John Trapp Complete Commentary
Philippians 1:2
Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Ver. 2. Grace be to you] See Trapp on " 1Co 1:2 " See Trapp on " Eph 1:2 "
Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Ver. 2. Grace be to you] See Trapp on " 1Co 1:2 " See Trapp on " Eph 1:2 "
Verse Philippians 1:2. _GRACE_ BE _UNTO YOU_] Romans 1:7....
GRACE BE UNTO YOU ... - See the note at Romans 1:7....
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. CHRIST, THE CONTROLLING PRINCIPLE OF THE BELIEVER'S LIFE CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The introduction (Philippians 1:1)_ 2. The fellowship in the gospel (Philippians 1:3) 3. The apo...
PHP_1:1 F. SALUTATION. Associating his assistant Timothy with him as fellow-slave in the service of Christ Jesus, Paul addresses his letter to all the members of the church at Philippi under the name...
Paul and Timothy, slaves of Jesus Christ, write this letter to all those in Philippi who are consecrated to God because of their relationship to Jesus Christ, together with the overseers and the deaco...
A FRIEND TO HIS FRIENDS (Php_1:1-2)...
GRACE. App-184. UNTO. to. FROM. App-104, GOD. App-98. FATHER. App-98. LORD. App-98....
_Grace be unto you_, &c. See, on the whole verse, the notes in this Series on Ephesians 1:2, where the wording is identical. _"Grace,"_as a Scriptural term, demands careful study. In its true idea, ki...
ΧΆΡΙΣ ὙΜΙ͂Ν ΚΤΛ. Χάρις is a near equivalent to the English “favour,” with its alternative meanings of comeliness and goodwill, of pleasingness and pleasure. The latter is its far commoner direction in...
OUTLINE OF 1:1-2 Salutation; Philippians 1:1-2 1. Senders; Philippians 1:1 2. Recipients; Philippians 1:1 3. Greeting;...
Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. GRACE ... PEACE. The very form of salutation implies the union of Jew, Greek, and Roman. The Greek salutation was...
1 This epistle was not written by Paul and Timothy in the character of _ apostles_, but _ slaves_. This is important, as it gives us a key to the character of the whole letter. The mention of the over...
GRACE] is God's forgiving and redeeming love to men: see Romans 4:24 to Romans 5:2; Romans 5:17; Ephesians 1:6;...
THE PRISONER APOSTLE IN ROME § 1. Address and Salutation (Philippians 1:1). Philippians 1:1; Philippians 1:2. The form of greeting in...
LETTER OF JOY Paul’s Letter to the Philippians _HILDA BRIGHT_ INTRODUCTION THE CHURCH AT PHILIPPI Luke described the city called Philippi as a *Roman ‘*colony’ (Acts 16:12). The *emperor Augustu...
[2. Statement of St. Paul’s condition at Rome (Philippians 1:12). (1) THE RAPID PROGRESS OF THE GOSPEL through his bonds, and through the preaching of others, whether in strife or in goodwill (Phili...
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTORY: THE SALUTATION. THE sixteenth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles contains the account of the Apostle Paul's first intercourse with the Philippians, and of the "beginning of t...
SALUTATION....
Paul feels that the ordinary Greek salutation χαίρειν or the Eastern εἰρήνη σοι is too meagre for Christian intercourse. But closely connected with χαίρειν is his own great watchword χάρις, a word whi...
REJOICE IN GROWTH AND SEEK INCREASE Philippians 1:1 It is exceedingly difficult to compress this Epistle, which is the tenderest and most personal of them all. Every word merits consideration; every...
This letter is in itself a revelation of Christian experience. The word “sin" is not mentioned. The flesh is referred to only that it may be ignored. It is characterized by a revelation of the mind of...
PAUL, THE AUTHOR OF PHILIPPIANS Paul wrote the Philippian letter from Rome during his first imprisonment. Timothy was with him at the time, so he was mentioned by Paul. The apostle probably used Timot...
(1) В¶ Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: (2) Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, a...
There is no epistle in the New Testament which gives so little space to the development of. doctrine as this to the Philippians. Need it be said that it has not the less its own proper office on that...
The affection of the Philippians, which expressed itself by sending help to the apostle, reminded him of the spirit they had always shewn; they had cordially associated themselves with the labours and...
GRACE BE UNTO YOU,.... This form of salutation is used by the apostle in all his epistles; Romans 1:7;...
_Paul and Timotheus, servants of Jesus Christ_ St. Paul, writing familiarly to the Philippians, does not style himself an apostle. And under the common title of servants, he tenderly and modestly join...
GRACE BE UNTO YOU AND PEACE FROM GOD, OUR FATHER, AND FROM THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. Paul calls himself a servant and names Timothy as a fellow-servant, the word which he uses retaining, to some degree,...
THE ADDRESS AND SALUTATION....
Consistently with the character of the epistle, in his addressing the Philippians, Paul does not do so as an apostle, but linking Timothy's name with his own, makes use of the lowlier title, "servants...
How to Increase Your Joy 1 Peter 1:1-11 1. KEY WORDS 1 Servants, saints, bishops, deacons 2 Grace, peace 3 Thanks, remembrance 4 Prayer, request 5 Fellowship, gospel 6 Confident, perform 7 Me...
“GRACE TO YOU AND PEACE FROM GOD OUR FATHER AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST” “Grace”: God's unmerited favor, and since these people are "in Christ Jesus", such grace is available to them (Ephesians 1:3). “P...
1-7 The highest honour of the most eminent ministers is, to be servants of Christ. And those who are not really saints on earth, never will be saints in heaven. Out of Christ, the best saints are sin...
The evangelical salutation, as ROMANS 1:7 EPHESIANS 1:2 2 PETER 1:2; praying for the free and undeserved favour of God the Father to them, as the fountain, James
Php_1:2 Grace G5485 you G5213 and G2532 peace G1515 from G575 God G2316 our G2257 Father G3962 and G2532 Lord G2962 Jesus...
‘Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.' ‘Grace' (charis) was a Gentile greeting and ‘peace' a Jewish one. But on Paul's pen we must not see them just as formal greeting...
INTRODUCTORY WORDS (PHILIPPIANS 1:1). Paul's opening words follow the normal pattern for writing letters typical of his day. He provides the name of the writer of the letter and in this case a descrip...
_Address and Greeting,_ 1, 2. In this greeting, St. Paul, writing to a congregation to which he was much attached, and which had shown great zeal and love toward him, does not sneak so much in the ch...
Philippians 1:2. GRACE UNTO YOU. Although St. Paul has not called himself an ‘apostle in writing to this church over which he had so much reason to rejoice, he yet employs the apostolic form of words...
Philippians 1:2 I. Think of the beauty of the circumstance that Paul thanked God for the blessing of kind, loving, helpful men. Man serves God by aiding God's servants. II. The more enlarged and sus...
CONTENTS: Triumph of the believer over suffering and persecution. CHARACTERS: Christ, Holy Spirit, God, Paul, Timothy, Epaphroditus. CONCLUSION: Those who desire that Christ may be magnified in their...
Philippians 1:1. _Paul and Timotheus._ The latter is associated as a fellow-labourer, and an apostolic man with himself. They had together planted churches, at the hazard of their lives, and their lab...
_2._ MAY GOD. See note on Romans 1:7....
PHILIPPIANS—NOTE ON PHILIPPIANS 1:1 Greeting and Prayer. Paul greets his readers and expresses his gratitude (vv. Philippians 1:3) and affection (vv....
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Philippians 1:1. PAUL AND TIMOTHY, THE SERVANTS OF JESUS CHRIST.—There is no necessity for Paul to mention his apostolate, inasmuch as the Philippians had never even t...
EXPOSITION PHILIPPIANS 1:1 PAUL AND TIMOTHEUS. St. Paul does not assume his official title in writing to the Macedonian Churches, Philippi and Thessalonica; it is used in all his other Epistles, exc...
Now, that we might continue to grow in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior, let us turn to Philippians 1. Paul the apostle was arrested in Jerusalem, held in prison in Caesarea for two years until he...
1 Corinthians 16:19; 2 Timothy 2:3; 2 Timothy 2:4; Colossians 4:15;...
Grace - peace. The combination of the Greek and Oriental salutations spiritualized : grace expressing God's love to man, and peace the condition resulting therefrom....
THE SAINTS IN CHRIST JESUS Philippians 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are entering a most remarkable Book written by the Holy Ghost through Paul. It is a Book that discloses many of those tender and gent...
GRACE FROM GOD THE FATHER, or grace from God as. Father; intimating, that God bestows not his grace as. Creator, but as. Father, as. Father in Christ. AND PEACE FROM OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST; he being th...