Philippians 4 - 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 ]
4:3 them, (a-9) Or 'those [women];' 'them' is feminine. who (b-10) i e. who are such as, _ haitines_ .... [ Continue Reading ]
4:5 gentleness (c-3) Or, 'moderation,' 'mildness,' not insisting on one's rights. As 'gentle,' James 3:17 .... [ Continue Reading ]
4:6 to (d-20) 'Before,' _ pros_ . see 'at,' Matthew 21:1 . They were to address their requests to him.... [ Continue Reading ]
4:8 noble, (e-12) Or 'venerable,' as 'grave,' 1 Timothy 3:8 . amiable, (f-24) Or 'lovable.'... [ Continue Reading ]
4:10 surely (g-21) I have translated this phrase 'though surely,' as giving the sense. It qualifies the apparent reproach of the apostle that they had revived their thinking of him. 'I say that ye have begun again, but I do not mean ye did not think of me, only ye had no good occasion to show it.'... [ Continue Reading ]
4:15 came (h-16) Or 'had come.'... [ Continue Reading ]
4:16 need. (i-15) As 'wants,' Acts 20:34 .... [ Continue Reading ]
4:20 [be] (a-7) Lit. 'the glory' (with an emphatic article), the due divine glory; but 'the glory' in English rather means the glory of that of which he had been speaking.... [ Continue Reading ]