS Philippians 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are entering a most remarkable Book written by the Holy Ghost through Paul. It is a Book that discloses many of those tender and gent...
These words are expressive of that passionate degree of Christian love which St. Paul bore to the Philippians; he durst appeal to God, as to the sincerity and fervency of it: GOD IS MY RECORD,. call h...