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andκαὶmostτοὺς πλείοναςof the brothers,τῶν ἀδελφῶνtrustingπεποιθόταςinἐνthe Lordκυρίῳbecause of my chains,τοῖς δεσμοῖς μουdareτολμᾶνfar moreπερισσοτέρωςto speakλαλεῖνthe wordτὸν λόγονwithout fear.ἀφόβως
Philippians 1:14
Study it in the app“and most of the brothers, trusting in the Lord because of my chains, dare far more to speak the word without fear.”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 1:14, word by word
- mostπλείοναςpleionas
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “pleionas” appears- of the brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōn
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphōn” appears- trustingπεποιθόταςpepoithotas
be confident
To be sure of something, rely on someone.
Where else “pepoithotas” appears- the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears- because of my chainsδεσμοῖςdesmois
bond, chain
Bond, chain; prison.
Where else “desmois” appears- dareτολμᾶνtolman
dare
Dare.
Where else “tolman” appears- far moreπερισσοτέρωςperissoterōs
much more, especially
Much more, all the more, to a greater degree.
Where else “perissoterōs” appears- to speakλαλεῖνlalein
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalein” appears- the wordλόγονlogon
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appears- without fearἀφόβωςaphobōs
without fear
Without fear, fearlessly.
Where else “aphobōs” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “the word of God.”
The context
13so that my chains have become evident as being in the Messiah throughout the whole praetorium and to all the rest,
14 · This verse (above)
15Some proclaim the Messiah even out of envy and rivalry, but others also out of goodwill.
To study Philippians 1 in a group
1. What it says
What happened to Paul in prison, and what effect does he say it had on the spread of the good news (v. 12-14)?
2. What it means
Paul writes, "to me to live is the Messiah, and to die is gain" (v. 21). What do you think he means?
3. How I live it
Paul rejoices even in hardship (v. 18). What difficult situation today could you look at from another angle?