1 παυλοσ και τιμοθεοσ δουλοι ιησου χριστου πασιν τοισ αγιοισ εν χριστω ιησου τοισ ουσιν εν φιλιπποισ συν επισκοποισ και διακονοισ 2 χαρισ υμιν και ειρηνη απο θεου πατροσ ημων και κυριου ιησου χριστου 3 ευχαριστω τω θεω μου επι παση τη μνεια υμων 4 παντοτε εν παση δεησει μου υπερ παντων υμων μετα χαρασ την δεησιν ποιουμενοσ 5 επι τη κοινωνια υμων εισ το ευαγγελιον απο πρωτησ ημερασ αχρι του νυν 6 πεποιθωσ αυτο τουτο οτι ο εναρξαμενοσ εν υμιν εργον αγαθον επιτελεσει αχρι ημερασ χριστου ιησου 7 καθωσ εστιν δικαιον εμοι τουτο φρονειν υπερ παντων υμων δια το εχειν με εν τη καρδια υμασ εν τε τοισ δεσμοισ μου και εν τη απολογια και βεβαιωσει του ευαγγελιου συγκοινωνουσ μου τησ χαριτοσ παντασ υμασ οντασ 8 μαρτυσ γαρ μου εστιν ο θεοσ ωσ επιποθω παντασ υμασ εν σπλαγχνοισ ιησου χριστου 9 και τουτο προσευχομαι ινα η αγαπη υμων ετι μαλλον και μαλλον περισσευη εν επιγνωσει και παση αισθησει 10 εισ το δοκιμαζειν υμασ τα διαφεροντα ινα ητε ειλικρινεισ και απροσκοποι εισ ημεραν χριστου 11 πεπληρωμενοι καρπων δικαιοσυνησ των δια ιησου χριστου εισ δοξαν και επαινον θεου 12 γινωσκειν δε υμασ βουλομαι αδελφοι οτι τα κατ εμε μαλλον εισ προκοπην του ευαγγελιου εληλυθεν 13 ωστε τουσ δεσμουσ μου φανερουσ εν χριστω γενεσθαι εν ολω τω πραιτωριω και τοισ λοιποισ πασιν 14 και τουσ πλειονασ των αδελφων εν κυριω πεποιθοτασ τοισ δεσμοισ μου περισσοτερωσ τολμαν αφοβωσ τον λογον λαλειν 15 τινεσ μεν και δια φθονον και εριν τινεσ δε και δι ευδοκιαν τον χριστον κηρυσσουσιν 16 οι μεν εξ εριθειασ τον χριστον καταγγελλουσιν ουχ αγνωσ οιομενοι θλιψιν επιφερειν τοισ δεσμοισ μου 17 οι δε εξ αγαπησ ειδοτεσ οτι εισ απολογιαν του ευαγγελιου κειμαι 18 τι γαρ πλην παντι τροπω ειτε προφασει ειτε αληθεια χριστοσ καταγγελλεται και εν τουτω χαιρω αλλα και χαρησομαι 19 οιδα γαρ οτι τουτο μοι αποβησεται εισ σωτηριαν δια τησ υμων δεησεωσ και επιχορηγιασ του πνευματοσ ιησου χριστου 20 κατα την αποκαραδοκιαν και ελπιδα μου οτι εν ουδενι αισχυνθησομαι αλλ εν παση παρρησια ωσ παντοτε και νυν μεγαλυνθησεται χριστοσ εν τω σωματι μου ειτε δια ζωησ ειτε δια θανατου 21 εμοι γαρ το ζην χριστοσ και το αποθανειν κερδοσ 22 ει δε το ζην εν σαρκι τουτο μοι καρποσ εργου και τι αιρησομαι ου γνωριζω 23 συνεχομαι δε εκ των δυο την επιθυμιαν εχων εισ το αναλυσαι και συν χριστω ειναι πολλω μαλλον κρεισσον 24 το δε επιμενειν εν τη σαρκι αναγκαιοτερον δι υμασ 25 και τουτο πεποιθωσ οιδα οτι μενω και συμπαραμενω πασιν υμιν εισ την υμων προκοπην και χαραν τησ πιστεωσ 26 ινα το καυχημα υμων περισσευη εν χριστω ιησου εν εμοι δια τησ εμησ παρουσιασ παλιν προσ υμασ 27 μονον αξιωσ του ευαγγελιου του χριστου πολιτευεσθε ινα ειτε ελθων και ιδων υμασ ειτε απων ακουσω τα περι υμων οτι στηκετε εν ενι πνευματι μια ψυχη συναθλουντεσ τη πιστει του ευαγγελιου 28 και μη πτυρομενοι εν μηδενι υπο των αντικειμενων ητισ αυτοισ μεν εστιν ενδειξισ απωλειασ υμιν δε σωτηριασ και τουτο απο θεου 29 οτι υμιν εχαρισθη το υπερ χριστου ου μονον το εισ αυτον πιστευειν αλλα και το υπερ αυτου πασχειν 30 τον αυτον αγωνα εχοντεσ οιον ειδετε εν εμοι και νυν ακουετε εν εμοι
Philippians · Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
Philippians 1 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
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- Romans 16:25–27 stands after 14:23 (as 14:24–26), as in most Byzantine manuscripts.
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Philippi
A Roman colony on the Via Egnatia and the site of Paul's first European converts — a beloved church to which he later wrote from prison.
Cited in the guide: Acts 16:12; Acts 16:25; Philippians 1:1
Cross references (30)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Corinthians 1:1; Acts 16:12–15; Romans 1:1; Colossians 1:1–2; Romans 1:7
- 2 Romans 1:7; 2 Corinthians 1:2; 1 Peter 1:2
- 3 1 Corinthians 1:4; 1 Thessalonians 1:2–3; Philemon 4–5; 2 Timothy 1:3; Ephesians 1:15–16
- 4 1 Thessalonians 1:2; Romans 1:9; 2 John 4; Philippians 2:2; Ephesians 1:14–23
- 5 Philippians 4:14–15; Hebrews 3:14; Philippians 1:7; Philemon 17; 2 Corinthians 8:1
- 6 1 Thessalonians 5:23–24; Philippians 2:13; Ephesians 4:12; Hebrews 13:20–21; Psalm 138:8
- 7 2 Corinthians 7:3; Philippians 1:5; Colossians 4:18; 2 Timothy 2:9; Philippians 4:14
- 8 Romans 1:9; Philippians 4:1; 2 Timothy 1:4; 1 Thessalonians 2:8; Romans 9:1
- 9 1 Thessalonians 3:12; Colossians 1:9; Philemon 6; 2 Peter 1:5–6; Colossians 3:10
- 10 Romans 12:2; 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Romans 2:18; Ephesians 5:10
- 11 Hebrews 12:11; John 15:8; John 15:4–5; Galatians 5:22–23; Colossians 1:10
- 12 2 Timothy 2:9; Romans 8:28; Acts 11:19–21; Romans 8:37; Acts 22:1–30
- 13 2 Timothy 2:9; Ephesians 3:1; Philippians 1:7; Philippians 4:22; Ephesians 6:20
- 14 Ephesians 6:19–20; 1 Thessalonians 2:2; Luke 1:74; Colossians 4:4; Philippians 1:7
- 15 Romans 16:17–18; Philippians 2:3; 2 Corinthians 4:5; 1 Peter 5:2–4; 2 Corinthians 11:13
- 16 2 Corinthians 4:1–2; 2 Corinthians 2:17; Philippians 1:10; Philippians 1:12; Psalm 69:26
- 17 Philippians 2:3; 2 Timothy 1:11–12; 1 Corinthians 9:16–17; 2 Timothy 4:6–7; Galatians 2:7–8
- 18 Luke 9:50; Mark 9:38–40; 1 Corinthians 15:11; Philippians 1:14–17; 1 Corinthians 14:15
- 19 Romans 8:28; Acts 16:7; 2 Corinthians 1:11; Galatians 4:6; Romans 8:9
- 20 1 Peter 4:16; 1 Corinthians 6:20; Isaiah 54:4; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Ephesians 6:19–20
- 21 Galatians 2:20; 2 Corinthians 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:1; Philippians 1:23; 2 Corinthians 5:6
- 22 1 Peter 4:2; Galatians 2:20; Philippians 1:24; 2 Corinthians 10:3; Psalm 71:18
- 23 2 Corinthians 5:8; Psalm 17:15; Revelation 14:13; Luke 23:43; John 17:24
- 24 Philippians 1:25–26; Philippians 1:22; John 16:7; Acts 20:29–31
- 25 Philippians 2:24; 2 Corinthians 1:24; Ephesians 4:11–13; Romans 15:13; Romans 5:2
- 26 2 Corinthians 1:14; 2 Corinthians 5:12; Philippians 4:4; Philippians 3:3; John 16:24
- 27 Ephesians 4:1; 1 Corinthians 16:13–14; 2 Peter 3:14; 1 Corinthians 1:10; Philippians 2:1–2
- 28 2 Timothy 1:7–8; 2 Thessalonians 1:5–6; Matthew 10:28; Isaiah 51:7; 2 Timothy 2:11–12
- 29 James 1:2; 1 Peter 4:13; Acts 5:41; Romans 5:3; Acts 14:22
- 30 1 Thessalonians 2:2; Acts 16:19–40; 2 Timothy 4:7; Romans 8:35–37; Hebrews 12:4
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Here, as writing to those of equal honor, he does not set down his rank of Teacher, but another, and that a great one. And what is that? He calls himself a "servant," and not an Apostle.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)
But the apostle himself also, being one who had been formed in a womb, and had issued thence, wrote to us, and confessed in his Epistle to the Philippians that "to live in the flesh was the fruit of [his] work;" thus expressing himself.
The apostle "desires to depart, and to be with Christ." And, "My soul desired to long for Thy judgments;" or if it is more appropriate to say, "My soul longed to desire Thy judgments." And, "The desire of wisdom bringeth to a kingdom." Yet there has always obtained the usage of understanding desire and concupiscence in a bad sense if …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
For no child, be he never so virtuous, is so desirable and lovely to a father, as the having our portion in those good things, and "to depart and be with Christ." No doubt hell, and that punishment, is a thing not to be borne.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
He is called also the Spirit of Christ, as it is written, Searching what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify; and again, Through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)