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Philippians 2

Phil. 2:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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If
ei (Greek #1487)
if, whether, that, etc.
KJV usage: forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. Often used in connection or composition with other particles, especially as in 1489, 1490, 1499, 1508, 1509, 1512, 1513, 1536, 1537. See also 1437.
Pronounce: i
Origin: a primary particle of conditionality
there be therefore
oun (Greek #3767)
(adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly
KJV usage: and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.
Pronounce: oon
Origin: apparently a primary word
any
tis (Greek #5100)
some or any person or object
KJV usage: a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).
Pronounce: tis
Origin: an enclitic indefinite pronoun
consolation
paraklesis (Greek #3874)
imploration, hortation, solace
KJV usage: comfort, consolation, exhortation, intreaty.
Pronounce: par-ak'-lay-sis
Origin: from 3870
in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
Christ
Christos (Greek #5547)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
KJV usage: Christ.
Pronounce: khris-tos'
Origin: from 5548
, if
ei (Greek #1487)
if, whether, that, etc.
KJV usage: forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. Often used in connection or composition with other particles, especially as in 1489, 1490, 1499, 1508, 1509, 1512, 1513, 1536, 1537. See also 1437.
Pronounce: i
Origin: a primary particle of conditionality
any
tis (Greek #5100)
some or any person or object
KJV usage: a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).
Pronounce: tis
Origin: an enclitic indefinite pronoun
comfort
paramuthion (Greek #3890)
consolation (properly, concretely)
KJV usage: comfort.
Pronounce: par-am-oo'-thee-on
Origin: neuter of 3889
of love
agape (Greek #26)
love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast
KJV usage: (feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love.
Pronounce: ag-ah'-pay
Origin: from 25
, if
ei (Greek #1487)
if, whether, that, etc.
KJV usage: forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. Often used in connection or composition with other particles, especially as in 1489, 1490, 1499, 1508, 1509, 1512, 1513, 1536, 1537. See also 1437.
Pronounce: i
Origin: a primary particle of conditionality
any
tis (Greek #5100)
some or any person or object
KJV usage: a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).
Pronounce: tis
Origin: an enclitic indefinite pronoun
fellowship
koinonia (Greek #2842)
partnership, i.e. (literally) participation, or (social) intercourse, or (pecuniary) benefaction
KJV usage: (to) communicate(-ation), communion, (contri-)distribution, fellowship.
Pronounce: koy-nohn-ee'-ah
Origin: from 2844
of the Spirit
pneuma (Greek #4151)
a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit
KJV usage: ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare 5590.
Pronounce: pnyoo'-mah
Origin: from 4154
, if
ei (Greek #1487)
if, whether, that, etc.
KJV usage: forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. Often used in connection or composition with other particles, especially as in 1489, 1490, 1499, 1508, 1509, 1512, 1513, 1536, 1537. See also 1437.
Pronounce: i
Origin: a primary particle of conditionality
any
tis (Greek #5100)
some or any person or object
KJV usage: a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).
Pronounce: tis
Origin: an enclitic indefinite pronoun
bowels
splagchnon (Greek #4698)
an intestine (plural); figuratively, pity or sympathy
KJV usage: bowels, inward affection, + tender mercy.
Pronounce: splangkh'-non
Origin: probably strengthened from σπλήν (the "spleen")
y and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
mercies
oiktirmos (Greek #3628)
pity
KJV usage: mercy.
Pronounce: oyk-tir-mos'
Origin: from 3627
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Col. 3:12• 12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; (Col. 3:12)

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-11:  Paul exhorts them to unity, and to all humbleness of mind, by the example of Christ's humility and exaltation;
12-15:  to a careful proceeding in the way of salvation, that they be as lights to the wicked world,
16-18:  and comforts to him their apostle, who is now ready to be offered up to God.
19-30:  He hopes to send Timothy to them, and Epaphroditus also.
any consolation.
Phil. 3:3• 3For *we* are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God, and boast in Christ Jesus, and do not trust in flesh. (Phil. 3:3)
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Luke 2:10‑11,25• 10And the angel said to them, Fear not, for behold, I announce to you glad tidings of great joy, which shall be to all the people;
 11for to-day a Saviour has been born to you in David's city, who is Christ the Lord.
 25And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was just and pious, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. (Luke 2:10‑11,25)
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John 14:18,27• 18I will not leave you orphans, I am coming to you.
 27I leave peace with you; I give *my* peace to you: not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it fear. (John 14:18,27)
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John 15:11• 11I have spoken these things to you that my joy may be in you, and your joy be full. (John 15:11)
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John 16:22‑24• 22And ye now therefore have grief; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one takes from you.
 23And in that day ye shall demand nothing of me: verily, verily, I say to you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give you.
 24Hitherto ye have asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. (John 16:22‑24)
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John 17:13• 13And now I come to thee. And these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in them. (John 17:13)
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Rom. 5:1‑2• 1Therefore having been justified on the principle of faith, we have peace towards God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
 2by whom we have also access by faith into this favour in which we stand, and we boast in hope of the glory of God. (Rom. 5:1‑2)
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Rom. 15:12‑13• 12And again, Esaias says, There shall be the root of Jesse, and one that arises, to rule over the nations: in him shall the nations hope.
 13Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that ye should abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Rom. 15:12‑13)
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1 Cor. 15:31• 31Daily I die, by your boasting which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord. (1 Cor. 15:31)
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2 Cor. 1:5‑6• 5Because, even as the sufferings of the Christ abound towards us, so through the Christ does our encouragement also abound.
 6But whether we are in tribulation, it is for your encouragement and salvation, wrought in the endurance of the same sufferings which *we* also suffer, (2 Cor. 1:5‑6)
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2 Cor. 2:14• 14But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in the Christ, and makes manifest the odour of his knowledge through us in every place. (2 Cor. 2:14)
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2 Thess. 2:16‑17• 16But our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us, and given us eternal consolation and good hope by grace,
 17encourage your hearts, and establish you in every good work and word. (2 Thess. 2:16‑17)
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Heb. 6:18• 18that by two unchangeable things, in which it was impossible that God should lie, we might have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us, (Heb. 6:18)
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1 Peter 1:6‑8• 6Wherein ye exult, for a little while at present, if needed, put to grief by various trials,
 7that the proving of your faith, much more precious than of gold which perishes, though it be proved by fire, be found to praise and glory and honour in the revelation of Jesus Christ:
 8whom, having not seen, ye love; on whom though not now looking, but believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and filled with the glory, (1 Peter 1:6‑8)
if any comfort.
Psa. 133:1• 1A Song of degrees. Of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! (Psa. 133:1)
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John 15:10‑12• 10If ye shall keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love, as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.
 11I have spoken these things to you that my joy may be in you, and your joy be full.
 12This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you. (John 15:10‑12)
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Acts 2:46• 46And every day, being constantly in the temple with one accord, and breaking bread in the house, they received their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, (Acts 2:46)
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Acts 4:32• 32And the heart and soul of the multitude of those that had believed were one, and not one said that anything of what he possessed was his own, but all things were common to them; (Acts 4:32)
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Gal. 5:22• 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity, (Gal. 5:22)
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Eph. 4:30‑32• 30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which ye have been sealed for the day of redemption.
 31Let all bitterness, and heat of passion, and wrath, and clamour, and injurious language, be removed from you, with all malice;
 32and be to one another kind, compassionate, forgiving one another, so as God also in Christ has forgiven you. (Eph. 4:30‑32)
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Col. 2:2• 2to the end that their hearts may be encouraged, being united together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the full knowledge of the mystery of God; (Col. 2:2)
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1 John 4:7‑8,12,16• 7Beloved, let us love one another; because love is of God, and every one that loves has been begotten of God, and knows God.
 8He that loves not has not known God; for God is love.
 12No one has seen God at any time: if we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us.
 16And *we* have known and have believed the love which God has to us. God is love, and he that abides in love abides in God, and God in him. (1 John 4:7‑8,12,16)
if any fellowship.
Rom. 5:5• 5and hope does not make ashamed, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which has been given to us: (Rom. 5:5)
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Rom. 8:9‑16,26• 9But *ye* are not in flesh but in Spirit, if indeed God's Spirit dwell in you; but if any one has not the Spirit of Christ *he* is not of him:
 10but if Christ be in you, the body is dead on account of sin, but the Spirit life on account of righteousness.
 11But if the Spirit of him that has raised up Jesus from among the dead dwell in you, he that has raised up Christ from among the dead shall quicken your mortal bodies also on account of his Spirit which dwells in you.
 12So then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to flesh;
 13for if ye live according to flesh, ye are about to die; but if, by the Spirit, ye put to death the deeds of the body, ye shall live:
 14for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, *these* are sons of God.
 15For ye have not received a spirit of bondage again for fear, but ye have received a spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
 16The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit, that we are children of God.
 26And in like manner the Spirit joins also its help to our weakness; for we do not know what we should pray for as is fitting, but the Spirit itself makes intercession with groanings which cannot be uttered. (Rom. 8:9‑16,26)
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1 Cor. 3:16• 16Do ye not know that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? (1 Cor. 3:16)
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1 Cor. 6:19‑20• 19Do ye not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have of God; and ye are not your own?
 20for ye have been bought with a price: glorify now then God in your body. (1 Cor. 6:19‑20)
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1 Cor. 12:13• 13For also in the power of one Spirit *we* have all been baptised into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bondmen or free, and have all been given to drink of one Spirit. (1 Cor. 12:13)
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2 Cor. 13:14• 14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. (2 Cor. 13:14)
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Gal. 4:6• 6But because ye are sons, God has sent out the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father. (Gal. 4:6)
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Eph. 1:13‑14• 13in whom *ye* also have trusted, having heard the word of the truth, the glad tidings of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, ye have been sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
 14who is the earnest of our inheritance to the redemption of the acquired possession to the praise of his glory. (Eph. 1:13‑14)
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Eph. 2:18‑22• 18For through him we have both access by one Spirit to the Father.
 19So then ye are no longer strangers and foreigners, but ye are fellow-citizens of the saints, and of the household of God,
 20being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the corner-stone,
 21in whom all the building fitted together increases to a holy temple in the Lord;
 22in whom *ye* also are built together for a habitation of God in the Spirit. (Eph. 2:18‑22)
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Eph. 4:4• 4There is one body and one Spirit, as ye have been also called in one hope of your calling; (Eph. 4:4)
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1 Peter 1:2,22‑23• 2elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by sanctification of the Spirit, unto the obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
 22Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth to unfeigned brotherly love, love one another out of a pure heart fervently;
 23being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the living and abiding word of God. (1 Peter 1:2,22‑23)
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1 John 3:24• 24And he that keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit which he has given to us. (1 John 3:24)
if any bowels.
Phil. 1:8• 8For God is my witness how I long after you all in the bowels of Christ Jesus. (Phil. 1:8)
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Col. 3:12• 12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; (Col. 3:12)
• Love had been sweetly and powerfully demonstrated by the gift they had sent to the Apostle. Consolation in Christ, comfort of love, fellowship of the Spirit, tender mercies were displayed in it, giving him great joy. (“Philippians 2” by J.N. Darby)
• In the second chapter it is Christ our Pattern in lowliness, to unite us together in one mind (2:5). (“Philippians 4” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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If then there be any comfortg in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and compassions,

JND Translation Notes

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"Encouragement," by word or any way. The apostle beautifully alludes to what he felt by their sending supply to him from so far; and adds, If you want me to be fully happy, be at one among yourselves.

W. Kelly Translation

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If therefore [there be] any comforta in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of [the] Spirit, if any bowels and compassions,

WK Translation Notes

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The order of the words "comfort" and "consolation" rightly change places from the KJV.