Philippians 1:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οἱ μὲν ἐξ ἐριθείας τὸν Χριστὸν καταγγέλλουσιν, οὐχ ἁγνῶς, οἰόμενοι θλῖψιν ἐπιφέρειν τοῖς δεσμοῖς μου:

Transliteration

The ones men from eritheias the Christon katangellousin, not hagnōs, oiomenoi thlipsin epipherein to the desmois of me:

Grammar Details

*men*: particle - on the one hand/indeed
*eritheias*: genitive, feminine, singular - selfish ambition/rivalry
*Christon*: accusative, masculine, singular - Christ
*katangellousin*: present indicative, 3rd person plural - they proclaim/announce
*hagnōs*: adverb - purely/sincerely
*oiomenoi*: present middle participle, nominative, masculine, plural - thinking/supposing
*thlipsin*: accusative, feminine, singular - affliction/distress
*epipherein*: present active infinitive - to bring/add
*desmois*: dative, masculine, plural - to my bonds/chains

Word Meanings

*eritheias*: selfish ambition/rivalry/contentiousness
*katangellousin*: they proclaim/they preach/they announce
*hagnōs*: purely/sincerely/genuinely
*oiomenoi*: thinking/supposing/considering
*thlipsin*: affliction/distress/trouble
*epipherein*: to bring upon/to add/to inflict

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Phil 1:7 : 7 Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.
Phil 1:10 : 10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
Phil 1:12 : 12 But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;
Job 6:14 : 14 To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
Job 16:4 : 4 I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.
Ps 69:26 : 26 For they persecute{H8804)} him whom thou hast smitten{H8689)}; and they talk{H8762)} to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.
2 Cor 2:17 : 17 For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
2 Cor 4:1-2 : 1 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; 2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

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