\NormalFont\ShortTitle{PHILIPPIANS}
{\MTB This book is a letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to the Christians at Philippi. We call this book
\par }{\MT Philippians

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\SH Philippians 1:1-2
\par }{\SH I, Paul, write this letter to all of you who are God’s people at Philippi. May God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord bless you.
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
I}},
Paul,
and
Timothy,
{\ADD{
who
is
with
me,
are}}
men
who
serve
Christ
Jesus.
I
{\ADD{
am
writing
this
letter}}
to
all
{\ADD{
of
you
who
are}}
pastors
and
deacons
in
Philippi
{\ADD{
city}}
and
to
the
rest
of
God’s
people
{\ADD{
there
who
have
a
close relationship}}
with
Christ
Jesus.
\VS{2}{\ADD{
We
both}} (OR,
{\ADD{
I}})
{\ADD{
pray
that}}
God,
{\ADD{
who
is}}
our
Father,
and
Jesus
Christ,
{\ADD{
who
is
our}}
Lord,
{\ADD{
will
continue
to}}
be
kind
to
you
and
{\ADD{
will
continue
to}}
cause
you
to
have
{\ADD{
inner}}
peace.
\par }{\SH I
thank
God
and
rejoice
because
you
have
been
working
together
with
me
to
make
known
the
good
message
from
when
you
first
believed
until
now.
\par }{\SR Philippians 1:3-8
\par }{\PP \VS{3}I
thank
my
God
whenever
I
think
about
you.
\VS{4}Every
time [DOU]
I
pray
{\ADD{
for
you}},
I
joyfully
pray [DOU]
for
all
of
you.
\VS{5}I
{\ADD{
thank
God
and
rejoice}}
because
you
have
been
{\ADD{
working}}
together
with
me
in
order
to
{\ADD{
make
known}}
the
good
message
about Christ.
{\ADD{
You
started
doing
that}}
when
you
first [MTY]
{\ADD{
believed
it,
and
you
have
continued
doing
it}}
until
now.
\VS{6}I
am
completely
confident
that
{\ADD{
God}},
who
has
begun
to
do
in
you
what
is
good, (OR,
that
since
{\ADD{
God}}
has
begun
to
do
in
you
what
is
good,
he)
will
continue
to
do
that
until
he
finishes
doing
it
on
the
day
Christ
Jesus [MTY]
{\ADD{
returns}}.
\VS{7}During
this
time
that
I
have
been
a
prisoner [MTY]
and
during
the
times
I
was
previously
able
to
defend
the
good
message
about Christ
and
proved/confirmed
{\ADD{
to
others}}
that
it
is
true,
all
of
you
have
been
sharing
with
me (OR,
have
helped
me)
in
this
work
{\ADD{
that
God}}
kindly
gave
{\ADD{
to
me
to
do.
So}}
indeed
it
is
right
that
I
feel
joyful
about
you
all,
because
you
are
very
dear [IDM]
to
me.
\VS{8}God
{\ADD{
can}} verify
that
Christ
Jesus
causes
me
to
{\ADD{
love
and}}
long
for
all
of
you
very
much,
{\ADD{
just
like}}
Christ
loves
{\ADD{
you}}.
\par }{\SH I
pray
that
God
will
enable
you
to
know
how
to
love
one
another
more
and
more
appropriately
and
to
completely
understand
how
you
should
believe
and
act.
\par }{\SR Philippians 1:9-11
\par }{\PP \VS{9}And
what
I
pray
{\ADD{
for
you}}
is
that
{\ADD{
God
will
enable}}
you
to
truly
know
and
learn
how
to
love
{\ADD{
one
another}}
more
and
more
in
every
situation.
\VS{10}{\ADD{
And
I
pray
that
he
will
enable}}
you
to
completely
understand
{\ADD{
how
you
should
believe
and
act}}.
I
{\ADD{
pray
this}}
in
order
that
you
might
be
{\ADD{spiritually}}
pure
and faultless (OR,
completely faultless [DOU])
on
the
day
that
Christ
{\ADD{
returns}} [MTY],
\VS{11}{\ADD{
and
in
order
that}}
you
might
conduct
your
lives [IDM]
completely
righteously
as
a
result
of
Jesus
Christ
{\ADD{enabling
you
to
do
so}},
in
order
that
{\ADD{
people
will}}
honor
God
and
praise
him (OR,
{\ADD{
people
will}}
praise
God
very
much [DOU]).
\par }{\SH I
want
you
to
realize
that
as
a
result
of
my
imprisonment
many
more
people
have
heard
the
good
message
about
Christ.
\par }{\SR Philippians 1:12-14
\par }{\PP \VS{12}My
fellow believers,
I
want
you
to
know
that
the
{\ADD{
troubles}}
I
have
experienced
{\ADD{
have
not
prevented
me
from
proclaiming
the
good
message
to
people.
Instead}},
{\ADD{
these
things
that
I
have
experienced}}
have
enabled
even
more
people
to
hear
the
good
message
{\ADD{
about Christ}}.
\VS{13}{\ADD{
Specifically}},
all
the
military
guards
who
are
stationed
{\ADD{
here
in Rome}}
and
many
other [HYP]
{\ADD{
people
in
this
city}} [HYP]
now
know
that
I
am
a
prisoner [MTY]
because
I
{\ADD{
proclaim
the
good
news}}
about
Christ.
\VS{14}Also,
most
of
the believers
{\ADD{
here
now}}
proclaim
the
message
from
God
more
courageously
and fearlessly
{\ADD{
because}}
they
trust
the
Lord
{\ADD{
more
firmly
to
help
them.
They
trust
the
Lord
more}}
because
{\ADD{
they
have
seen
how
the
Lord
has
helped
me}}
while
I
have
been
a
prisoner [MTY]
{\ADD{
here}}.
\par }{\SH Even
though
some believers
proclaim
the
message
about
Christ
because
they
are antagonistic
toward
me,
at
least
they
are
proclaiming
Christ,
and
so
I
rejoice.
\par }{\SR Philippians 1:15-18a
\par }{\PP \VS{15-16}Some
people
proclaim
{\ADD{
the
message
about Christ
as
I
do}}
because
they
are
happy
{\ADD{
with
my
work}}.
They
proclaim
{\ADD{
the
message
about}} Christ
because
they
love
{\ADD{
me
and
because}}
they
know
that
{\ADD{
God}}
has
placed
me
{\ADD{
here}}
to
defend
the
message
about Christ [CHI].
\VS{17}Others
proclaim
{\ADD{
the
message
about}}
Christ
because
they
envy
{\ADD{
me}}
and
oppose
{\ADD{
me}}.
They
proclaim
the
message
about
Christ
because
they
have
wrong
motives.
They
{\ADD{wrongly}}
assume
{\ADD{
that
because
they
are
causing
many
people
to
follow
them,
I
will
be
jealous,
and
as
a
result}},
I
will
feel
more
miserable
while
I
am
a
prisoner [MTY]
{\ADD{
here}}.
\VS{18}But
it
does
not
matter
whether
{\ADD{
people
proclaim
the
message
about
Christ}}
because
they
have
wrong
motives,
or
whether
{\ADD{
people
proclaim
the
message
about
Christ}}
because
they
have
right
motives.
The
important
thing
in
either
case
is
that
{\ADD{
the
message
about}}
Christ
is
being
proclaimed $\{$people
are
proclaiming
{\ADD{
the
message
about}}
Christ$\}$.
And
because
of
that
I
rejoice!
\par }{\SH I
will
continue
to
rejoice
because
I
know
that
I
will
remain
completely
victorious spiritually.
I
earnestly
expect
to
boldly
honor
Christ
whether
I
live
or
die.
\par }{\SR Philippians 1:18b-26
\par }{\PP Furthermore,
I
will
continue
to
rejoice,
\VS{19}because
when
I
experience
troubles,
I
know
that
some
day
God
will
say
that
he
approves
{\ADD{
of
what
I
have
done}} (OR,
that
{\ADD{
the Roman
authorities}}
will
set
me
free).
{\ADD{
This
will
happen}}
as
a
result
of
your
praying
for
me,
and
{\ADD{
as
a
result}}
of
{\ADD{
God’s}}
Spirit,
whom
Jesus
Christ
gave
me,
helping
me.
\VS{20}I
{\ADD{
know
that
this
will
happen}}
because
I
very
confidently
expect [DOU]
that
I
will
faithfully
honor
Christ.
I
expect
that
like
I
always
{\ADD{
have
done}},
Christ
will
be
greatly
honored $\{$I
will
continue
now
also
to
very
boldly
honor
Christ$\}$
by
means
of
all
that
I
do [SYN, MTY],
whether
by
{\ADD{
the
way
I}}
live
or
{\ADD{
by
the
way
I}}
die.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}As
for
me,
I
live
{\ADD{
in
order
to
honor}}
Christ.
But
if
I
die,
it
will
be
better
{\ADD{
for
me
than
if
I
continue
to
live,
because
then
I
will
be
with
him}}.
\VS{22}On
the
other
hand,
if
I
continue
to
live,
that
will
enable
me
to
continue
to
serve
{\ADD{Christ}} effectively.
As
a
result,
I
do
not
know
which
to
choose.
\VS{23}That
is,
I
am
not
sure
which
of
those
two
I
{\ADD{
prefer}}.
I
long
to
leave
{\ADD{
this
world}}
and
{\ADD{
go
to}}
be
with
Christ,
because
that
will
be
very
much
better
{\ADD{
for
me}}.
\VS{24}Nevertheless,
it
is
more
important
that
I
remain
alive
{\ADD{
than
that
I
go
to
be
with Christ
because}}
you
still
need
{\ADD{
me
to
help
you}}.
\VS{25}Since
I
am
convinced
of
this,
I
know
that
I
will
remain
{\ADD{
alive}}
and
that
I
will
{\ADD{
go/come
to}}
be
with
you
all.
{\ADD{
As
a
result}},
you
will
believe
{\ADD{
in Christ}}
more
firmly,
and
{\ADD{
as
a
result
of
that}},
you
will
rejoice.
\VS{26}{\ADD{
That
is}},
you
will
be
able
to
rejoice
very
greatly
because
of
Christ
Jesus
{\ADD{
bringing}}
me
{\ADD{
to
be
with
you
again}}.
\par }{\SH Conduct
yourselves
just
like
you
learned
in
the
message
about
Christ, unitedly
and fearlessly resisting
those
who
oppose
you
and
the gospel,
since
God
is
helping
you
in
all
your struggles.
\par }{\SR Philippians 1:27-30
\par }{\PP \VS{27}Most importantly,
as
fellow
{\ADD{believers
in
Christ}},
conduct
yourselves
just
like
{\ADD{
you
learned
you
should
do
when
you
heard}}
the
message
about
Christ.
Do
that
in
order
that
whether
I
come
and
see
you,
or
whether
{\ADD{
I
am
away
from
you
and}}
people
tell
me
about
you,
{\ADD{
what
I
hear
or
see
will
make
me
happy}}.
They
will
tell
me
that
you
are unitedly
and cooperatively resisting
{\ADD{
those
who
oppose
the
message
about
Christ}} (OR,
{\ADD{
oppose
you}}).
I
{\ADD{
will
know}}
that
you
are
not allowing
others
to
influence
you
to
believe
a
message
that
is
different
from
the
gospel
{\ADD{
about
Christ}}.
\VS{28}And
I
{\ADD{
will
know}}
that
you
are
not
at
all
frightened
by $\{$afraid
of$\}$
the
people
who
oppose
you.
This
will
show/prove
to
those
people
that
{\ADD{
God}}
will
destroy
them,
but
this
will
show/prove
to
you
that
{\ADD{
God}}
will
save
you
eternally.
It
is
God
who
is
doing
{\ADD{
all}}
this.
\VS{29}Remember
that
he
has
not
only
kindly
enabled
you
to
believe
in
Christ,
{\ADD{
he}}
has
also
kindly
allowed
you
to
suffer
for
the
sake
of
Christ.
\VS{30}{\ADD{
As
a
result}},
you
are
{\ADD{
having
to}}
resist
{\ADD{
those
who
oppose
the
good
message}},
just
like
you
saw
that
I
{\ADD{
had
to}}
resist
{\ADD{
such
people
there
in Philippi}},
and
just
like
you
hear
that
I
{\ADD{
still
have
to
resist
such
people
here}}
now.

\par }\Chap{2}{\SH Since Christ loves and encourages us and the Holy Spirit fellowships with us, make me completely happy by agreeing with one another, loving one another, and humbly serving one another.
\par }{\SR Philippians 2:1-4
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Since
Christ
encourages
us,
since
he
loves
us
and
comforts
us,
since
God’s
Spirit fellowships
with
{\ADD{
us,
and}}
since
{\ADD{
Christ}}
is
very
merciful [DOU]
to
us,
\VS{2}make
me
completely
happy
{\ADD{
by
doing
the
following
things}}:
Agree
with
one
another,
love
one
another,
be
closely
united
with
one
another,
and
{\ADD{
live}} harmoniously
with
one
another [DOU].
\VS{3}Never
try
to
selfishly
make
yourselves
more
important
than
{\ADD{
others}}
nor
boast
{\ADD{
about
what
you
are
doing}}.
Instead,
be
humble,
{\ADD{
and
in
particular}},
honor
one
another
more
than
you
honor
yourselves.
\VS{4}Each
one
of
you
should
not
{\ADD{
only}}
be
concerned
about
your
own
affairs.
Instead,
each
of
you
should
also
be
concerned ◄that
you
help/about
the
needs
of►
one
another.
\par }{\SH You
should
think
just
like Christ
Jesus
thought.
He
willingly
gave
up
his
divine privileges
and
humbled
himself,
willingly
obeying
God
although
it
meant
disgracefully
dying
on
a
cross.
As
a
result,
God
exalted
him
to
the
highest
position,
to
be
acknowledged
by
the
entire universe
as
the supreme
Lord.
\par }{\SR Philippians 2:5-11
\par }{\PP \VS{5}You
should
think/act
just
like
Christ
Jesus
{\ADD{
thought/acted}}.
\VS{6}{\ADD{
Although}}
he
has
the
same nature
as
God
has,
he
did
not insist
on
keeping
all
the privileges
of
being
equal
with
God.
\VS{7}Instead,
he
{\ADD{
willingly}}
gave
up
divine privileges.
{\ADD{
Specifically}},
he
became
a
human
being
and
took
the
attitude
of
a
servant.
When
he
had
become
a
human
being,
\VS{8}he
humbled
himself
{\ADD{
even
more.
Specifically}},
he
obeyed
{\ADD{
God}}
even
to
the
extent
of
{\ADD{
being
willing
to}}
die.
{\ADD{
He
was
even
willing
to}}
be nailed
to
a
cross,
{\ADD{
to
die
as
though
he
were
a criminal}}.
\VS{9}As
a
result,
God
promoted
him
{\ADD{
to
a}}
rank
{\ADD{
that}}
is
above
every
{\ADD{
other}}
rank.
\VS{10}{\ADD{
God
did
that}}
in
order
that
every
being [SYN]
in
heaven
and
on
earth
and
under
the
earth
should
worship [MTY]
Jesus,
\VS{11}and
in
order
that
every
person [SYN]
should
declare
that
Jesus
Christ
is
Lord.
{\ADD{
As
a
result
of
everyone
doing
that,
they
will}}
honor
God,
{\ADD{
his}}
Father.
\par }{\SH Since
you
have
always
obeyed
God,
continue
to
try
to
do
those
things
which
are
appropriate
for
people
whom
God
has
saved,
and
he
will
enable
you
to
do
so.
\par }{\SR Philippians 2:12-13
\par }{\PP \VS{12}My
dear
friends,
as
you
consider
this,
since
you
have
always
obeyed
{\ADD{
God}},
each
of
you
should
very reverentially [DOU]
try
to
do
those
things
{\ADD{
that
are
proper
for
people
whom
God
has}}
saved.
{\ADD{
You
should
do
those
things}}
not
only
when
I
am
with
you.
{\ADD{
Instead,
you
should
try}}
even
more
{\ADD{
to
do
them}}
now
when
I
am
not
with
you.
\VS{13}{\ADD{
You
are
able
to
do
these
things}},
since
God
{\ADD{
himself}}
causes
you
to
desire
to
do
what
he
wants
you
to
do,
and
he
also enables
you
to
do
what
he
wants
you
to
do.
\par }{\SH Always
obey
God
and
your
leaders,
and
never
complain
about
them
or
argue
with
them,
in
order
that
you
may
be
perfect
children
of
God, witnessing
by
how
you
live
and
what
you
say
to
the
ungodly
people
among
whom
you
live.
\par }{\SR Philippians 2:14-16
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Do
everything
{\ADD{
God
or
your
leaders
ask
you
to
do}}.
Never
complain
about
what
they
want
you
to
do,
or
argue
with
them.
\VS{15}Behave
like
that
in
order
that
you
may
be
completely faultless [DOU]
and
may
be
perfect
children
of
God [DOU]
while
you
live
in
the
midst
of
people
who
are
wicked
and
do
very
wicked
things [DOU].
As
you
live
among
them,
show
them
clearly [MET]
{\ADD{
the
way
they
ought
to
behave}},
just
like
the
sun,
moon,
and
stars
{\ADD{
show
the
road
clearly
to
us}} [SIM].
\VS{16}Tell
them
how
{\ADD{
to}}
have
eternal
life.
I
{\ADD{
ask
that
you
do
that}}
in
order
that
on
the
day
Christ
{\ADD{
returns}}
I
may
be
able
to
rejoice [MTY],
that
I
did
not
labor [DOU]
so
hard
among
you
in
vain.
\par }{\SH Because
you
and
I
dedicate
ourselves
together
to
do
God’s
will,
even
if
I
am
to
be
executed,
I
will
rejoice,
and
you
should
also
rejoice.
\par }{\SR Philippians 2:17-18
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Perhaps
{\ADD{
the Roman
authorities}}
will
execute
me,
{\ADD{
and
my
blood
will
pour
out}} [MET]
{\ADD{
as
the}}
wine
pours
out
when
the
priest
offers
it
to
God [MET].
{\ADD{
For
your
part}},
you
believe
{\ADD{
in Christ
firmly}}.
As
a
result,
you
have
given
yourselves
completely
to
God
in
order
that
you
might
do
what
he
wills [MET],
{\ADD{
just
like
a
priest}}
offers
a
sacrifice
{\ADD{
completely
to
God}} [MET].
{\ADD{
Because
I
dedicate
myself
wholly
to
God}}
together
with
you,
even
if
{\ADD{
they
are
about
to
execute
me}},
I
will
greatly
rejoice [DOU],
{\ADD{
because
I
am
giving
myself
wholly
to
God}},
and
because
you
all
{\ADD{
are
giving
yourselves
wholly
to
God}}.
\VS{18}Similarly,
you
too
should
rejoice
{\ADD{
because
you
are
giving
yourselves
wholly
to
God}},
and
you
should
rejoice
because
I
{\ADD{
am
giving
myself
wholly
to
God}}.
\par }{\SH I
confidently
expect
that
the
Lord
Jesus
will
enable
me
to
send Timothy
to
you
soon.
He genuinely
cares
for
your
welfare,
not
his
own interests.
I
am
confident
that
the
Lord
will
enable
me
also
to
come
soon.
\par }{\SR Philippians 2:19-24
\par }{\PP \VS{19}My relationship
with
the
Lord
Jesus
{\ADD{
leads
me}}
to
confidently
expect
that
{\ADD{
he
will
enable
me}}
to
send
Timothy
to
you
soon,
in
order
that
{\ADD{
his
telling
you
the
news
about
me
will
encourage
you.
But}}
I
also
expect
that
{\ADD{
his
returning
to
me
and}}
telling
me
the
news
about
you
will
encourage
me.
\VS{20}{\ADD{
Keep
in
mind
that}}
I
have
no
one
{\ADD{
else}}
like
him
who
genuinely
cares
for
you.
\VS{21}All
the
others
{\ADD{
whom
I
have
considered
that
I
might
send
to
you}}
are
concerned
{\ADD{
only}}
about
their
own
matters.
They
are
not
concerned
about
what
Jesus
Christ
{\ADD{
considers
important}}.
\VS{22}But
you
know
that Timothy
has
proved
that
he
{\ADD{
serves
the
Lord
and
others
faithfully.
You
know}}
that
he
has
served
{\ADD{
the
Lord
closely
together}}
with
me
in
{\ADD{
proclaiming
to
people}}
the
message
about
Christ
as
though
he
were [SIM]
my
son
and
I
were
his
{\ADD{
own}}
father.
\VS{23}So
then
he
is
the
one
I
confidently
expect
to
send
{\ADD{
to
you}}
as
soon
as
I
know
what
will
happen
to
me.
\VS{24}And
I
am
confident
that
I
will
soon
be
released $\{${\ADD{
the
authorities
will
soon
release
me}}$\}$
{\ADD{
so
that}}
the
Lord
will
enable
me
also
to
come/go
{\ADD{
to
you}}
soon.
\par }{\SH Since Epaphroditus
longs
to
see
you
and
is
distressed,
I
am
sending
him
back
to
you.
So
welcome
him
very
joyfully.
Since
he
nearly
died
while
serving
me
on
your
behalf,
honor
him
and
all
people
like
him.
\par }{\SR Philippians 2:25-30
\par }{\PP \VS{25}I
have
concluded
that
it
is
{\ADD{
really}}
necessary
that
I
send
Epaphroditus
{\ADD{
back}}
to
you.
He
is
a
fellow believer
and
my
fellow
worker,
and
he
{\ADD{
endures difficulties
together
with
me}} [MET],
{\ADD{
just
like}}
soldiers
{\ADD{
endure difficulties
together}}.
You
sent
him
{\ADD{
to
me}}
in
order
that
he
might
help
me
when
I
was
needy [EUP].
\VS{26}{\ADD{
But
I
have
concluded
that
I
must
send
him
back
to
you}}
because
he
has
been
longing
to
see
you
all.
Furthermore,
he
has
been
{\ADD{
very}}
distressed
because
{\ADD{
he
knows
that}}
you
heard
that
he
had
become
sick.
\VS{27}Indeed,
he
was
so
sick
that
he
almost
died.
However,
{\ADD{
he
did
not
die}}.
Instead,
God
pitied
him
and
he
also
pitied
me,
{\ADD{
and
as
a
result
he
healed
him.
God
pitied
me}}
because
he
did
not
want
me
to
be
even
more
sorrowful
than
I
already
was.
\VS{28}So,
I
am
sending
him
{\ADD{
back
to
you}}
as
quickly
as possible,
in
order
that
you
may
rejoice
{\ADD{
when
you
see
him
again}}
and
in
order
that
I
may
be
less
sorrowful
{\ADD{
than
I
was}}.
\VS{29-30}Welcome
him
very
joyfully
{\ADD{
just
like believers}}
in
{\ADD{
our}}
Lord
{\ADD{Jesus
should
welcome
one
another.
While
he
was}}
working
for Christ,
he
was
helping
me
in
place
of
you
{\ADD{
because
you
were
far
away}}.
He
knew
that
he
might
die
as
a
result
of
helping
me,
and
{\ADD{
truly}}
he
nearly
did
die.
So
honor
{\ADD{
him,
and
honor
all}}
those
who
are
like
him.

\par }\Chap{3}{\SH As for the other matters, continue to rejoice and know that it is not tiresome for me and it is safe for you to mention them again.
\par }{\SR Philippians 3:1
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
Now
there
are}}
other
things
{\ADD{
that
I
want
to
write
about}}.
My
fellow believers,
continue
to
rejoice
because
{\ADD{
you
belong
to}}
the
Lord.
{\ADD{
Though}}
I
will
{\ADD{
now}}
write
to
you
about
those
same
matters
{\ADD{
that
I
mentioned
to
you
before,
this
is}}
not
tiresome
for
me,
and
it
will
protect
you
{\ADD{
from
those
who
would
harm
you spiritually}}.
\par }{\SH Beware
of
those
unholy
people
who
will
harm
you spiritually
by insisting
that
you
must
be
circumcised
in
order
to
become
God’s
people.
\par }{\SR Philippians 3:2-4a
\par }{\PP \VS{2}Beware
of
those
{\ADD{
people
who
are
dangerous}} [MET]
{\ADD{
like
wild}}
dogs.
They
are
{\ADD{
dangerous}}
evildoers [DOU].
Beware
of
them
{\ADD{
since
they
are
like
people
who}}
cut
{\ADD{
other
people’s}}
bodies [MET].
{\ADD{
They
will
harm
you spiritually
by insisting
that
you
must
let
someone
circumcise
you
in
order
for
you
to
become
God’s
people}} [MTY,
MET].
\VS{3}{\ADD{
Those
people
think
that
they
are
God’s
people
because
someone
has
circumcised
them}}.
But
we,
{\ADD{
not
they}},
are
{\ADD{
truly
God’s
people}} [MET],
{\ADD{
whether
or
not
someone
has}}
circumcised
{\ADD{
us}}.
God’s
Spirit
{\ADD{enables
us
to}} [MTY]
worship
{\ADD{
God}};
we
praise
Christ
Jesus
{\ADD{
because
he
has
enabled
us
to
become
the
people
of
God}}.
We
do
not
believe
{\ADD{
that
God
will
consider/make
us
his
people
as
a
result
of
what
someone
has
done
to
our}}
bodies [MTY, SYN].
\VS{4}{\ADD{
We
do
not
trust
in
those rituals
to
make
us
acceptable
to
God}},
although
I
could
very
well
do
that
{\ADD{
if
it
would
be
useful
for
me}}.
\par }{\SH Since
I
was
circumcised
properly
and
have
a
purely
Hebrew
ancestry,
and
since
I
kept
the
Jewish
laws
blamelessly,
I
could
rely
upon
what
I
have
done
and
who
I
am
better
than
anyone
else
could,
if
it
were
beneficial
for
my
salvation.
\par }{\SR Philippians 3:4b-6
\par }{\PP {\ADD{
In
fact}},
{\ADD{
if
I
could
benefit
from
it
for
my
salvation}},
I
could
rely
upon
what
I
have
done
and
who
I
am [MTY, SYN]
more
than
anyone
else
could!
I
will
tell
you
why.
\VS{5}I
{\ADD{
was
circumcised}} $\{${\ADD{
Someone}}
circumcised
me$\}$
when
I
was
one
week
old.
I
am
from
the
people
of
Israel.
I
am
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
I
am
completely
Hebrew
in
every
way.
{\ADD{
While
I
was}}
a
member
of
the
Pharisee
{\ADD{sect}},
I
{\ADD{
strictly
obeyed}}
the
laws
{\ADD{
that
God
gave
Moses}}.
\VS{6}I
was
{\ADD{
so}}
zealous
{\ADD{
to
make
people
obey
those
laws
that}}
I
caused
the
people
who
believe
in Christ
to
suffer
{\ADD{
because
I
thought
they
were
trying
to
abolish
those
laws.
Indeed}},
as
far
as
my
obeying
those
laws
is
concerned,
no
{\ADD{
one
could}}
have
accused
{\ADD{
me
by}}
saying
that
I
had
disobeyed
any
of
those
laws.
\par }{\SH I
now
consider
all
these advantages
that
I
once supposed
would
help
me
to
be
worthless,
and
I
consider
everything
else
as
well
to
be
worthless,
because
I
want
to
know Christ,
to
be
united
with
him,
and
to
be
made
righteous
through
trusting
in Christ
alone.
\par }{\SR Philippians 3:7-11
\par }{\PP \VS{7}Nevertheless,
all
such
things
as
those,
which
I
used
to
{\ADD{
consider
to}}
be
useful
to
me,
those
{\ADD{
very}}
things
I
now
consider
worthless,
because
I
{\ADD{
want
to
know}}
Christ (OR,
in
order
that
I
{\ADD{
may
know}}
Christ).
\VS{8}More
than
that,
I
consider
all
things
to
be
worthless,
compared
to
how
great
it
is
to
know
Christ
Jesus
my
Lord.
Because
I
{\ADD{
want
to
know}}
him
{\ADD{
better}} (OR,
In
order
that
I
{\ADD{
may
know}}
him
{\ADD{
better}}),
I
have
rejected
all
things
as
worthless.
I
consider
them
{\ADD{
as
useless
as}} [MET]
rubbish,
in
order
that
I
may
have
{\ADD{
a
close relationship
with}}
Christ [MET],
\VS{9}and
in
order
that
I
may
completely
belong
to
him.
It
was
not
as
a
result
of
{\ADD{
my
obeying}}
the
laws
{\ADD{
he
gave
Moses}}
that
God erased
the
record
of
my
sins.
Instead,
it
is
because
I
have
trusted
in
Christ
{\ADD{
that
God}}
has
declared
that
I
am
no
longer
guilty
for
my
sins,
and
he enables
me
to
act
righteously.
{\ADD{
It
is}}
God
{\ADD{
himself
who}}
has erased
the
record
of
my
sins,
and
he enables
me
to
act
righteously,
{\ADD{
only}}
because
I
have
trusted
{\ADD{
in
Christ}}.
\VS{10}I
{\ADD{
want}}
to
know Christ
{\ADD{
better
and
better}}.
Particularly,
I
{\ADD{
want}}
to
continually
experience
{\ADD{
his
working}} powerfully
in
my
life,
{\ADD{
just
like
God
worked powerfully
when
he}}
caused Christ
to
become
alive
after
he
died.
I
{\ADD{
also
want
to
be
continually
willing}}
to
suffer
{\ADD{
in
order
that
I
may
obey
God}},
just
like Christ
suffered
{\ADD{
in
order
that
he
might
obey
God.
I
also
want}}
to
be
completely
willing
to
die
for
{\ADD{Christ}},
even
as
he
died
for
me,
\VS{11}{\ADD{
because
I
expect
that,
as
a
result
of
God’s
goodness}},
he
will
cause
me
to
live
again
after
I
have
died.
\par }{\SH Since
you
desire
to
be
perfected
and
since
you
have
my
example
of
not
considering
that
I
am
already
perfect,
but
of
constantly
striving
to
become
more
and
more
like Christ,
follow
my
example.
\par }{\SR Philippians 3:12-16
\par }{\PP \VS{12}I
do
not
claim
that
I
have
already
become
completely
like
Christ
Jesus;
that
is,
I
have
not
already
become
all
that
God
intends
me
to
be [DOU].
But
I
earnestly
try
to
become
{\ADD{
more
and
more
like
Christ}},
because
he
chose
me
{\ADD{
in
order
that
I
might
become
like
him}}.
\VS{13}My
fellow believers,
I
certainly
do
not
consider
that
I
have
already
become
completely
like
Christ.
But
I
{\ADD{
am
like
a
runner.
A
runner
does
not
look
backward}} [MET].
Instead,
he
leans/stretches
forward
as
he
runs
straight
toward
the
goal
{\ADD{
in
order
that
he
might
win
the
race
and
get
the
prize.
Similarly}},
I
do
not
think
about
what
I
have
already
done.
\VS{14}Instead,
I concentrate
only
on
{\ADD{
continuing
to
become
more
and
more
like
Christ
right
up
to
the
end
of
my
life}} [MET].
As
a
result,
because
of
my relationship
with
Christ
Jesus,
God
will
call/summon
me
to
receive
a
reward
from
him
{\ADD{
in
heaven}}.
\VS{15}So,
all
of
us
who
are
{\ADD{spiritually}}
mature
should
think
this
{\ADD{
same
way}}.
If
any
{\ADD{
of
you}}
do
not
think
this
same
way
regarding
what
I
{\ADD{
have
written
here}},
God
will
reveal
that
to
you.
\VS{16}What
is
important
is
that
we
must
conduct
our
lives
according
to
what
{\ADD{
God
has
already
revealed
to}}
us.
\par }{\SH Imitate
me
and
those
who
live
as
I
do.
Remember
that
there
are
many
people
who
are
bad
examples,
as
shown
by
their
lustful
behavior,
wanting
to
do
what
their
bodies
desire.
But
as
for
us, Christ
will transform
our
weak
bodies
to
be
like
his
glorious
heavenly
body.
\par }{\SR Philippians 3:17-21
\par }{\PP \VS{17}My
fellow believers,
{\ADD{
all
of}}
you
should
follow
my
example,
and
observe
those
people
who
act
as
I
do,
{\ADD{
in
order
that
you
may
imitate
them
also}}.
\VS{18}{\ADD{
Keep
in
mind
that}}
there
are
many
people
{\ADD{
who
say
that
they
believe
in
Christ,
but}}
who
act
{\ADD{
in
such
a
way
that
shows}}
that
they
are
opposed
to
{\ADD{
the
teaching
about}}
Christ
{\ADD{
dying
on}}
the
cross [MTY].
I
have
told
you
about
those
people
many
times
{\ADD{
before}},
and
now
I
am
sad,
even
crying,
as
I
tell
you
{\ADD{
about
them
again}}.
\VS{19}{\ADD{
God}}
will
severely
punish
them.
The
things
their
bodies
desire [MTY]
have
become
{\ADD{
like}}
gods
to
them [MET].
They
are
proud
of
the
things
they
should
be
ashamed
of.
They
think
only
about
what unbelievers [MTY]
think
about.
\VS{20}{\ADD{
But
remember}}
that
we
are
citizens
of
heaven.
And
we
eagerly
wait
for
our
Savior,
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
{\ADD{
to
return}}
from
there.
\VS{21}By
the
power
that enables
him
to
put
everything
under
his
own
control,
he
will
change
our
weak
bodies
to
become
like
his
glorious
body.

\par }\Chap{4}{\SH On the basis of all that I have told you, continue to believe firmly in the Lord Jesus Christ according to what I have just taught you, and act accordingly.
\par }{\SR Philippians 4:1
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}My
fellow believers,
I
love
you,
and
I
long
for
you.
You
make
me
happy [MTY],
and
I
am ◄proud
of/pleased
with►
you.
Dear
friends,
on
the
basis
{\ADD{
of
all
that
I
have
told
you}},
continue
to
believe
firmly
in
the
Lord
doing
what
I
have
just
taught
you.
\par }{\SH I
urge Euodia
and Syntyche
to
be reconciled
with
each
other;
help
them
in
this
since
they
have
both
proclaimed
the
good
news
faithfully
together
with
me
and
my
other
fellow
workers.
\par }{\SR Philippians 4:2-3
\par }{\PP \VS{2}I
urge
{\ADD{
you(sg)}},
Euodia,
and
I
urge
{\ADD{
you(sg)}},
Syntyche,
to
again
have
a
peaceful relationship
with
each
other,
{\ADD{
because
you
both
have
a relationship
with}}
the
Lord.
\VS{3}And,
my
faithful comrade/partner,
I
request
that
you
{\ADD{(sg)}}
help
them
{\ADD{
to
again
have
a
peaceful relationship
with
each
other}},
because
they
have
{\ADD{
faithfully
proclaimed}}
the
message
{\ADD{
about Christ}}
together
with
me,
{\ADD{
even
though
many
people}}
have
opposed
us
{\ADD{(exc)}}.
They
have
faithfully
proclaimed
that
message
together
with
Clement
and
the
rest
of
my
fellow
workers,
whose
names
{\ADD{
are}}
in
the
book
{\ADD{
in
which
God
has
written
the
names
of
all
those
people
who
will}}
live
{\ADD{
forever}}.
\par }{\SH The
Lord
is
coming
soon.
Always
rejoice,
be
gentle
to
everyone.
Do
not
worry
about
anything,
but
pray
to
God
instead.
As
a
result,
God
will
grant
you
profound
peace.
\par }{\SR Philippians 4:4-7
\par }{\PP \VS{4}{\ADD{
Because
you
have
a relationship
with}}
the
Lord,
always
rejoice! I’m
saying
it
again,
rejoice!
\VS{5}{\ADD{
Act
in
such
a
way
that}}
everyone
can
know
that
you
are
gentle.
The
Lord
is
coming
soon.
\VS{6}Do
not
worry
about
anything.
Instead,
in
every
situation,
pray
{\ADD{
to
God}},
tell
him
what
you
need,
and
ask
him
{\ADD{
to
help
you}} [DOU].
Also
thank
{\ADD{
him
for
what
he
does
for
you}}.
\VS{7}As
a
result,
God
will
enable
you
not
to
worry
{\ADD{
about
anything}} [MTY] (OR,
God
will
protect
your
minds
{\ADD{
in
every
way}}) [PRS].
{\ADD{
That
is}},
he
will
cause
you
to
have
{\ADD{
inner}}
peace
{\ADD{
because
you
have
a relationship
with}}
Christ
Jesus.
You
will
not
be
able
to
understand [PRS]
{\ADD{
how
you
can
be
so
peaceful
in
such
difficult
circumstances!}}!
\par }{\SH Continually
think
about
everything
that
is
good
and praiseworthy.
Continually
practice
whatever
you
have
learned
from
me.
As
a
result,
God
will
be
with
you
and
give
you
inner
peace.
\par }{\SR Philippians 4:8-9
\par }{\PP \VS{8}My
fellow believers,
there
is
one
more
thing
I
{\ADD{
want
you
to
do}}.
Whatever
is
true,
whatever
is
worthy
of
respect,
whatever
is
right,
whatever
is
morally
pure,
whatever
is
pleasing,
whatever
is admirable,
whatever
is
good,
whatever
{\ADD{
deserves}}
praise,
those
are
the
things
that
you
should
continually
think
about.
\VS{9}Those
things
that
I
have
taught
you
and
that
you
have
learned
from
me,
those
things
that
you
have
heard
me
{\ADD{
say}}
and
that
you
have
seen
me
{\ADD{
do}},
those
are
the
things
that
you
yourselves
should
continually
do.
As
a
result
{\ADD{
of
your
doing
those
things}},
God,
the
one
who
{\ADD{
causes
us
to}}
have
{\ADD{
inner}}
peace,
will ◄be
with/bless►
you.
\par }{\SH I
rejoice
greatly
because
you
have
once
again
demonstrated
your
concern
for
me
by
giving
to
meet
my
needs,
though
it
is
true
that Christ enables
me
to
be
content
in
every
situation.
\par }{\SR Philippians 4:10-14
\par }{\PP \VS{10}I
rejoice
greatly
{\ADD{
and
thank}}
the
Lord
because
now,
after
some
time,
{\ADD{
by
sending
money
to
me}}
you
have
once
again
shown
that
you
are
concerned
about
me [EUP].
Indeed,
you
were
concerned
about
me
{\ADD{
all
the
time}},
but
you
had
no opportunity
{\ADD{
to
show
that
you
were
concerned
about
me}}.
\VS{11}I
am
saying
this
not
because
I
{\ADD{
am
concerned
that
I}}
lack
things
{\ADD{
that
I
need}}.
In
fact,
I
have
learned
to
be
content
in
whatever
{\ADD{
situation}}
I
am.
\VS{12}{\ADD{
Specifically}},
I
know
how
{\ADD{
to
be
content
when}}
I
do
not
have
what
I
need,
and
I
know
how
{\ADD{
to
be
content
when}}
I
have
plenty.
I
have
learned
how
{\ADD{
to
be
content}}
in
any
and
every
{\ADD{
situation}} [DOU].
{\ADD{
Specifically}},
I
have
learned
how
{\ADD{
to
be
content
when}}
I
have
enough
to
eat,
and
I
have
learned
how
{\ADD{
to
be
content
when}}
I
do
not
have
enough
to
eat.
I
have
learned
how
{\ADD{
to
be
content
when}}
I
have
plenty [DOU]
{\ADD{
of
what
I
need}},
and
I
have
learned
{\ADD{
how
to
be
content
when}}
I
lack
{\ADD{
things}}.
\VS{13}I
am
able ◄to cope
with/to
handle►
every
situation
because
{\ADD{Christ}}
gives
me
the
strength
to
do
that.
\VS{14}Nevertheless,
you
did
very
well
by
{\ADD{
helping
me}} (OR,
{\ADD{
giving
me
money}}) [EUP]
while
I
have
been
suffering
hardship.
\par }{\SH You Philippians
know
that
in
the
early
days
of
preaching
the
good
news
in
your
region
you
were
the
only
congregation
that
sent
me
money.
I
do
not
say
this
because
I
desire
your
gifts,
but
I
desire
that
God
would
abundantly
bless
you
for aiding
me.
\par }{\SR Philippians 4:15-17
\par }{\PP \VS{15}{\ADD{
My
friends
there
at Philippi}},
you
yourselves
know
that
when
I
first
{\ADD{
proclaimed}}
the
message
about Christ
{\ADD{
to
you}},
and
then
left
there
to
go
to
Macedonia
{\ADD{
province}},
you
were
the
only
group
of believers [LIT]
who
{\ADD{
sent
me}}
gifts [EUP]
in
order
that
I
might
{\ADD{
proclaim
that
message}}
to
others
just
like
I
did
for
you.
\VS{16}Even
{\ADD{
when
I
was}}
in
Thessalonica
{\ADD{
city}},
you
sent
{\ADD{
money}} [EUP]
to
me
two
different
times [IDM]
in
order
to
{\ADD{
supply}}
what
I
needed.
\VS{17}I
say
this,
not
because
I
desire
that
you
give
me
money
now.
Instead,
I
desire
that
{\ADD{
God}}
will
abundantly
bless [MET]
you
as
a
result
of
{\ADD{
your
helping
me}}.
\par }{\SH I
have
received
your
very
generous
gift;
God
is
very
pleased
with
this
gift,
and
he
will
abundantly
supply
your
every
need
also.
Let
us
praise
him
forever.
\par }{\SR Philippians 4:18-20
\par }{\PP \VS{18}But
I
have
received
a
very
generous
{\ADD{
gift}} [EUP]
{\ADD{
from
you}},
and
{\ADD{
as
a
result}},
I
have
plenty.
I
have
an
abundant
supply
{\ADD{
of
what
I
need
because}}
I
have
received
from
Epaphroditus
the
money [EUP]
that
you
{\ADD{
sent
to
me}}.
God
considers
that
your
gift
is
very
acceptable,
and
he
is
very
pleased
with
it.
{\ADD{
Your
gift
is
like}}
a nice-smelling
sacrifice [MET].
\VS{19}{\ADD{
Moreover}},
God,
{\ADD{
whom}}
I
{\ADD{
serve}},
has
an unlimited
supply
{\ADD{
of
everything
that
we(inc)
need}}.
And
as
a
result,
because
of
your relationship
with
Christ
Jesus,
he
will
completely
supply
everything
that
you
need.
\VS{20}{\ADD{
So}},
praise
God
our
Father
forever
and
ever!
Amen!
\par }{\SH All
of
God’s
people
here,
including
those
who
serve
God
with
me
and
those
who
work
at
the emperor’s
palace,
join
me
in greeting
each
one
of
God’s
people
there.
\par }{\SR Philippians 4:21-22
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Greet
{\ADD{
for
me/us(exc)}}
all
of
God’s
people
{\ADD{
there,
that
is,
all
those
who
have
a relationship
with}}
Christ
Jesus.
The
fellow believers
who
{\ADD{
serve
God
together}}
with
me
here
send
their greetings
to
you (OR,
say
they
are
thinking fondly
of
you).
\VS{22}All
of
God’s
people
{\ADD{
here}}
send
their greetings
to
you.
Especially
the
{\ADD{
fellow believers
who
work}}
in
the
palace
of
the emperor
send
their greetings
to
you.
\par }{\SH May
the
Lord
Jesus Christ
bless
you.
\par }{\SR Philippians 4:23
\par }{\PP \VS{23}My
desire
is
{\ADD{
that
our}}
Lord
Jesus
Christ
{\ADD{
will
continue
to}}
act
kindly
toward
you
all [SYN].
\par }