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Forγὰρmanyπολλοὶwalk,περιπατοῦσινof whomοὓςI oftenπολλάκιςtoldἔλεγονyou,ὑμῖνandδὲnowνῦνI tell youλέγωevenκαὶweeping,κλαίωνthat they are the enemiesτοὺς ἐχθροὺςof the crossτοῦ σταυροῦof the Messiah,τοῦ Χριστοῦ
Philippians 3:18
Study it in the app“For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now I tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of the Messiah,”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 3:18, word by word
- manyπολλοὶpolloi
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “polloi” appears- walkπεριπατοῦσινperipatousin
live
To live in a certain way: "walk in love".
Where else “peripatousin” appears- I oftenπολλάκιςpollakis
often
Often, many times.
Where else “pollakis” appears- toldἔλεγονelegon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegon” appears- weepingκλαίωνklaiōn
weep
Weep, cry.
Where else “klaiōn” appears- that they are the enemiesἐχθροὺςechthrous
enemy
Someone who hates another or wars against them.
Where else “echthrous” appears- of the crossσταυροῦstaurou
carry the cross
"Take up the cross": follow Christ, ready to die.
Where else “staurou” 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
The context
17Become fellow imitators of me, brothers, and watch those who walk in this way, as you have us as an example.
18 · This verse (above)
19whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things.
To study Philippians 3 in a group
1. What it says
What things that Paul once counted as gain does he now count as loss, and why (v. 4-8)?
2. What it means
Paul says, "forgetting the things behind and straining toward the things ahead" (v. 13). What do you think that means?
3. How I live it
Paul keeps pressing on without claiming to be perfect (v. 12-14). What small step can you take today in something you want to grow in?