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SomeΤινὲςproclaimκηρύσσουσινthe Messiahτὸν Χριστὸνevenκαὶout ofδιὰenvyφθόνονandκαὶrivalry,ἔρινbutδὲothersτινὲςalsoκαὶout ofδι’goodwill.εὐδοκίαν
Philippians 1:15
Study it in the app“Some proclaim the Messiah even out of envy and rivalry, but others also out of goodwill.”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 1:15, word by word
- proclaimκηρύσσουσινkēryssousin
proclaim
Proclaim aloud, like a herald announcing a message on behalf of the king.
Where else “kēryssousin” appears- the MessiahΧριστὸνChriston
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christon” appears- envyφθόνονphthonon
envy
Envy.
Where else “phthonon” appears- rivalryἔρινerin
strife
Strife, quarreling, discord.
Where else “erin” appears- goodwillεὐδοκίανeudokian
good pleasure, goodwill
Good pleasure, goodwill: what seems good to someone; also a desire.
Where else “eudokian” appears
The context
14and most of the brothers, trusting in the Lord because of my chains, dare far more to speak the word without fear.
15 · This verse (above)
16These do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the good news;
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?