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Forγὰρindeedκαὶhe was sick,ἠσθένησενcloseπαραπλήσιονto death;θανάτῳbutἀλλὰGodὁ θεὸςhad mercy onἠλέησενhim,αὐτόνandδὲnotοὐκon himαὐτὸνonlyμόνονbutἀλλὰalsoκαὶon me,ἐμέso thatἵναI would notμὴhaveσχῶsorrowλύπηνuponἐπὶsorrow.λύπην
Philippians 2:27
Study it in the app“For indeed he was sick, close to death; but God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow.”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 2:27, word by word
- he was sickἠσθένησενēsthenēsen
be sick
To be unwell in body, without health, sometimes to the point of death.
Where else “ēsthenēsen” appears- closeπαραπλήσιονparaplēsion
near
Near, almost.
Where else “paraplēsion” appears- to deathθανάτῳthanatōi
death
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanatōi” appears- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- had mercy onἠλέησενēleēsen
have mercy
Show mercy, take pity; in the passive, receive mercy.
Where else “ēleēsen” appears- onlyμόνονmonon
only
Nothing beyond that: bread is not enough to live.
Where else “monon” appears- haveσχῶschō
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “schō” appears- sorrowλύπηνlypēn
grief, sorrow
Sorrow, grief.
Where else “lypēn” appears
The context
26since he was longing for all of you and was distressed because you heard that he was sick.
27 · This verse (above)
28So I am sending him all the more eagerly, so that, seeing him again, you may rejoice and I may be less sorrowful.
To study Philippians 2 in a group
1. What it says
What attitude does Paul ask for in verses 3 and 4, and what example does the Messiah give (v. 5-8)?
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul links the Messiah's humility with his exaltation (v. 6-11)? What does that teach?
3. How I live it
Paul asks that everything be done without grumbling or arguing (v. 14). Where in your day could you try that?