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so thatἵναyourὑμῶνboastingτὸ καύχημαmay aboundπερισσεύῃinἐνthe MessiahΧριστῷJesusἸησοῦbecause ofἐνmeἐμοὶthroughδιὰmyἐμῆςpresenceτῆς παρουσίαςwithπρὸςyouὑμᾶςagain.πάλιν
Philippians 1:26
Study it in the app“so that your boasting may abound in the Messiah Jesus because of me through my presence with you again.”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 1:26, word by word
- boastingκαύχημαkauchēma
boast, reason for boasting
Boast: a reason for pride or glorying.
Where else “kauchēma” appears- may aboundπερισσεύῃperisseuēi
abound
To have plenty, and more and more.
Where else “perisseuēi” appears- the MessiahΧριστῷChristōi
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- myἐμῆςemēs
my, mine
My, mine.
Where else “emēs” appears- presenceπαρουσίαςparousias
arrival
For someone to come and be with others again.
Where else “parousias” appears- againπάλινpalin
again
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “palin” appears
The context
25And being confident of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
26 · This verse (above)
27Only live as citizens in a manner worthy of the good news of the Messiah, so that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of the things concerning you: that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one soul striving side by side for the faith 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?