Philippians 1:16
The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:
KJV
οἱ μὲν ἐξ ἀγάπης, εἰδότες ὅτι εἰς ἀπολογίαν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου κεῖμαι,
Greek NT
quidam ex caritate, scientes quoniam in defensionem Evangelii positus sum.
Vulgate
the one do it of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel;
ASV
Some out of charity, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
εἴδω
eido
verb · 317×
εὐαγγέλιον
euaggelion
noun · 76×
κεῖμαι
keimai
verb · 23×
μέν
men
particle · 177×
ἀγάπη
agape
noun · 116×
ἀπολογία
apologia
noun · 8×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: ἀγάπης εἰδότες ὅτι εἰς ἀπολογίαν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου κεῖμαι , | WH/Treg/NIV: ἀγάπης … κεῖμαι | RP: ἐριθείας τὸν Χριστὸν καταγγέλλουσιν, οὐχ ἁγνῶς, οἰόμενοι θλῖψιν ἐπιφέρειν τοῖς δεσμοῖς μου
- ἀγάπης εἰδότες ὅτι εἰς ἀπολογίαν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου κεῖμαι , — SBLGNT
- ἀγάπης … κεῖμαι — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἐριθείας τὸν Χριστὸν καταγγέλλουσιν, οὐχ ἁγνῶς, οἰόμενοι θλῖψιν ἐπιφέρειν τοῖς δεσμοῖς μου — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 2Cor 2:17 — For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
- 2Cor 4:1 — Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
- Phil 1:7 — Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.
- Phil 1:10 — That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
- Phil 1:15 — Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: