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Philippians 3:6 — King James Version← Study notes

Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.


Philippians 3:6Greek Interlinear

Greek · Philippians 3:612 words
GreekMeaning
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
ζῆλοςzēlos
emulation, envy(-ing), fervent mindnounG2205
διώκωνdiōkōn
persecutingverbG1377
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἐκκλησίανekklēsian
churchnounG1577
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
δικαιοσύνηνdikaiosynēn
righteousnessnounG1343
τὴνtēn
which isarticleG3588
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
νόμῳnomō
the LawnounG3551
γενόμενοςgenomenos
having becomeverbG1096
ἄμεμπτοςamemptos
faultlessadjectiveG273
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Philippians 3:6

Dejection and care, whenever they strain the soul beyond due measure, bereave it of its native force. And therefore Paul relieves the Philippians, who were in great despondency, and they were in despondency because they did not know how matters were with Paul; they were in despondency because they thought that it was already over with him, because of the preaching, because of Epaphroditus. It is in giving them assurance on all these points that he introduces the words,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 10 on Philippians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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