BIBLE WORDS Week 2: Philippians 1 V 12-26 (NIV)

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BIBLE WORDS BIBLE WORDS Week 1: Philippians 1 v 1-11 (NIV) Week 2: Philippians 1 v 12-26 (NIV) v1 Christ. This name means “the v8 I long for all v12 brothers. Christians. All v18 motives. chosen king”. The same word of you. I want Christians are part of God’s Reasons. in Hebrew is “Messiah”. There to be with you. family. v18 I rejoice. I am are many promises in the Old v8 with the affection of v12 gospel . The message (good joyful (very happy). Testament about the Christ/ Christ Jesus. With the love news) about Jesus Christ. Messiah. They show that he v19 The Spirit of Jesus Christ. of Jesus. would be God’s chosen king. v12 advance the gospel. Help The Holy Spirit. God sends v9 abound. Increase. more people understand the his Holy Spirit to help people v1 saints. Holy ones; those who message about Jesus. who become Christians. God has set apart for himself. v9 insight. Being able to Every Christian is a saint. understand something clearly. v14 encouraged. Become more v19 deliverance. Salvation (not confident. rescue from prison, but being v1 overseers and deacons. v10 discern. Understand or saved by God, from sin, Church leaders. judge correctly. v14 courageously. Bravely. death and judgment). v2 grace . God’s gift of forgiveness v10 pure and blameless. v15 preach Christ. Explain who v20 eagerly. Very much. to people who do not deserve Someone who does not think Christ is and what he has it. wrong things or do wrong done for us on the cross; tell v20 sufficient. Enough. things. the gospel. v2 peace . Peace with God. v20 exalted. Honoured. v11 fruit. Results. v15 envy. Wanting what v2 Lord . Master. v21 gain. Something better. belongs to other people. v11 righteousness. Goodness v5 gospel. The good news about v22 fruitful labour. Hard work that is good enough for v15 rivalry. Competing against Jesus Christ. that gets good results. God. You must be perfect other people because you v6 day of Christ. The day when and have no sin to be good want to be the best. v23 torn between. Can’t decide Jesus Christ will return to enough for God. Jesus Christ between two things. v16 the latter. The people judge the world. (See verse 10 is the only person who has mentioned second (in verse also.) ever been perfect. v23 depart. Leave. 15). v7 confirming. Showing v25 progress. Growth. v17 the former. The people something is true. mentioned first (in verse 15). v25 the faith. Your relationship v8 testify. Be a witness. A with God. v17 selfish ambition. Wanting witness tells others the truth to make yourself more v26 on account of. Because of. about something that they important than other people. have seen or heard. v17 sincerely. Honestly.

Copyright © 2009 Christianity Explored www.christianityexplored.org Copyright © 2009 Christianity Explored www.christianityexplored.org BIBLE WORDS BIBLE WORDS Week 3: Philippians 1 v 27 – 2 v 4 (NIV) Week 4: Philippians 2 v 5-18 (NIV) v27 conduct. Behave. 2v5 attitude. v5 attitude. Way of thinking or v16 boast. Gladly Way of feeling (about something). tell everyone. v27 a manner. A way of doing thinking or or being. v6 equality with. Being the v16 the day of feeling (about something). same as. Christ. The day when Jesus v27 worthy. Honouring. 2v6 equality with. Being the Christ will return to judge v6 grasped. Held on to. v27 in my absence. When I am same as. the world. not with you. v7 the very nature of. The 2v6 grasped. Held on to. v16 run or labour. Work hard. form of. v27 contending. Struggling. 2v7 the very nature of. The v17 drink offering. A drink v9 exalted. Raised up; lifted up v27 oppose. Disagree with; try form of. offering = an Old Testament and honoured. to stop. offering (a gift to God) of 2v9 exalted. Raised up; lifted up v11 every tongue. Every wine or water. v28 sign. Signal or symbol. and honoured. person. v17 sacrifice. An offering to v29 granted. Given. 2v11 every tongue. Every v11 confess. Say publicly. God. Chosen animals were person. 2v1 encouragement. sacrificed (killed as a gift to v12 in my presence. When I Confidence, support, 2v11 confess. Say publicly. God). Sometimes in the Old am with you. strength. Testament, a drink offering v12 trembling. Shaking because was poured on top of the 2v1 fellowship. Partnership. you are afraid. sacrifice. 2v1 tenderness and v15 blameless and pure. compassion. Kindness, love Someone who does not think and concern. wrong things or do wrong 2v3 selfish ambition. Wanting things. to be better than other v15 without fault. Without people. anything wrong. 2v3 vain conceit. Stupid pride v15 crooked and depraved. (pride = thinking you are Sinful and evil. better or more clever than others). v16 the word of life. The message about Jesus (the 2v3 humility. The opposite of gospel). pride (see above).

Copyright © 2009 Christianity Explored www.christianityexplored.org Copyright © 2009 Christianity Explored www.christianityexplored.org BIBLE WORDS BIBLE WORDS Week 5: Philippians 3 v 1-9 (NIV) Week 6: Philippians 3 v 10 – 4 v 1 (NIV) v1 safeguard for you. A way v5 Hebrew. v11 attain to the resurrection. v21 glorious. to keep you safe. Another word To rise to life after I die. Wonderful. for Jew. v2 mutilators of the flesh. v12 press on. Keep going. 4v1 stand firm Those people who practise v5 Pharisee. A group of Jews in the Lord. Don’t let v13 straining. Working hard to circumcision (see below) in who followed religious rules anything take you away keep going. order to get right with God. and customs very strictly. from the Lord. v15 mature. Grown up. v3 circumcision. Cutting off v6 zeal. Enthusiasm or passion a small piece of skin from for a belief or idea. v16 live up to. Live in a way the penis. For Jewish people, that shows. v6 persecuting. Oppressing, circumcision is an outward treating badly. sign showing that the man v16 attained. Achieved, gained. belongs to God’s people. v6 legalistic righteousness. v17 live according to the But God sent Jesus so that Keeping the Law of Moses. pattern we gave you. Live both Jews and non-Jews can in the way we showed or v8 surpassing. Exceptional, become his people. Now the taught you. sign that someone is one of extraordinary. v19 their destiny. Their future God’s people is faith in Jesus v8-9 gain Christ and be found after death. and the Holy Spirit in their in him. Know Christ and life, not physical circumcision. belong to him. v19 their glory is in their v3 put no confidence in the shame. They are proud of flesh. Do not trust in things the sinful things that they we do (like circumcision) to do. make us right with God. v20 citizenship. Home. v5 on the eighth day. At eight v20 eagerly await. Keenly wait days old. for. v5 tribe of Benjamin. All Jews v21 transform. Completely came from one of 12 tribes change. (family groups). Benjamin was one of only two tribes that v21 lowly. Nothing special. kept following God.

Copyright © 2009 Christianity Explored www.christianityexplored.org Copyright © 2009 Christianity Explored www.christianityexplored.org BIBLE WORDS BIBLE WORDS Week 7: Philippians 4 v 2-9 (NIV) Week 8: Philippians 4 v 10-23 (NIV) v2 plead. Ask for something v8 admirable. v10 renewed. Started again. v18 I am amply that you want very much. Something you supplied. v10 concern. Take an interest should admire I have v3 loyal yokefellow. True in. (respect). everything I need. friend. v11 I am in need. I don’t have v9 put it into practice. Do it. v18 fragrant. Sweet smelling, v3 contended. Worked hard, the things that I need. pleasing. struggled. v11 content. Satisfied. v18 acceptable sacrifice. A gift v3 in the cause of the gospel. v11 circumstances. Situation. to God that pleases him. For the gospel. v12 to have plenty. To have v19 according to. In proportion v3 the book of life. A picture even more than I need. to. used in the Bible to talk about the list of people who v12 in want. Poor. v19 glorious. Wonderful. God has chosen and saved v22 Caesar’s household. The through Jesus Christ. v15 moreover. Also. people who live and work in v4 rejoice in. Find joy in, take v15 in the early days. Near Caesar’s house. delight in. the beginning. v22 Amen. A Hebrew word v5 evident to all. Seen by v15 acquaintance with the which means “certainly” or everyone. gospel. Personal knowledge “so be it”. of the gospel. v6 anxious. Worried. v15 set out. Left. v6 petition. Humbly asking for something. v15 Macedonia. Philippi was in Macedonia, part of ancient v6 your requests. What you Greece. are asking for. v15 shared with. Involved with, v7 transcends. Is far beyond. helped. v7 guard. Keep safe. v15 Thessalonica. Another city in Macedonia. v8 noble. Good. v16 aid. Help.

v17 credited. Added.

Copyright © 2009 Christianity Explored www.christianityexplored.org Copyright © 2009 Christianity Explored www.christianityexplored.org BIBLE WORDS Extra: Philippians 2 v 19-30 (NIV) v19 be cheered. Be made v27 to spare me happy. sorrow upon sorrow. v20 takes a genuine interest To keep me from lots of in your welfare. Truly sadness. cares about how well you are doing. v28 I am … eager. I want very much. v21 looks out for. Is interested in. v30 risking his life. He was in danger of dying. v22 proved himself. Shown that he is good. v26 distressed. Very sad and worried.