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ForγάρGodὁ θεόςis my witnessμάρτυς μουhowὡςI long forἐπιποθῶallπάνταςof youὑμᾶςwithἐνthe affectionσπλάγχνοιςof the MessiahΧριστοῦJesus.Ἰησοῦ
Philippians 1:8
Study it in the app“For God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of the Messiah Jesus.”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 1:8, word by word
- Godθεόςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- is my witnessμάρτυςmartys
witness
Someone who tells what they saw or heard.
Where else “martys” appears- I long forἐπιποθῶepipothō
long for
Long for, desire greatly.
Where else “epipothō” appears- the affectionσπλάγχνοιςsplanchnois
compassion
Inner fondness and compassion.
Where else “splanchnois” appears- of 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- 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
The context
7Just as it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, all of you being sharers with me in grace, both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the good news.
8 · This verse (above)
9And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment,
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?