Philippians 2:11 — Community Reflections

PHILIPPIANS 2:11 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 1

“And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, more than ever, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling — the return from hymn to exhortation is sharp: 'therefore' (ōste) grounds ethics in Christology. The Philippians' obedience (hypakouē) is established ('have always obeyed'); now they are urged to 'work out' (katergazomai, accomplish, bring to completion) their own salvation. The genitive 'of yourselves' (heautōn) is reflexive: they must actively appropriate and realize the salvation given them. 'Fear and trembling' (phobos kai tromos) are not anxiety but awe—reverent seriousness in the presence of God's work.

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