Philippians 2:27-3:2

By Bethany Deibler
 2:27
Greek English
• καὶ γὰρ ἠσθένησεν • For, also he was sick coming
παραπλήσιον┌ θανάτῳ: near to death; but God had
ἀλλὰ ὁ θεὸς ἠλέησεν compassion on him, not on
αὐτόν, οὐκ αὐτὸν δὲ him alone but also on me,
μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐμέ, ἵνα so that I would not have
μὴ λύπην ἐπὶ λύπην στῶ. sorrow upon sorrow.

• ┌ qanatou ‫א‬B P Ψ 81. 104.

365. 1175. 2464. 2495 :
from dative to genitive
 2:28
Greek English
• σπουδαιοτέρως οὖν • Earnestly now I sent
ἔπεμψα αὐτὸν ἵνα him so that upon seeing
ἰδόντες αὐτὸν πάλιν him return you might
χαρῆτε κἀγὼ rejoice and I might be
ἀλυπότερος ὦ. without pain.
 2:29
Greek English
• προσδέχεσθε οὖν αὐτὸν • Receive him now in the
ἐν κυρίῳ μετὰ πάσης Lord with all joy and
χαρᾶς, καὶ τοὺς hold (him) in such
τοιούτους ἐντίμους honor,
ἔχετε,
 2:30
Greek English
• ὅτι διὰ τὸ ἔργον┌
• because through the work
Χριστοῦ μέχρι θανάτου
of Christ, even approaching
ἤγγισεν,┌ death, he hazarded (his) life
παραβολευσάμενος τῇ ψστῇ so that he might fill up your
ἵνα ἀναπληρώσῃ τὸ ὑμῶν lack of service toward me.
ὑστέρημα τῆς πρός με
λειτουργίας.
kuriou ‫א‬A P Ψ 33. 81.104. 365. 1241 s bohairic ⁞
om. C ⁞ tou Xristou D majority ⁞ txt Ƥ46 B F G 6.
1175. 1739. 1881. 2464 latin sahidic

┌ parabouleusamenoj C Ψ majority sy bohairic ⁞ txt

Ƥ46 ‫א‬A B D F G 365. 1175. sahidic bohairic
 3:1
Greek English
• Τὸ λοιπόν, ἀδελφοί μου, • Finally, my brothers, rejoice
χαίρετε ἐν κυρίῳ. τὰ in the lord. On the one
hand, to write the same
αὐτὰ γράφειν ὑμῖν ἐμοὶ
(things) to you is not
μὲν οὐκ ὀκνηρόν, ὑμῖν grievous for me but rather
δὲ ┬ ἀσφαλές.— security for you.

• ┬ to 104. 323. 614. 629.

945. 2464
 3:2
Greek English
• Βλέπετε τοὺς κύνας, • Look out for the dogs, look
βλέπετε τοὺς κακοὺς out for the evil-workers, and
look out for the concision.
ἐργάτας, βλέπετε τὴν
κατατομήν.
 Sources used
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W. Leitch. Louisville, KY; Westminster John Knox Press,
2002. Print.
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Paul’s Letter to the Philippians. Stuttgart; United Bible
Societies, 1977. Print.
• O’Brien, Peter Thomas. The Epistle to the Philippians: a
Commentary on the Greek Text. Grand Rapids,
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• Wigram, George V. The Englishman's Greek
Concordance of the New Testament. Grand Rapids,
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