TIMOTHEUS. See 2 Corinthians 1:1. SERVANTS. App-190. JESUS CHRIST. App-98. SAINTS. See Acts 9:13. IN. App-104. CHRIST JESUS. App-98. AT. App-104. WITH. App-104. BISHOPS. Greek _episkopos._ See Acts 20:28. DEACONS. App-190. The only place where these officers are mentioned together.... [ Continue Reading ]
GRACE. App-184. UNTO. to. FROM. App-104, GOD. App-98. FATHER. App-98. LORD. App-98.... [ Continue Reading ]
THANK. See Acts 27:35. UPON. App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
PRAYER. App-134. FOR. App-104. REQUEST. Same as "prayer", above. WITH. App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR. App-104. IN. Greek. _eis_ App-104. GOSPEL. App-140.... [ Continue Reading ]
BEING CONFIDENT. Literally Trusting. App-150. BEGUN. Greek _enarchomai_. Only here and Galatians 1:3; Galatians 1:3 PERFORM. complete. Greek _epiteleo,_ App-125. See Luke 13,... [ Continue Reading ]
MEET. just, or right. App-191. ME. Emph. OF. App-104. BECAUSE. App-104.Philippians 1:2. DEFENCE. Greek. _apologia_. See Acts 22:1. CONFIRMATION. Greek. _bebaiosis._ Only here and Hebrews 6:16. A legal term for. guarantee. So used in the Papyri PARTAKERS, &c.. fellow-partakers with me of grace.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 Jesus.... [ Continue Reading ]
PRAY. App-134. THAT. Greek. _hina._ Generally denoting. purpose, but here only the subject of the prayer. LOVE. App-136. KNOWLEDGE. App-132. JUDGMENT. App-177.... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT YE MAY, &c.. To (App-104.) your proving, or trying. ARE EXCELLENT. differ. We are to test the things, and having found them to differ, most not join them together, but rightly divide them (2 Timothy 2:15). SINCERE. Greek. _eilikrines._ Only here and 2 Peter 3:1. Compare 1 Corinthians 5:8. WI... [ Continue Reading ]
BEING FILLED. Having been filled. App-125.7. RIGHTEOUSNESS. App-191.3. BY. App-104.Philippians 1:1; Philippians 1:1 UNTO. App-104, GLORY. See p. 1511.... [ Continue Reading ]
WOULD, &c.. wish (App-102.) you. UNDERSTAND. App-132. THINGS, &c.. things with reference to (App-104.) me. FALLEN OUT. Literally comp. FURTHERANCE. Greek. _prokope._ Here, Philippians 1:25, and 1 Timothy 4:15. Compare Romans 13:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
MY BONDS, &c.. "my bonds in relation to Christ"; i.e. that my being. prisoner is not on account of any crime, but solely for preaching the gospel. ARE. have become. MANIFEST. See App-106. PALACE. Greek. _praitorion._ Compare Matthew 27:27, but Bishop Lightfoot gives good reasons why it could not... [ Continue Reading ]
MANY. the majority. WAXING CONFIDENT. having become confident. See Philippians 1:6. "in the Lord" belongs to "confident", not to "brethren". Compare Philippians 2:24.Romans 14:14.Galatians 1:5; Galatians 1:10; 2 Thessalonians 3:4. SPEAK. App-121. WORD. App-121. The texts add "of God". WITHOUT FEA... [ Continue Reading ]
SOME. App-124. PREACH. App-121. OF. through, App-104.Philippians 1:2. ALSO, &c. of good will also, GOOD WILL. Greek. _eritheia,_ See Romans 2:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
PREACH. App-121. OF. App-104. CONTENTION. Greek. _eritheia_. See Romans 2:8. NOT. App-105. SINCERELY. of pure motive. Greek. _hagnos._ Only here. SUPPOSING = thinking. Only here, and James 1:7. ADD... TO. Greek _epiphero._ See Acts 19:12, but the texts read "raise" (App-178.) AFFLICTION. Gree... [ Continue Reading ]
KNOWING. App-132. FOR. App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
NOTWITHSTANDING. except. Greek. _plen_. There is an ellipsis here. "'What shall we say then? Nothing, except that. "See App-6, Affirmation. PRETENCE. See John 15:22. THEREIN. -in (App-104.) this. No personal consideration prevented his rejoicing.... [ Continue Reading ]
TURN. turn out. See Luke 21:13. TO MY. to my for (App-104.) THROUGH. App-104.Philippians 1:1. SUPPLY. Greek. _epichoregia,_ See Ephesians 4:16. SPIRIT. App-101. Compare Romans 8:9. It was this that enabled Paul to suffer no personal considerations to weigh with him. He had the mind of Christ. Co... [ Continue Reading ]
ACCORDING TO. App-104. EARNEST EXPECTATION. See Romans 8:19. NOTHING. Greek. _oudeis_. ASHAMED. See 2 Corinthians 10:8. WITH. App-104. BOLDNESS. Greek. _parrhesia._ See John 7:4. LIFE. App-170.... [ Continue Reading ]
ME. _Emph_. live. Compare App-170. gain. Greek. _kerdos._ Here, Philippians 3:7; Titus 1:11. Not to Paul, but to Christ, as is clear from Philippians 1:20. To Paul, life and death were of no account so long as the cause of Christ was advanced. His bonds had furthered the gospel, what might not his d... [ Continue Reading ]
IF. App-118. I LIVE. Literally, to live (is my lot), THIS. i.e. gain to Christ. FRUIT, &c. i.e. the result of my work, WOT. declare. Greek. _gnorizo._ Occ, twenty-four times. In classical Greek. to know or to make known, but in N.T. elsewhere translated make known, certify, declare, &c. See Phil... [ Continue Reading ]
AM IN. STRAIT. am being pressed. Greek. _sunecho_. See Acts 7:57; Acts 18:5. BETWIXT. out of. App-104. While _ek_ occurs 857 times, it is only translated "betwixt" here, and "between" in John 3:25, where the meaning is that the question arose _from_ John's disciples. In all other places _ek_ is tran... [ Continue Reading ]
ABIDE. Greek _epimeno._ See Acts 10:48. FOR. on account of. App-104.Philippians 1:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
HAVING THIS CONFIDENCE. being confident of this, as in Philippians 1:6. ABIDE. Greek. _meno,_ See p. 1511 CONTINUE WITH. Greek _sumparameno._ Only here, but the texts read _parameno._ See 1 Corinthians 16:6. Figure of speech _Hendiadys._ App-6. JOY. Compare Romans 15:13. FAITH. the faith. App-15... [ Continue Reading ]
REJOICING. Greek. _kauchema,_ See Romans 4:2. FORE. in App-104, to. App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
LET, &c.. exercise your citizenship, or behave as citizens. Greek. _politeuomai._ Elsewhere only in Acts 23:1. See also. Macc. 6.1; 11, 25. In all cases it means to live according to certain rules and obligations, e.g. as. Jew, "according to the law and customs". Here, those of heavenly citizenship... [ Continue Reading ]
NOTHING. Adouble negative. Greek. _me medeis._ App-105. TERRIFIED. Greek. _pturoinai._ Only _here._ BY. App-104. EVIDENT TOKEN. Greek. _endeixis._ See Romans 3:25. PERDITION. destruction. See John 17:12, SALVATION. See Philippians 1:19. Compare Hebrews 11:7. OF. App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
IS GIVEN. was granted. App-184. IN THE BEHALF OF. App-104. BELIEVE ON. App-150. ALSO, &c.. to suffer for (App-104.) His sake also. Compare Acts 9:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
CONFLICT. Greek. _agon._ Here, Colossians 2:1; 1 Thessalonians 2:2; 1 Timothy 6:12; 2 Timothy 4:7; Hebrews 12:1. YE SAW. See Acts 16:19; 1 Thessalonians 2:2.... [ Continue Reading ]