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Philippians 2:15 — King James Version← Study notes

That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;


Philippians 2:15Greek Interlinear

Greek · Philippians 2:1520 words
GreekMeaning
ἵναhina
so thatwordG2443
γένησθεgenēsthe
you may beverbG1096
ἄμεμπτοιamemptoi
blamelessadjectiveG273
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἀκέραιοιakeraioi
innocentadjectiveG185
τέκναtekna
childrennounG5043
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
ἄμωμαamōma
without blame (blemish, fault, spot)adjectiveG299
μέσονmeson
among, them, betweenadjectiveG3319
γενεᾶςgeneas
of a generationnounG1074
σκολιᾶςskolias
crookedadjectiveG4646
καὶkai
andwordG2532
διεστραμμένηςdiestrammenēs
pervertedverbG1294
ἐνen
amongprepositionG1722
οἷςhois
whomrelative pronounG3739
φαίνεσθεphainesthe
you shineverbG5316
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
φωστῆρεςphōstēres
lightsnounG5458
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
κόσμῳkosmō
the worldnounG2889
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Philippians 2:15

The admonitions which we give ought to be accompanied with commendations; for thus they become even welcome, when we refer those whom we admonish to that measure of zeal which they have themselves exhibited; as Paul, for instance, did here; and observe with what singular discretion; “So then, my beloved,” he says; he did not say simply “be obedient,” not until he had first commended them in these words, “even as you have always obeyed”; i.e. “it is not other men, but your own…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 8 on Philippians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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