OET interlinear PHP 1:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

τὸ ἔχειν με ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμᾶς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καθώς ἐστίν δίκαιον ἐμοί τοῦτο φρονεῖν ὑπέρ πάντων ὑμῶν διά τό ἔχειν μέ ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμᾶς ἐν τέ τοῖς δεσμοῖς μού καί ἐν τῇ ἀπολογίᾳ καί βεβαιώσει τοῦ εὐαγγελίου συγκοινωνούς μού τῆς χάριτος πάντας ὑμᾶς ὄντας)

The phrase, I have you in my heart is an idiom which expresses strong affection. If you have an equivalent expression which adequately communicates the meaning, you may use it here. If not, you could state this using plain language. Alternate translation: [I love you very much]

συνκοινωνούς μου τῆς χάριτος & ὄντας

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καθώς ἐστίν δίκαιον ἐμοί τοῦτο φρονεῖν ὑπέρ πάντων ὑμῶν διά τό ἔχειν μέ ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμᾶς ἐν τέ τοῖς δεσμοῖς μού καί ἐν τῇ ἀπολογίᾳ καί βεβαιώσει τοῦ εὐαγγελίου συγκοινωνούς μού τῆς χάριτος πάντας ὑμᾶς ὄντας)

Alternate translation: [sharing in grace with me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

χάριτος

grace

Here, grace refers to the way that God kindly gives us good things that we do not deserve. If it would be clearer in your language, you could express the idea behind the abstract noun grace with a verb or adjective. In this context, Paul considers both his imprisonment and his ministry of defending and confirming the gospel to be gifts from God. Alternate translation: [of God’s gracious gift] or [in experiencing how kind God is]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

δεσμοῖς μου

bonds (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καθώς ἐστίν δίκαιον ἐμοί τοῦτο φρονεῖν ὑπέρ πάντων ὑμῶν διά τό ἔχειν μέ ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμᾶς ἐν τέ τοῖς δεσμοῖς μού καί ἐν τῇ ἀπολογίᾳ καί βεβαιώσει τοῦ εὐαγγελίου συγκοινωνούς μού τῆς χάριτος πάντας ὑμᾶς ὄντας)

Paul refers to his imprisonment in Rome by using the phrase my chains. Paul was chained to a guard and the Philippian Christians would have understood that Paul was referring to his imprisonment when he used the phrase my chains because of the close association between chains and being in prison. If this association is not clear in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or use plain language. Alternate translation: [my imprisonment]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

καὶ ἐν τῇ ἀπολογίᾳ καὶ βεβαιώσει τοῦ εὐαγγελίου

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καθώς ἐστίν δίκαιον ἐμοί τοῦτο φρονεῖν ὑπέρ πάντων ὑμῶν διά τό ἔχειν μέ ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμᾶς ἐν τέ τοῖς δεσμοῖς μού καί ἐν τῇ ἀπολογίᾳ καί βεβαιώσει τοῦ εὐαγγελίου συγκοινωνούς μού τῆς χάριτος πάντας ὑμᾶς ὄντας)

The words translated defense and confirmation could be used to refer to defending and confirming in a court of law the truth of something against which a charge was made. These two words mean very similar things. The repetition is used to emphasize that this is hard work. If your language has one word for these ideas, use that here and add emphasis another way. If there is a word or phrase that could be used with this legal sense but could also be used in the context of defending the gospel, consider using it here. Alternate translation: [and as I contend for the truth of the gospel] or [and as I labor to show people that the gospel is true]