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AndκαὶthisτοῦτοI pray,προσεύχομαιthatἵναyour loveἡ ἀγάπη ὑμῶνmay aboundπερισσεύῃstillἔτιmoreμᾶλλονandκαὶmoreμᾶλλονinἐνknowledgeἐπιγνώσειandκαὶallπάσῃdiscernment,αἰσθήσει
Philippians 1:9
Study it in the app“And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment,”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 1:9, word by word
- I prayπροσεύχομαιproseuchomai
pray
Pray: speak with God.
Where else “proseuchomai” appears- your loveἀγάπηagapē
love
Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.
Where else “agapē” appears- may aboundπερισσεύῃperisseuēi
abound
To have plenty, and more and more.
Where else “perisseuēi” appears- moreμᾶλλονmallon
more
To a greater degree; how much more, when comparing.
Where else “mallon” appears- knowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōsei
knowledge
Knowledge: full knowledge of something or of someone, recognition.
Where else “epignōsei” appears- discernmentαἰσθήσειaisthēsei
discernment
Discernment, the ability to perceive and tell things apart well.
Where else “aisthēsei” appears
The context
8For God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of the Messiah Jesus.
9 · This verse (above)
10so that you may test the things that matter, so that you may be pure and without offense for the day of 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?