Study it in the app“Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and offenses contrary to the teaching that you learned, and turn away from them.”
NowδὲI urgeΠαρακαλῶyou,ὑμᾶςbrothers,ἀδελφοίto watch out forσκοπεῖνthose whoτοὺςcauseποιοῦνταςdivisionsτὰς διχοστασίαςandκαὶoffensesτὰ σκάνδαλαcontrary toπαρὰthe teachingτὴν διδαχὴνthatἣνyouὑμεῖςlearned,ἐμάθετεandκαὶturn awayἐκκλίνετεfromἀπ’them.αὐτῶν
urge
To spur someone on with words to do good.
Where else “Parakalō” appearsbrother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appearswatch, consider
Look at, watch out for, pay attention to, consider.
Where else “skopein” appearsdo
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiountas” appearsdivision
Division, dissension: splitting into factions.
Where else “dichostasias” appearscause for stumbling
Cause for stumbling: what makes someone fall into sin.
Where else “skandala” appearsteaching
Teaching.
Where else “didachēn” appearslearn
To come to know or understand something by teaching or by experience.
Where else “emathete” appearsturn aside
Turn aside, turn away, especially from the right path.
Where else “ekklinete” appears16Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the assemblies of the Messiah greet you.
17 · This verse (above)
18For such people are not slaves to our Lord the Messiah but to their own belly, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the innocent.
1. What it says
What does Paul say about Phoebe in the first verses, and what does he ask them to do for her? (vv. 1-2)
2. What it means
What does it show that Paul greets so many people by name and says something about several of them? (vv. 3-15)
3. How I live it
Paul thanks specific people for their work and support. Whom could you thank by name today?
