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Soοὖνwelcomeπροσδέχεσθεhimαὐτὸνinἐνthe Lordκυρίῳwithμετὰallπάσηςjoy,χαρᾶςandκαὶholdἔχετεsuch peopleτοὺς τοιούτουςin honor,ἐντίμους
Philippians 2:29
Study it in the app“So welcome him in the Lord with all joy, and hold such people in honor,”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 2:29, word by word
- welcomeπροσδέχεσθεprosdechesthe
welcome
To welcome a person or accept something gladly.
Where else “prosdechesthe” appears- the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears- joyχαρᾶςcharas
joy
Joy, gladness.
Where else “charas” appears- holdἔχετεechete
regard as
To regard someone as: "they held him a prophet".
Where else “echete” appears- such peopleτοιούτουςtoioutous
such
Such, of this kind.
Where else “toioutous” appears- in honorἐντίμουςentimous
honored, precious
Honored, highly regarded; precious, valuable.
Where else “entimous” appears
The context
28So I am sending him all the more eagerly, so that, seeing him again, you may rejoice and I may be less sorrowful.
29 · This verse (above)
30because for the work of the Messiah he came close to death, risking his life to make up what was lacking in your service to me.
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?