Philippians 3:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

For many walk, of whom I have 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

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For many live as enemies of the cross of Christ, as I have often told you, and now I tell you again with tears.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• 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:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For many walke (of whom I have tolde you often and now tell you wepynge) that they are ye enemyes of ye crosse of Christ

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For many walke (off whom I haue tolde you often, but now I tell you wepynge) eue enemies of the crosse of Christ,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For many walke, of whom I haue told you often, and nowe tell you weeping, that they are the enemies of the Crosse of Christ:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For many walke, of whom I haue tolde you often, & nowe tel you wepyng, that they are the enemies of the crosse of Christe:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for many walk of whom many times I told you -- and now also weeping tell -- the enemies of the cross of the Christ!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For there are those, of whom I have given you word before, and do so now with sorrow, who are haters of the cross of Christ;

• World English Bible (2000)

  For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For many live, about whom I have often told you, and now, with tears, I tell you that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 13:17 : 17 But if you will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and my eye shall weep bitterly, and run down with tears, because the LORD's flock is taken captive.
• Gal 1:7 : 7 Which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ.
• Gal 2:14 : 14 But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews?
• Gal 6:12 : 12 As many as desire to make a good appearance in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised; only to avoid suffering persecution for the cross of Christ.
• Eph 4:17 : 17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind,
• Isa 8:11 : 11 For the LORD spoke thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,
• Jer 9:1 : 1 Oh that my head were waters, and my 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 And especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed, and not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
• Ps 119:136 : 136 Rivers of water run down from my eyes, because men do not keep Your law.
• Eph 5:5-6 : 5 For this you know, that no sexually immoral, unclean, or greedy person, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words: for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the children of disobedience.
• Phil 1:4 : 4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,
• Phil 1:15-16 : 15 Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill: 16 The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains:
• 1 Thess 4:6 : 6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
• Gal 2:21 : 21 I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.
• Gal 5:21 : 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
• Dan 4:37 : 37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and His ways just; and those that walk in pride He is able to abase.
• Luke 19:41 : 41 And when he came near, he saw the city and wept over it,
• Acts 20:19 : 19 serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me by the plotting of the Jews;
• Acts 20:30-31 : 30 Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. 31 Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.
• Rom 9:2 : 2 That I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart.
• 1 Cor 1:18 : 18 For the preaching of the cross is to those who perish foolishness; but to us who are saved it is the power of God.
• 1 Cor 6:9 : 9 Do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
• 2 Cor 2:4 : 4 For out of much trouble and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears; not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love I have more abundantly toward you.
• 2 Cor 11:13 : 13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.
• 2 Cor 11:29 : 29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation?
• 2 Thess 3:11 : 11 For we hear that there are some who walk among you disorderly, not working at all, but being busybodies.
• Jude 1:13 : 13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.