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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Philippians 1:1-2

We have here the inscription and benediction. Observe, I. The persons writing the epistle?Paul and Timotheus. Though Paul was alone divinely inspired, he joins Timothy with himself, to express his own humility, and put honour upon Timothy. Those who are aged, and strong, and eminent, should pay respect to, and support the reputation of, those who are younger, and weaker, and of less note. The servants of Jesus Christ; not only in the common relation of his disciples, but in the peculiar work... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Philippians 1:3-6

The apostle proceeds after the inscription and benediction to thanksgiving for the saints at Philippi. He tells them what it was he thanked God for, upon their account. Observe here, I. Paul remembered them: he bore them much in his thoughts; and though they were out of sight, and he was at a distance from them, yet they were not out of his mind: or, Upon every mention of you?epi pase te mneia. As he often thought of them, so he often spoke of them, and delighted to hear them spoken of. The... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Philippians 1:1-2

1:1-2 Paul and Timothy, slaves of Jesus Christ, write this letter to all those in Philippi who are consecrated to God because of their relationship to Jesus Christ, together with the overseers and the deacons. Grace be to you and peace from God, our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. The opening sentence sets the tone of the whole letter. It is characteristically a letter from a friend to his friends. With the exception of the letter to the Thessalonians and the little... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Philippians 1:1-2

The letter is addressed, as the Revised Standard Version has it, to all the saints in Christ Jesus. The word translated saint is hagios, ( Greek #40 ); and saint is a misleading translation. To modern ears it paints a picture of almost unworldly piety. Its connection is rather with stained glass windows than with the market-place. Although it is easy to see the meaning of hagios ( Greek #40 ) it is hard to translate it. Hagios ( Greek #40 ), and its Hebrew equivalent qadowsh ( ... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Philippians 1:1-2

Paul's greeting to his friends is: Grace be to you and peace, from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ (compare Romans 1:7 ; 1 Corinthians 1:3 ; 2 Corinthians 1:2 ; Galatians 1:3 ; Ephesians 1:2 ; Colossians 1:2 ; 1 Thessalonians 1:1 ; 2 Thessalonians 1:2 ; Phlippians 1:3 ). When Paul put together these two great words, grace and peace, (charis, Greek #5485 , and eirene, Greek #1515 ), he was doing something very wonderful. He was taking the normal... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Philippians 1:3-11

(1) The Christian Joy ( Philippians 1:3-11 ) 1:3-11 In all my remembrance of you I thank my God for you, and always in every one of my prayers, I pray for you with joy, because you have been in partnership with me for the furtherance of the gospel from the first day until now, and of this I am confident, that he who began a good work in you will complete it so that you may be ready for the day of Jesus Christ. And it is right for me to feel like this about you, because I have you in my... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Philippians 1:1

Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ ,.... The apostle sets his own name first, as being not only superior to Timothy in age, in office, and in character, but the sole writer of this epistle. The reasons of his joining Timothy with him are, because he was with him when he first preached at Philippi, and so was known unto the Philippians, and respected by them; and because he was about to send him to them again, whose commendations he enlarges on in the epistle itself; and to let... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Philippians 1:2

Grace be unto you ,.... This form of salutation is used by the apostle in all his epistles; See Gill on Romans 1:7 ; read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Philippians 1:3

I thank my God ,.... After the inscription and salutation follows a thanksgiving, the object of which is God; to whom thanks is to be given at the remembrance of his name, and the perfections of his nature, and for all his mercies, temporal and spiritual. The apostle expresses his propriety and interest in him, calling him "my God"; thereby distinguishing him from all others, the nominal and fictitious gods of the Gentiles, and the idols and lusts of men's hearts; he was the God whom he... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Philippians 1:1

Paul and Timotheus - That Timothy was at this time with the apostle in Rome we learn from Phlippians 2:19 , and also that he was very high in the apostle‘s estimation. He had also accompanied the apostle on his two voyages to Philippi, see Acts 16 and 20., and was therefore deservedly dear to the Church in that city. It was on these accounts that St. Paul joined his name to his own, not because he was in any part the author of this epistle, but he might have been the apostle‘s amanuensis,... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Philippians 1:1-2

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Philippians 1:3-6

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Philippians 1:1-2

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Philippians 1:1-2

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Philippians 1:1-2

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Philippians 1:3-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Philippians 1:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Philippians 1:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Philippians 1:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Philippians 1:1

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