Philippians 3 - Introduction
1:1 ministers; (c-23) Or 'deacons' ( _ diakonos_ ), see Note. Romans 16:1 .... [ Continue Reading ]
1:1 ministers; (c-23) Or 'deacons' ( _ diakonos_ ), see Note. Romans 16:1 .... [ Continue Reading ]
3:3 God, (a-12) T.R. reads 'God in spirit.' The reading was in question as early as Ambrose and Augustine. Augustine reads both. Ambrose, till the Benedictine edition, was given as reading _ Theo(i)_ , 'serving God the Spirit.' but they give _ Theou_ , 'serving the Spirit of God.' The diplomatic evi... [ Continue Reading ]
3:6 found (b-15) _ Genomenos_ , from _ ginomai_ , 'become,' see ch. 2.7, Note o.... [ Continue Reading ]
3:8 Christ; (c-45) Or 'have Christ for my gain.' see Note, Galatians 2:4 .... [ Continue Reading ]
3:9 be] (d-15) Or 'that which is.' through (e-35) _ Epi_ , conditioned by. see Note n, Romans 10:19 .... [ Continue Reading ]
3:12 also (f-26) _ Epi_ , with dative, 'that I have been taken possession of' is the condition in virtue of which he expected the result. 'He would get possession ' but 'also he had been taken possession of.' see Note n, Romans 10:19 . Compare Romans 5:12 , ' _ for that_ all have sinned.'... [ Continue Reading ]
3:15 perfect, (g-6) Or 'full-grown,' as 1 Corinthians 14:20 .... [ Continue Reading ]
3:20 commonwealth (h-3) 'Commonwealth' does not satisfy me, but 'citizenship' gives a different idea. 'Conversation' is wrong, though it be a practical _ consequence_ . It is 'associations of life,' as, 'I am born an Englishman.'... [ Continue Reading ]