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Nevertheless,πλὴνyou didἐποιήσατεwellκαλῶςby sharingσυγκοινωνήσαντέςin myμουaffliction.τῇ θλίψει
Philippians 4:14
Study it in the app“Nevertheless, you did well by sharing in my affliction.”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 4:14, word by word
- you didἐποιήσατεepoiēsate
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “epoiēsate” appears- wellκαλῶςkalōs
well
Well, rightly.
Where else “kalōs” appears- by sharingσυγκοινωνήσαντέςsynkoinōnēsantes
take part in, share
Take part in something with others, share in the same thing.
Where else “synkoinōnēsantes” appears- afflictionθλίψειthlipsei
trouble, affliction
Affliction, distress, pressure.
Where else “thlipsei” appears
The context
13I can do all things in the one who strengthens me.
14 · This verse (above)
15And you also know, Philippians, that in the beginning of the good news, when I left Macedonia, no assembly shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you alone;
To study Philippians 4 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say about anxiety, prayer, and the peace of God (v. 6-7)?
2. What it means
Paul says he has learned to be content in any situation (v. 11-13). How does he explain how he did it?
3. How I live it
Paul invites us to think about what is true, honorable, and praiseworthy (v. 8). What good thing could you think about today?