King James Version
What Does Philippians 1:2 Mean?
“Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Context
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Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
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Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
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I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, remembrance: or, mention
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Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers[**2.Statement of St. Paul’s condition at Rome** (Philippians 1:12-26).
(1) THE RAPID PROGRESS OF THE GOSPEL through his bonds, and through the preaching of others, whether in strife or in goodwill (Philippians 1:12-18).
(2) HIS REJOICING THEREAT; his desire to depart and be with Christ, and his confidence, nevertheless, that he will abide in the flesh and see them again (Philippians 1:19-26).]
(12-18) In these verses St. Paul, evidently anxious that the Philippians should not “faint at his tribulations for them” (comp. Ephesians 3:13), points out that his imprisonment tended to further the gospel: first, directly, by the opportunity which it afforded him of preaching, and next, indirectly, by the stimulus which it gave to the preaching of others, whether “of envy and strife” or “of good will.”
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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Theological Significance
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