Filipi 1:12

Ministry as a Prisoner

1:12 I want you to know, brothers and sisters, ¹  that my situation has actually turned out to advance the gospel: ² 

Filipi 1:17

1:17 The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, because they think they can cause trouble for me in my imprisonment. ³ 

Filipi 1:22

1:22 Now if I am to go on living in the body, ⁴  this will mean productive work ⁵  for me, yet I don’t know which I prefer: ⁶ 

Filipi 2:19

Models for Ministry

2:19 Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be encouraged by hearing news about you.

Filipi 2:22

2:22 But you know his qualifications, that like a son working with his father, he served with me in advancing the gospel.

Filipi 4:19

4:19 And my God will supply your every need according to his glorious riches ⁷  in Christ Jesus.

[1:12]  ¹ tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” or “fellow Christians” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited).

[1:12]  ² tn Grk “for the advance of the gospel.” The genitive εὐαγγελίου (euangeliou) is taken as objective.

[1:17]  ³ tn Grk “thinking to cause trouble to my bonds.”

[1:22]  ⁴ tn Grk “flesh.”

[1:22]  ⁵ tn Grk “fruit of work”; the genitive ἔργου (ergou) is taken as an attributed genitive in which the head noun, καρπός (karpos), functions attributively (cf. ExSyn 89-91).

[1:22]  ⁶ tn Grk “what I shall prefer.” The Greek verb αἱρέω (Jairew) could also mean “choose,” but in this context such a translation is problematic for it suggests that Paul could perhaps choose suicide (cf. L&N 30.86).

[1:22]  sn I don’t know what I prefer. Paul is here struggling with what would be most beneficial for both him and the church. He resolves this issue in vv. 24-25.

[4:19]  ⁷ tn Or “according to the riches of his glory.” The phrase “of his glory” is treated as an attributive genitive in the translation.