Philippians 4:12-20
- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Greek Interlinear Bible, ScrTR, ScrTR t, Strong, Parsing, CGTS, CGES id, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- VIII.LXX, Against Celsus, Origen (c. 246)
- On the Lord's Prayer -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 252)
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "This is a metaphor taken from holy things or sacrifices, for our life is like a sacrifice."
- From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
- "...for the temptations of fulness and prosperity are more than those of affliction and want."
- From Wesley's
Notes.
- "Presently after, the order of the words is inverted, to intimate his frequent transition from scarcity to plenty, and from plenty to scarcity."
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "I can do all things--Greek, "I have strength for all things"; not merely "how to be abased and how to abound.""
- From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- "Though Christ gave him strength to bear want, it was a good thing, a kind deed, that they supported him in his affliction."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
- "The Power that Christ Gives," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
- Articles & Background:
- "In the Steps of the Moralists: Paul's Rhetorical Argumentation in Philippians 4," Rollin A. Ramsaran, Queen: A Journal of Rhetoric and Power.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
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selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
- Fowl, Stephen,
"Know Your Context: Giving and Receiving Money in Philippians,"
Interpretation, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Fowl, Stephen,
"Know Your Context: Giving and Receiving Money in Philippians,"
Interpretation, 2002.
- Sermons:
- With Children:
- Philippians 4:19, Memory Verse Coloring/Activity Page, MSSS.
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art, Philippians 4:12-13, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Philippians 4:19. The Cyber Hymnal.
- At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Philippians
