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Philippians 2:1 KJV
Philippians · chapter 2 · verse 1
If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,Philippians 2:1 · King James Version
Philippians 2:1 in context
1If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
2Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
3Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Commentary
Cross references
- Colossians 3:12
- 1 John 4:12
- 1 John 4:7-8
- 2 Corinthians 13:14
- Colossians 2:2
- Psalms 133:1
- 1 Corinthians 12:13
Key words (Strong's)
- consolationparaklēsisa calling near, summons, , [imploration], exhortation, admonition, encouragement…G3874 →
- fellowshipkoinōniafellowship, association, community, communion, joint participation, intercourse, the…G2842 →
- comfortparamythionpersuasive addressG3890 →
- ChristchristosChrist = " anointed" , Christ was [and is], anointedG5547 →
- Spiritpneumathe third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father…G4151 →
- bowelssplagchnonbowels, intestines, , bowels, the bowels were regarded as the seat of the more violent…G4698 →
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The apostle proceeds in this chapter where he left off in the last, with further exhortations to Christian duties. He presses them largely to like-mindedness and lowly-mindedness, in conformity to the example of the Lord Jesus, the great pattern of humility and love. Here we may observe, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-11