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Philippians 1

Phil. 1:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Paul
Paulos (Greek #3972)
(little; but remotely from a derivative of 3973, meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle
KJV usage: Paul, Paulus.
Pronounce: pow'-los
Origin: of Latin origin
and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
Timotheus
Timotheos (Greek #5095)
dear to God; Timotheus, a Christian
KJV usage: Timotheus, Timothy.
Pronounce: tee-moth'-eh-os
Origin: from 5092 and 2316
, the servants
doulos (Greek #1401)
a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency)
KJV usage: bond(-man), servant.
Pronounce: doo'-los
Origin: from 1210
of Jesus
Iesous (Greek #2424)
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
KJV usage: Jesus.
Pronounce: ee-ay-sooce'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (03091)
Christ
Christos (Greek #5547)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
KJV usage: Christ.
Pronounce: khris-tos'
Origin: from 5548
, to all
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
the saints
hagios (Greek #40)
sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated)
KJV usage: (most) holy (one, thing), saint.
Pronounce: hag'-ee-os
Origin: from ἅγος (an awful thing) (compare 53, 2282)
in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
Christ
Christos (Greek #5547)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
KJV usage: Christ.
Pronounce: khris-tos'
Origin: from 5548
Jesus
Iesous (Greek #2424)
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
KJV usage: Jesus.
Pronounce: ee-ay-sooce'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (03091)
which are
on (Greek #5607)
and the neuter ὄν (on) present participle of 1510; being
KJV usage: be, come, have.
Pronounce: oan
Origin: οὖσα (oo'-sah)
at
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
Philippi
Philippoi (Greek #5375)
Philippi, a place in Macedonia
KJV usage: Philippi.
Pronounce: fil'-ip-poy
Origin: plural of 5376
b, with
sun (Greek #4862)
with or together (but much closer than 3326 or 3844), i.e. by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.
KJV usage: beside, with. In composition it has similar applications, including completeness.
Pronounce: soon
Origin: a primary preposition denoting union
the bishops
episkopos (Greek #1985)
a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: bishop, overseer.
Pronounce: ep-is'-kop-os
Origin: from 1909 and 4649 (in the sense of 1983)
and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
deacons
diakonos (Greek #1249)
an attendant, i.e. (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially, a Christian teacher and pastor (technically, a deacon or deaconess)
KJV usage: deacon, minister, servant.
Pronounce: dee-ak'-on-os
Origin: probably from an obsolete διάκω (to run on errands; compare 1377)
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ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
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Acts 16:12• 12and thence unto Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, first of the district, a colony. And we were in this city staying certain days. (Acts 16:12)
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Christ,
Paul,
Philippi,
Saint,
Servant,
The Lord Jesus,
Timotheus; Timothy

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-8:  Paul testifies his thankfulness to God, and his love towards them, for the fruits of their faith, and fellowship in his sufferings;
9-11:  daily praying to him for their increase in grace;
12-20:  he shows what good the faith of Christ had received by his troubles at Rome;
21-26:  and how ready he is to glorify Christ either by his life or death;
27:  exhorting them to unity;
28-30:  and to fortitude in persecution.
Paul.
Rom. 1:1• 1Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, set apart unto God's gospel, (Rom. 1:1)
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1 Cor. 1:1• 1Paul, a called a apostle of Christ Jesus b by God's will, and Sosthenes the brother, (1 Cor. 1:1)
Timotheus.
Acts 16:1‑3• 1And he came unto Derbe and unto Lystra; and, behold, a certain disciple was there, by name Timothy, son of a Jewish believing woman, but of a Greek father;
 2who was borne witness to by the brethren in Lystra and Iconium.
 3Him Paul would have to go with him; and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews that were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. (Acts 16:1‑3)
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1 Cor. 16:10• 10But if Timothy come, see that he be with you without fear, for he worketh the Lord's work, as I also. (1 Cor. 16:10)
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2 Cor. 1:1• 1Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ a by God's will, and Timothy the brother, to the assembly that is in Corinth, with all the saints that are in the whole of Achaia; (2 Cor. 1:1)
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Col. 1:1• 1Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by God's will, and Timothy the brother, (Col. 1:1)
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1 Thess. 1:1• 1Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus to the assembly of Thessalonians in God [the] Father and [the] Lord Jesus Christ: grace to you and peace. (1 Thess. 1:1)
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2 Thess. 1:1• 1Paul and Silvanus and Timothy to the assembly of Thessalonians in God our Father and [the] Lord Jesus Christ; (2 Thess. 1:1)
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1 Tim. 1:2• 2to Timothy, genuine child in faith: grace, mercy, peace from God [the] Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. (1 Tim. 1:2)
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Heb. 13:23• 23Know that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom if he come soon I will see you. (Heb. 13:23)
the servants.
Mark 13:34• 34[it is] as a man gone out of the country who left his house and gave authority to his bondmen, {i}and{/i} to each his work, {i}and commanded the doorkeeper that he should watch.{/i} (Mark 13:34)
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John 12:26• 26If anyone serve me, let him follow me, and where I am, there also my servant shall be; if anyone serve me, him will my Father honour. (John 12:26)
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Titus 1:1• 1Paul, bondman of God and apostle of Jesus Christ according to faith of God's elect, and full knowledge of truth that is according to piety; (Titus 1:1)
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James 1:1• 1James, bondman of God and of [the] Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes that [are] in the dispersion, greeting. (James 1:1)
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2 Peter 1:1• 1Simon Peter, bondman and apostle of Jesus Christ to them that obtained like precious faith with us in virtue of [the] righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ: (2 Peter 1:1)
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Jude 1• 1Jude, servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are called, beloved in God the Father, and preserved by Jesus Christ: (Jude 1)
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Rev. 1:1• 1Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave him to show his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and sending by his angel he signified it to his servant John; (Rev. 1:1)
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Rev. 19:10• 10And I fell before his feet to worship him. And he saith to me, See {i}thou do it{/i} not: I am fellow-servant of thee and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. (Rev. 19:10)
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Rev. 22:9• 9And he saith to me, See {i}thou do it{/i} not: I am fellow-servant of thee and of thy brethren the prophets and of those that keep the words of this book: worship God. (Rev. 22:9)
the saints.
Rom. 1:7• 7to all that are in Rome beloved of God, called saints: grace to you and peace from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ. (Rom. 1:7)
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1 Cor. 1:2• 2to the assembly of God that is in Corinth, c [persons] sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all that call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, theirs and ours; (1 Cor. 1:2)
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2 Cor. 1:1• 1Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ a by God's will, and Timothy the brother, to the assembly that is in Corinth, with all the saints that are in the whole of Achaia; (2 Cor. 1:1)
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Eph. 1:1,15• 1Paul, apostle of Christ Jesus by God's will, to the saints that are in Ephesus and faithful in Christ Jesus.
 15On this account I also, having heard of the faith that [is] among you in the Lord Jesus and the love that [ye have] toward all the saints, (Eph. 1:1,15)
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2 Thess. 1:10• 10when he shall come to be glorified in his saints and to be wondered at in all that believed (because our testimony unto you was believed) in that day. (2 Thess. 1:10)
Philippi.
Acts 16:12‑15• 12and thence unto Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, first of the district, a colony. And we were in this city staying certain days.
 13And on the Sabbath day we went forth outside the gate by a river where prayer was wont to be: and we sat down and spoke to the women that had come together.
 14And a certain woman, named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, that worshipped God heard, whose heart the Lord opened to heed the things spoken by Paul.
 15And when she was baptized and her house, she besought, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord come into my house and abide. And she constrained us. (Acts 16:12‑15)
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1 Thess. 2:2• 2But having suffered before, and been outraged, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God in much conflict. (1 Thess. 2:2)
the bishops.
Acts 1:20• 20For it is written in [the] Book of Psalms, Let his homestead be made desolate, and let there be no dweller in it; and, his overseership let another take. (Acts 1:20)
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1 Tim. 3:1‑2• 1Faithful [is] the word: if anyone is eager for oversight, he is desirous of a good work.
 2The overseer therefore must be irreproachable, husband of one wife, temperate, sober, orderly, hospitable, apt to teach, (1 Tim. 3:1‑2)
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Titus 1:7• 7For the overseer must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not passionate, not quarrelsome, not a striker, not a seeker of base lucre; (Titus 1:7)
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1 Peter 2:25• 25For ye were going astray as sheep, but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. (1 Peter 2:25)
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Rev. 1:20• 20the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest on my right hand, and the seven golden lamp-stands; the seven stars are angels of the seven churches, and the seven lamp-stands are seven churches. (Rev. 1:20)
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Rev. 2:1,8,12• 1To the angel of the church that is in Ephesus write, These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, that walketh in the midst of the seven golden lamp-stands:
 8And to the angel of the church that is in Smyrna write, These things saith the first and the last, who was dead and lived:
 12And to the angel of the church that is in Pergamos write, These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword: (Rev. 2:1,8,12)
and deacons.
Acts 6:1‑7• 1Now in those days, when the disciples were multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews that their widows were overlooked in the daily ministration.
 2And the twelve, having called the multitude of the disciples unto [them] said, It is not seemly that we, leaving the word of God, should serve tables.
 3Look out then, brethren, from among you seven men of good report full of [the] Spirit and wisdom, whom we will appoint over this business;
 4but we for our part will give ourselves closely to prayer and the ministry of the word.
 5And the saying pleased all the multitude; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of [the] Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch,
 6whom they set before the apostles; and having prayed they laid their hands on them.
 7And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem multiplied exceedingly; and a great crowd of the priests were obedient to the faith. (Acts 6:1‑7)
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1 Tim. 3:8,10,12‑13• 8Deacons likewise [must be] grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of base gain,
 10And let these also be first proved, then let them serve as deacons, being blameless.
 12Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling [their] children and their own houses well;
 13for those that have served well as deacons gain for themselves a good degree, and great boldness in faith that is in Christ Jesus. (1 Tim. 3:8,10,12‑13)
• With the exception of the Second Epistle to Timothy which is of another nature, there is none that contains like {Philippians}, the expression of the Christian’s experience in this toilsome life, and the resources which are open to him in passing through it, and the motives which ought to govern him. (“PHILIPPIANS” by J.N. Darby)
• {Philippians} takes the ground of the precious inner life, of the common affection of Christians towards each other, but of that affection as experienced in the heart of Paul, animated and directed by the Holy Spirit. (“Philippians 1” by J.N. Darby)
• In the Philippians, we are always on the way towards our heavenly rest in which redemption has set us. (“Philippians 1” by J.N. Darby)
• First, it speaks of the Christian’s pilgrimage in the wilderness; salvation is viewed as a result to be obtained at the end of the journey….In the second place, the position is characterized by the Apostle’s absence, the assembly having therefore itself to maintain the conflict....And, third, the important truth, already mentioned, is set forth, that the assembly, in these circumstances, was cast more immediately on God—the inexhaustible source for it of grace and strength, of which it was to avail itself in an immediate way by faith—a resource which could never fail it. (“Philippians 1” by J.N. Darby)
• As a whole, the epistle shows proper Christian experience, that is, superiority, as walking in the Spirit, to everything through which we have to pass. (“Philippians 4” by J.N. Darby)
• In the Epistle to the Philippians we have little or no formal unfolding of doctrine, but a beautiful presentation of true Christian experience. Believers are viewed, not as seated together in heavenly places in Christ, as in Ephesians, but as journeying through the world, forgetting the things that are behind, and pressing on to Christ Jesus in the glory. It gives us the experience of one who takes this journey in the power supplied by the Spirit of Jesus Christ (Phil. 1:19). It is not, be it noted, necessarily the experience of Christians that is passed before us, for this, alas! we know may fall far short of true Christian experience. (“Philippians 1” by H. Smith)
• The epistle was called forth by the fellowship these Philippian saints had with the Apostle {Phi. 4:15-16}, manifested at that time by the gift they had sent to help in meeting his necessities. (“Philippians 1” by H. Smith)
• In the first chapter it is Christ our Life, leading the believer to view everything in connection with Him (1:21). (“Philippians 4” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Paul and Timotheus, bondmen of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the overseers and ministersc;

JND Translation Notes

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Or "deacons" (diakonos), see Note. Rom. 16.1.

W. Kelly Translation

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Paul and Timothy, bondmen of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus that are at Philippi with overseersa and deacons.

WK Translation Notes

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Or, "bishops." King James’ translators left in "bishops," instead of adopting "overseers" as in {vi 27655}{/vi}. The cases are exactly parallel; as indeed a similar constitution prevailed wherever the apostles visited and supplied full order. The modern "minister" of dissent is as unknown as the traditional "diocesan."