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butδὲthoseοἱproclaimκαταγγέλλουσινthe Messiahτὸν Χριστὸνout ofἐξselfish ambition,ἐριθείαςnotοὐχsincerely,ἁγνῶςthinkingοἰόμενοιto stir upἐγείρεινafflictionθλῖψινin my chains.τοῖς δεσμοῖς μου
Philippians 1:17
Study it in the app“but those proclaim the Messiah out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, thinking to stir up affliction in my chains.”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 1:17, word by word
- proclaimκαταγγέλλουσινkatangellousin
proclaim
Proclaim, announce publicly.
Where else “katangellousin” 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- selfish ambitionἐριθείαςeritheias
selfish ambition
Selfish ambition, rivalry: seeking one's own interest or that of one's party.
Where else “eritheias” appears- sincerelyἁγνῶςhagnōs
purely
With purity, with clean motives.
Where else “hagnōs” appears- thinkingοἰόμενοιoiomenoi
suppose
Think, suppose.
Where else “oiomenoi” appears- to stir upἐγείρεινegeirein
raise up
To make someone appear, to raise up.
Where else “egeirein” appears- afflictionθλῖψινthlipsin
trouble, affliction
Affliction, distress, pressure.
Where else “thlipsin” appears- in my chainsδεσμοῖςdesmois
bond, chain
Bond, chain; prison.
Where else “desmois” appears
The context
16These do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the good news;
17 · This verse (above)
18What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, the Messiah is proclaimed; and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice,
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?