11 translations · Greek
Philippians 1:27
Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;
Philippians 1:27 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;
- KJV King James Version
- Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
- ASV American Standard Version
- Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you or be absent, I may hear of your state, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the gospel;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Only conduct yourselves worthily of the good news of the Christ, that, whether having come and seen you, whether being absent I may hear of the things concerning you, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one soul, striving together for the faith of the good news,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Just be sure that the way you live your lives corresponds to the good news of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or not I can get to hear how you're doing—that you stand firm in full agreement with one another, spiritually united as you work together for the trusting faith of the good news.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Only worthily of the good news of the Christ conduct ye yourselves, that, whether having come and seen you, whether being absent I may hear of the things concerning you, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul, striving together for the faith of the good news,
- DBY Darby Translation
- Only conduct yourselves worthily of the glad tidings of the Christ, in order that whether coming and seeing you, or absent, I may hear of what concerns you, that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul, labouring together in the same conflict with the faith of the glad tidings;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Only let your manner of life be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Only let your conversation be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you, or, being absent, may hear of you, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind labouring together for the faith of the gospel.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Μόνον | Monon | Nevertheless | G3440 μόνον only |
| ἀξίως | axiōs | in a manner worthy | G516 ἀξίως appropriately |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| εὐαγγελίου | euangeliou | gospel | G2098 εὐαγγέλιον gospel |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Χριστοῦ | Christou | of Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
| πολιτεύεσθε | politeuesthe | conduct yourselves | G4176 πολιτεύω be a citizen |
| ἵνα | hina | Then | G2443 ἵνα in order that/to |
| εἴτε | eite | whether | G1535 εἴτε whether |
| ἐλθὼν | elthōn | I come | G2064 ἔρχομαι to come/go |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἰδὼν | idōn | see | G3708 ὁράω to see: see |
| ὑμᾶς | hymas | you | G4771 σύ you |
| εἴτε | eite | or only | G1535 εἴτε whether |
| ἀπὼν | apōn | in my absence | G548 ἄπειμι be away |
| ἀκούω | akouō | hear | G191 ἀκούω to hear |
| τὰ | ta | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| περὶ | peri | about | G4012 περί about |
| ὑμῶν | hymōn | you | G4771 σύ you |
| ὅτι | hoti | [I will know] that | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| στήκετε | stēkete | you stand firm | G4739 στήκω to stand |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ἑνὶ | heni | one | G1520 εἷς one |
| πνεύματι | pneumati | spirit | G4151 πνεῦμα spirit/breath: spirit |
| μιᾷ | mia | as one | G1520 εἷς one |
| ψυχῇ | psychē | — | G5590 ψυχή soul |
| συναθλοῦντες | synathlountes | contending together | G4866 συναθλέω to contend |
| τῇ | tē | for the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πίστει | pistei | faith | G4102 πίστις faith |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| εὐαγγελίου | euangeliou | gospel | G2098 εὐαγγέλιον gospel |
Related verses
- Ephesians 4:1
I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,
- 1 Corinthians 16:13–14
Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong! Let all that you do be done in love.
- 2 Peter 3:14
Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without defect and blameless in his sight.
- 1 Corinthians 1:10
Now I beg you, brothers, through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
- Philippians 2:1–2
If therefore there is any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion, make my joy full, by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;
- Colossians 1:10
that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
- Jude 1:3
Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.
- Ephesians 4:3–6
being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, …
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1
Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more.
- Romans 12:4–5
For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
25 Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith,
26 that your rejoicing may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again.
27 Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;
28 and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.
29 Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf,
Read all of Philippians 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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