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Forὅτιto youὑμῖνit was granted,ἐχαρίσθηon behalf ofτὸ ὑπὲρthe Messiah,Χριστοῦnotοὐonlyμόνονto believeτὸ πιστεύεινinεἰςhimαὐτὸνbutἀλλὰalsoκαὶto sufferτὸ πάσχεινon behalf ofὑπὲρhim,αὐτοῦ
Philippians 1:29
Study it in the app“For to you it was granted, on behalf of the Messiah, not only to believe in him but also to suffer on behalf of him,”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 1:29, word by word
- it was grantedἐχαρίσθηecharisthē
grant
To give something at no cost, out of kindness.
Where else “echaristhē” appears- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- onlyμόνονmonon
only
"Only", "alone".
Where else “monon” appears- to believeπιστεύεινpisteuein
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuein” appears- to sufferπάσχεινpaschein
suffer
Suffer, undergo.
Where else “paschein” appears
The context
28and not being frightened in anything by those who oppose you. This is for them a sign of destruction, but of your salvation, and this is from God.
29 · This verse (above)
30having the same struggle that you saw in me and now hear to be in me.
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?