Paul testifies his thankfulness to God, and his love toward the Philippians, |
daily praying for their increase in grace; |
he shows what good the faith of Christ had received by his troubles at Rome; |
and how ready he is to glorify Christ either by his life or death; |
21 ἐμοὶ
γὰρ
τὸ
ζῆν
Χριστὸς
καὶ
τὸ
ἀποθανεῖν
κέρδος.
22 εἰ
δὲ
τὸ
ζῆν
ἐν
σαρκί,
τοῦτο
μοι
καρπὸς
ἔργου,
καὶ
τί
αἱρήσομαι
οὐ
γνωρίζω.
23 συνέχομαι
δὲ
ἐκ
τῶν
δύο,
τὴν
ἐπιθυμίαν
ἔχων
εἰς
τὸ
ἀναλῦσαι
καὶ
σὺν
Χριστῷ
εἶναι,
πολλῷ
γὰρ
μᾶλλον
κρεῖσσον·
24 τὸ
δὲ
ἐπιμένειν
τῇ
σαρκὶ
ἀναγκαιότερον
δι’
ὑμᾶς.
25 καὶ
τοῦτο
πεποιθὼς
οἶδα
ὅτι
μενῶ
καὶ
παραμενῶ
πᾶσιν
ὑμῖν
εἰς
τὴν
ὑμῶν
προκοπὴν
καὶ
χαρὰν
τῆς
πίστεως,
26 ἵνα
τὸ
καύχημα
ὑμῶν
περισσεύῃ
ἐν
Χριστῷ
Ἰησοῦ
ἐν
ἐμοὶ
διὰ
τῆς
ἐμῆς
παρουσίας
πάλιν
πρὸς
ὑμᾶς.
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exhorting them to unity; |
and to fortitude in persecution. |