Stand firm with the mind of Christ
Philippians 4:1–3
Stand firm with the mind of Christ
Published December 22nd, 2016
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Main point summary
Stand firm with the mindset of Christ when you disagree with one another.
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Philippians 4:1-3
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Ὥστε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοὶ καὶ ἐπιπόθητοι, χαρὰ καὶ στέφανός μου, οὕτως στήκετε ἐν κυρίῳ, ἀγαπητοί.
Therefore, my brothers, 1 whom I love and j long for, k my joy and l crown, m stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.
Εὐοδίαν παρακαλῶ
I entreat Euodia
καὶ Συντύχην παρακαλῶ τὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖν ἐν κυρίῳ.
and I entreat Syntyche to n agree in the Lord.
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ναὶ ἐρωτῶ καὶ σέ, γνήσιε σύζυγε, συλλαμβάνου αὐταῖς, αἵτινες ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ συνήθλησάν μοι μετὰ καὶ Κλήμεντος καὶ τῶν λοιπῶν συνεργῶν μου, ὧν τὰ ὀνόματα ἐν βίβλῳ ζωῆς.
Yes, I ask you also, true companion, 1 help these women, who have labored side by side with me in the gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, o whose names are in the book of life.
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Notes
Paul now gets to a specific concern of the letter: the relational conflict between Euodia and Syntyche. Here Paul is not primarily entreating them to "agree" on some issue. Rather he is entreating them to have the "mind of Christ" in their dispute. If they began to think the way Paul, Timothy, and Epaphroditus do then many of their differences would be resolved and they would be able to work together.