Philippians 2:4
Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
KJV
μὴ τὰ ἑαυτῶν ἕκαστοι σκοποῦντες, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰ ἑτέρων ἕκαστοι.
Greek NT
non quæ sua sunt singuli considerantes, sed ea quæ aliorum.
Vulgate
not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.
ASV
Each one not considering the things that are his own, but those that are other men's.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
8 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
σκοπέω
skopeo
verb · 6×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ἑαυτοῦ
eautou
reflexive_pronoun · 316×
ἕκαστος
ekastos
adjective · 84×
ἕτερος
eteros
adjective · 99×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: ἕκαστοι | WH/Treg: ἕκαστοι | NIV/RP: ἕκαστος
- ἕκαστοι — SBLGNT
- ἕκαστοι — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles
- ἕκαστος — Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: σκοποῦντες | WH/Treg/NIV: σκοποῦντες | RP: σκοπεῖτε
- σκοποῦντες — SBLGNT
- σκοποῦντες — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- σκοπεῖτε — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἕκαστοι | WH/Treg/NIV: ἕκαστοι | RP: ἕκαστος
- ἕκαστοι — SBLGNT
- ἕκαστοι — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἕκαστος — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2635Since Abraham, intercession - asking on behalf of another has been characteristic of a heart attuned to God's mercy. In the age of the Church, Christian intercession participates in Christ's, as an expression of the communion of saints. In intercession, he who prays looks "not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others," even to the point of praying for thos…
Q. What do you understand by the communion of saints? A. First, that believers one and all, as members of this community, share in Christ and in all his treasures and gifts. Second, that each member should consider it a duty to use these gifts readily and cheerfully for the service and enrichment of the other members.
Cross-references
- 1Cor 8:9 — But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
- 1Cor 10:24 — Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.
- 1Cor 10:24 — Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.
- 1Cor 10:32 — Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
- 1Cor 11:1 — Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
- 1Cor 12:22 — Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
- 1Cor 13:4 — Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
- 2Cor 6:3 — Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:
- 2Cor 11:29 — Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?
- 2Kgs 7:9 — Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that w
- 3John 1:2 — Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
- Jas 2:8 — If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
- Josh 1:15 — Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, an
- Matt 18:6 — But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
- Matt 20:28 — Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
- Phil 2:21 — For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s.
- Rom 12:15 — Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
- Rom 14:19 — Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
- Rom 15:1 — We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
- Rom 15:2 — Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.
- Rom 15:5 — Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: