Philippians 3:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, [that they are] the enemies of the cross of Christ:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

(Πολλοὶ γὰρ περιπατοῦσιν, οὓς πολλάκις ἔλεγον ὑμῖν, νῦν δὲ καὶ κλαίων λέγω, τοὺς ἐχθροὺς τοῦ σταυροῦ τοῦ Χριστοῦ:

Transliteration

(Polloi gar peripatousin, whom pollakis elegon to you, nyn de also klaiōn legō, the echthrous of the staurou of the Christou:

Grammar Details

*Polloi*: nominative, masculine, plural - many
*gar*: postpositive conjunction - for
*peripatousin*: indicative, present, active, 3rd person plural - they walk
*pollakis*: adverb - often/frequently
*elegon*: indicative, imperfect, active, 1st person singular - I was telling
*nyn*: adverb - now
*de*: postpositive particle - but/and
*klaiōn*: participle, present, active, nominative, masculine, singular - weeping
*legō*: indicative, present, active, 1st person singular - I tell
*echthrous*: accusative, masculine, plural - enemies
*staurou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of cross
*Christou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Christ

Word Meanings

*peripatousin*: walk/conduct themselves
*elegon*: was telling/used to tell
*klaiōn*: weeping/crying
*echthrous*: enemies/foes/opponents

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Referenced Verses

Jer 13:17 : 17 But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because Jehovah's flock is taken captive.
Gal 1:7 : 7 which is not another [gospel] only there are some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
Gal 2:14 : 14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Cephas before [them] all, If thou, being a Jew, livest as do the Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, how compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
Gal 6:12 : 12 As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised; only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.
Eph 4:17 : 17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the {G3062} Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind,
Isa 8:11 : 11 For Jehovah spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,
Jer 9:1 : 1 Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
2 Pet 2:10 : 10 but chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise dominion. Daring, self-willed, they {G0} tremble not to rail at dignities:
Ps 119:136 : 136 Streams of water run down mine eyes, Because they observe not thy law.
Eph 5:5-6 : 5 For this ye know of a surety, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.
Phil 1:4 : 4 always in every supplication of mine on behalf of you all making my supplication with joy,
Phil 1:15-16 : 15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: 16 the one [do it] of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel;
1 Thess 4:6 : 6 that no man transgress, and wrong his brother in the matter: because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.
Gal 2:21 : 21 I do not make void the grace of God: for if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nought.
Gal 5:21 : 21 envyings, {G5408} drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of which I forewarn you, even as I did {G2532} forewarn you, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Dan 4:37 : 37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
Luke 19:41 : 41 And when he drew nigh, he saw the city and wept over it,
Acts 20:19 : 19 serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with {G4183} tears, and with trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews;
Acts 20:30-31 : 30 and from among your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. 31 Wherefore watch ye, remembering that by the space of three years I ceased not to admonish every one night and day with tears.
Rom 9:2 : 2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.
1 Cor 1:18 : 18 For the word of the cross is to them that perish {G3303} foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God.
1 Cor 6:9 : 9 Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men,
2 Cor 2:4 : 4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might know the love that I have more abundantly unto you.
2 Cor 11:13 : 13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning themselves into apostles of Christ.
2 Cor 11:29 : 29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is caused to stumble, and I burn not?
2 Thess 3:11 : 11 For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies.
Jude 1:13 : 13 Wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness hath been reserved for ever.

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