1 This letter comes from Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all God's people in Christ Jesus living in Philippi, and to the church leaders and assistants. 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 When I think of you I'm so thankful to my God, 4 and I'm always glad to remember all of you in my prayers, 5 because you've been partners with me in spreading the good news right from the beginning up till now. 6 I'm absolutely sure that God who began this good work in you will continue working and bring it to a successful conclusion when Jesus Christ returns. 7 It's appropriate for me to be thinking this way about all of you because you mean so much to me. Whether I'm in prison or out there making the good news clear, all of you share God's grace together with me. 8 God is my witness as to my great affection for every one of you in the caring love of Christ Jesus. 9 My prayer is that your love may grow more and more in knowledge and understanding, 10 so that you can work out what's really important. That way you can be genuine and blameless when Christ returns, 11 filled with the fruits of living right that come through Jesus Christ and give glory and praise to God. 12 I want you to know, my brothers and sisters, that all I've experienced has worked out to move the good news forward! 13 For everyone—including the whole praetorian guard—now knows that I'm in chains for Christ; 14 and because of my chains most of the Christians here have been encouraged to speak God's word boldly and fearlessly! 15 Yes, some speak out of jealousy and rivalry. However, there are those who speak from good motives. 16 They act out of love, because they know that I'm meant to be here to defend the good news. 17 Those others present Christ deceptively because of their selfish ambitions, trying to cause me problems in my imprisonment. 18 But so what? All I care about is that Christ is presented every which way, whether just pretending or whether from true convictions. That's what makes me happy—and I will go on being happy! 19 Why? Because I'm convinced that through your prayers for me, and through the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, this will turn out to be my salvation. 20 For it's my strongest hope and expectation not to do anything of which I would be ashamed. Instead it's my bold hope, as always, that even now Christ will be greatly honored through me, whether I live or die. 21 As far as I'm concerned, living is for Christ, and dying brings gain. 22 But if I'm to go on living here and this would be productive work, then I really don't know what's best to choose! 23 For I'm in a dilemma—I really want to leave and be with Christ, which would be far better, 24 and yet to remain physically here is more important as far as you're concerned. 25 Since I'm absolutely sure of this, I know that I'll stay here, remaining with you all to help you as your trust and delight in God grows, 26 so that when I see you again your praise to Christ Jesus may be even greater because of me. 27 Just be sure that the way you live your lives corresponds to the good news of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or not I can get to hear how you're doing—that you stand firm in full agreement with one another, spiritually united as you work together for the trusting faith of the good news. 28 Don't let your enemies scare you. By being brave you will demonstrate to them that they will be lost, but that God himself will save you. 29 For you have been given the privilege not only of trusting in Jesus, but suffering for him as well. 30 You're experiencing the same struggle you saw me having—a struggle I still have, as you now know.
Filipenses · Free Bible Version (Versión Biblia Libre en inglés)
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Personas y lugares de este capítulo
Del árbol genealógico y los mapas bíblicos de este sitio (en inglés), solo donde esas guías citan este capítulo.
Lugares
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.
Citado en la guía: Acts 16:12; Acts 16:25; Philippians 1:1
Referencias cruzadas (30)
Pasajes relacionados con cada versículo, del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, tal como los reúnen y ordenan los lectores de OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Corintios 1:1; Hechos 16:12–15; Romanos 1:1; Colosenses 1:1–2; Romanos 1:7
- 2 Romanos 1:7; 2 Corintios 1:2; 1 Pedro 1:2
- 3 1 Corintios 1:4; 1 Tesalonicenses 1:2–3; Filemón 4–5; 2 Timoteo 1:3; Efesios 1:15–16
- 4 1 Tesalonicenses 1:2; Romanos 1:9; 2 Juan 4; Filipenses 2:2; Efesios 1:14–23
- 5 Filipenses 4:14–15; Hebreos 3:14; Filipenses 1:7; Filemón 17; 2 Corintios 8:1
- 6 1 Tesalonicenses 5:23–24; Filipenses 2:13; Efesios 4:12; Hebreos 13:20–21; Salmo 138:8
- 7 2 Corintios 7:3; Filipenses 1:5; Colosenses 4:18; 2 Timoteo 2:9; Filipenses 4:14
- 8 Romanos 1:9; Filipenses 4:1; 2 Timoteo 1:4; 1 Tesalonicenses 2:8; Romanos 9:1
- 9 1 Tesalonicenses 3:12; Colosenses 1:9; Filemón 6; 2 Pedro 1:5–6; Colosenses 3:10
- 10 Romanos 12:2; 1 Tesalonicenses 3:13; 1 Tesalonicenses 5:23; Romanos 2:18; Efesios 5:10
- 11 Hebreos 12:11; Juan 15:8; Juan 15:4–5; Gálatas 5:22–23; Colosenses 1:10
- 12 2 Timoteo 2:9; Romanos 8:28; Hechos 11:19–21; Romanos 8:37; Hechos 22:1–30
- 13 2 Timoteo 2:9; Efesios 3:1; Filipenses 1:7; Filipenses 4:22; Efesios 6:20
- 14 Efesios 6:19–20; 1 Tesalonicenses 2:2; Lucas 1:74; Colosenses 4:4; Filipenses 1:7
- 15 Romanos 16:17–18; Filipenses 2:3; 2 Corintios 4:5; 1 Pedro 5:2–4; 2 Corintios 11:13
- 16 2 Corintios 4:1–2; 2 Corintios 2:17; Filipenses 1:10; Filipenses 1:12; Salmo 69:26
- 17 Filipenses 2:3; 2 Timoteo 1:11–12; 1 Corintios 9:16–17; 2 Timoteo 4:6–7; Gálatas 2:7–8
- 18 Lucas 9:50; Marcos 9:38–40; 1 Corintios 15:11; Filipenses 1:14–17; 1 Corintios 14:15
- 19 Romanos 8:28; Hechos 16:7; 2 Corintios 1:11; Gálatas 4:6; Romanos 8:9
- 20 1 Pedro 4:16; 1 Corintios 6:20; Isaías 54:4; 1 Tesalonicenses 5:23; Efesios 6:19–20
- 21 Gálatas 2:20; 2 Corintios 5:8; 2 Corintios 5:1; Filipenses 1:23; 2 Corintios 5:6
- 22 1 Pedro 4:2; Gálatas 2:20; Filipenses 1:24; 2 Corintios 10:3; Salmo 71:18
- 23 2 Corintios 5:8; Salmo 17:15; Apocalipsis 14:13; Lucas 23:43; Juan 17:24
- 24 Filipenses 1:25–26; Filipenses 1:22; Juan 16:7; Hechos 20:29–31
- 25 Filipenses 2:24; 2 Corintios 1:24; Efesios 4:11–13; Romanos 15:13; Romanos 5:2
- 26 2 Corintios 1:14; 2 Corintios 5:12; Filipenses 4:4; Filipenses 3:3; Juan 16:24
- 27 Efesios 4:1; 1 Corintios 16:13–14; 2 Pedro 3:14; 1 Corintios 1:10; Filipenses 2:1–2
- 28 2 Timoteo 1:7–8; 2 Tesalonicenses 1:5–6; Mateo 10:28; Isaías 51:7; 2 Timoteo 2:11–12
- 29 Santiago 1:2; 1 Pedro 4:13; Hechos 5:41; Romanos 5:3; Hechos 14:22
- 30 1 Tesalonicenses 2:2; Hechos 16:19–40; 2 Timoteo 4:7; Romanos 8:35–37; Hebreos 12:4
Referencias cruzadas: OpenBible.info (CC BY), tomadas sobre todo del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (dominio público). · Fuentes y licencias
Lo que dijeron los Padres
Pasajes de los Padres de la Iglesia que comentan o citan este capítulo, tal como aparecen en la edición de Schaff (traducciones inglesas del siglo XIX, de dominio público). Los textos están en inglés.
Cómo se eligieron
«Comentario» es el comienzo de una homilía o exposición sobre este capítulo (homilías de san Juan Crisóstomo; tratados, sermones y comentarios a los Salmos de san Agustín). «Cita» es una frase en la que las notas de la propia edición identifican la cita de un versículo de este capítulo; solo se conserva si el texto coincide con el versículo. Solo se usan obras de autoría segura. Los Salmos siguen la numeración hebrea (Agustín usa la de los Setenta: su Salmo 50 es aquí el 51).
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.
Leer en contexto · 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 …
Leer en contexto · 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.
Leer en contexto · 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.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)