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By Vexen Crabtree 2012
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Jewish Tanakh
One of the genuine letters (epistles) of St Paul contained in the New Testament of the Bible1,2,3,4, written whilst in prison in Rome4, although the occasional theologian such as Ferdinand Christian Baur (1792-1860) still rejects Philippians5. Paul thanks the Philippian community of Christians for their support (Phil 1:1-11) during a time when many Christians didn't trust Paul, especially because he never met Jesus. He encourages them to remain brave, and with growing divisions between different groups of Christians, each with different beliefs and different copies of texts, wants the Philippians to stay united (Phil 1:12-30), reminding them to be humble and obedient (Phil 2:1-18), and of the rewards of heaven (Phil 4:1-23).
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13 of the books of the Christian New Testament are the epistles (letters) of St. Paul, which form the oldest text in the New Testament6. Seven were probably written by Paul himself and six others have been written in his name by (anonymous) followers, some up to 80 years after his death. By the time the official Bible canon was produced, no-one knew that only some were genuine. The historical Paul probably did write 1 Thessalonians, Galatians, 1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians, Philippians, Philemon and Romans. Letters forged in the name of Paul are 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Ephesians, Colossians and 2 Thessalonians.1,2,7,3. Paul was born in Tarsus as "Saul" and adopted the name of Paul after converting to what is now Christianity. He was an early leader of the growing Christian churches around the Roman Empire, and the writings of St. Paul are the earliest existing Christian writings known to historians. Despite this, Paul never met Jesus and appears to rely mostly on Greek myths and legends, many of which he copied, placing Jesus at the center of them instead of their original heroes.
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| KJV | YLT | Notes | |
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| 1 | Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. | As to the rest, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord; the same things to write to you to me indeed is not tiresome, and for you `is' sure; | Philippians 3:4 is mentioned on Ephesians - The Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians: 5.1. The Author of the Epistle to the Ephesians Did Not Know Paul Well |
| 2 | Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. | look to the dogs, look to the evil-workers, look to the concision; | |
| 3 | For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. | for we are the circumcision, who by the Spirit are serving God, and glorying in Christ Jesus, and in flesh having no trust, | |
| 4 | Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: | though I also have `cause of' trust in flesh. If any other one doth think to have trust in flesh, I more; | |
| 5 | Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; | circumcision on the eighth day! of the race of Israel! of the tribe of Benjamin! a Hebrew of Hebrews! according to law a Pharisee! | |
| 6 | Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. | according to zeal persecuting the assembly! according to righteousness that is in law becoming blameless! | |
| 7 | But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. | But what things were to me gains, these I have counted, because of the Christ, loss; | |
| 8 | Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, | yes, indeed, and I count all things to be loss, because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom of the all things I suffered loss, and do count them to be refuse, that Christ I may gain, and be found in him, | |
| 9 | And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: | not having my righteousness, which `is' of law, but that which `is' through faith of Christ -- the righteousness that is of God by the faith, | |
| 10 | That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; | to know him, and the power of his rising again, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death, | |
| 11 | If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. | if anyhow I may attain to the rising again of the dead. | |
| 12 | Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. | Not that I did already obtain, or have been already perfected; but I pursue, if also I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by the Christ Jesus; | |
| 13 | Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, | brethren, I do not reckon myself to have laid hold; and one thing -- the things behind indeed forgetting, and to the things before stretching forth -- | |
| 14 | I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. | to the mark I pursue for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. | |
| 15 | Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you. | As many, therefore, as `are' perfect -- let us think this, and if `in' anything ye think otherwise, this also shall God reveal to you, | |
| 16 | Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing. | but to what we have come -- by the same rule walk, the same thing think; | |
| 17 | Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. | become followers together of me, brethren, and observe those thus walking, according as ye have us -- a pattern; | |
| 18 | (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: | for many walk of whom many times I told you -- and now also weeping tell -- the enemies of the cross of the Christ! | |
| 19 | Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) | whose end `is' destruction, whose god `is' the belly, and whose glory `is' in their shame, who the things on earth are minding. | |
| 20 | For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: | For our citizenship is in the heavens, whence also a Saviour we await -- the Lord Jesus Christ -- | |
| 21 | Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself. | who shall transform the body of our humiliation to its becoming conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working of his power, even to subject to himself the all things. |