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Whatτίthen?γάρOnlyπλὴνthatὅτιin everyπαντὶway,τρόπῳwhetherεἴτεin pretenseπροφάσειorεἴτεin truth,ἀληθείᾳthe MessiahΧριστὸςis proclaimed;καταγγέλλεταιandκαὶinἐνthisτούτῳI rejoice.χαίρωYes,ἀλλὰandκαὶI will rejoice,χαρήσομαι
Philippians 1:18
Study it in the app“What 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,”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 1:18, word by word
- wayτρόπῳtropōi
way, manner
Way, manner; manner of life, character.
Where else “tropōi” appears- whetherεἴτεeite
whether, or
"Whether ... or", "if".
Where else “eite” appears- in pretenseπροφάσειprophasei
excuse, pretext
Pretext, excuse.
Where else “prophasei” appears- in truthἀληθείᾳalētheiai
truly
What is real, not a lie.
Where else “alētheiai” appears- the MessiahΧριστὸςChristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christos” appears- is proclaimedκαταγγέλλεταιkatangelletai
proclaim
Proclaim, announce publicly.
Where else “katangelletai” appears- I rejoiceχαίρωchairō
rejoice
To feel joy and gladness about something.
Where else “chairō” appears
The context
17but those proclaim the Messiah out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, thinking to stir up affliction in my chains.
18 · This verse (above)
19for I know that this will turn out for me for salvation through your prayer and the support of the Spirit of Jesus the Messiah,
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?