eng_aiv Amundson Interpretive Version Philippians Philippians Philippians Phil Philippians id=eng_aiv name=Amundson Interpretive Version (AIV) status=draft spec=USFM-USX 3.1.1 export=2026-11-02 char:add=translator-addition-italic char:wj=words-of-Jesus-as-received-unmapped note:f=footnotes para:r=parallel-passage-references para:d=psalm-superscriptions Greetings from Paul and Timothy (Colossians 1:1–2; Philemon 1:1–3) Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus,1.1 BYZ and TR of Jesus Christ; similarly in verse 8 To all the saints in Christ Jesus being in Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: Grace to you⁺ and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Thanksgiving and Prayer (1 Corinthians 1:4–9; Colossians 1:3–14) I thank my God upon every remembrance of you⁺, always in my every supplication for all of you⁺, making the supplication with joy, for your⁺ partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being persuaded of this very thing, that the One having begun a good work in you⁺ will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.1.6 GOC, F35, TR, and WH Jesus Christ Accordingly, it is right for me to think this about all of you⁺, because of me having you⁺ in the heart. Both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you⁺ all are fellow partakers of grace with me. For God is my witness how I long for you⁺ all in the inner affections of Christ Jesus. And this I pray, that your⁺ love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment, for you⁺ to approve the things being excellent, so that you⁺ may be pure and blameless unto the day of Christ, being filled with the fruit of righteousness that is1.11 BYZ and TR the fruits of righteousness that are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. Paul’s Trials Advance the Gospel (James 1:2–12) Now I want you⁺ to know brothers, that the things concerning me really have come to the advancement of the gospel, so as for my chains in Christ to have become manifest in all the Praetorium1.13 Or the whole palace guard and to all the rest; and most of the brothers, trusting in the Lord by my chains, dare more abundantly to speak fearlessly the word.1.14 NE and WH the word of God Indeed, some, even through envy and strife, but some also through goodwill, preach Christ— the ones indeed out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel;1.16 BYZ and TR reverse the order of verses 16 and 17. but the others proclaim Christ out of self-interest, not purely, supposing to add tribulation to my chains. What then?1.18 Or What then is the issue? Only that in every way, whether in pretext or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice, for I know that this will turn out for me to deliverance, through your⁺ supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, according to my eager expectation and hope that I will be ashamed in nothing, but in all boldness, as always, also now, Christ will be magnified in my body, whether through life or through death. To Live Is Christ For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. But if I am to live in flesh, this for me is the fruit of work; and what will I choose? I do not know. But1.23 TR For I am pressed by the two, having the desire to depart and to be with Christ, for1.23 BYZ and TR do not include for it is very much better, but to remain in the flesh is more necessary on account of you⁺. And having been persuaded of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you⁺ for your⁺ progress and joy of the faith, so that through my coming to you⁺ again your⁺ boasting in me may abound in Christ Jesus. Worthy of the Gospel Only conduct yourselves worthily of the gospel of Christ, so that, whether having come and having seen you⁺, or being absent, I might hear the things concerning you⁺, that you⁺ stand firm in one spirit, contending together with one mind1.27 Or contending side by side for the faith of the gospel, and not being frightened in anything by those opposing you, which is1.28 BYZ and TR include indeed a demonstration of destruction to them, but of salvation to you⁺—and this from God. For it was granted to you⁺ on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer on behalf of Him, having the same struggle such as you⁺ saw in me and now hear of in me. One in Christ (Ephesians 2:11–18) Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any inner affections and compassions, fulfill my joy so that you⁺ may be of the same mind, having the same love, united in soul, minding the one thing, nothing according to self-interest or according to vain conceit, but in humility esteeming one another surpassing yourselves, each looking at not the things of yourselves, but each also the things of others. The Mind of Christ (Isaiah 52:13–15) Let this mind be in you⁺ that was also in Christ Jesus: Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider to be equal with God something to be grasped,2.6 Or something to be exploited but emptied Himself, having taken the form of a servant, having been made in the likeness of men. And having been found in appearance as a man He humbled Himself, having become obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also highly exalted Him and granted to Him the name above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in the heavens and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Lights in the World (Matthew 5:13–16) Therefore, my beloved, just as always you⁺ obeyed, not only as in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For God is the One working in you⁺ both to will and to work on behalf of His good pleasure. Do all things without grumblings and disputings, so that you⁺ may be blameless and innocent, children of God unblemished in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you⁺ shine as lights in the world, 2.15 Deuteronomy 32:5 holding forth the word of life for a boast to me in the day of Christ that I did not run in vain, nor did I toil in vain. But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your⁺ faith, I rejoice and rejoice with you⁺ all. And likewise you⁺ also be glad and rejoice with me. Timothy and Epaphroditus (1 Corinthians 16:10–12) But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you⁺ soon, that I also may be of good spirit, having known the things concerning you⁺. For I have no one like-minded, who genuinely will care for the things concerning you⁺. For those all seek the things of themselves, not the things of Jesus Christ.2.21 NE, WH, BYZ, and TR Christ Jesus But you⁺ know his proven worth, that as a child with a father he served with me in the gospel. Therefore indeed I hope to send him immediately, when I shall have seen the things concerning me. And I am persuaded in the Lord that I myself will also come soon. Now I deemed it necessary to send to you⁺ Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your⁺ messenger and minister of my need, since he was longing for2.26 WH longing to see you⁺ all and being deeply distressed because you⁺ heard that he was sick. And indeed he was sick, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow. Therefore I sent him all the more eagerly, so that having seen him again you⁺ may rejoice, and I may be less anxious. Therefore receive him in the Lord with all joy, and hold such in honor, because on account of the work of Christ2.30 WH of the Lord he drew near unto death, having disregarded his life so that he might fill up your⁺ deficiency of service toward me. Righteousness through Faith in Christ (Romans 3:21–31) Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you⁺ indeed is not troublesome to me, and is secure for you⁺. Look out for the dogs! Look out for the evil workers! Look out for the mutilation! For we are the circumcision, those worshiping in the Spirit of God3.3 TR worshiping God by the Spirit and boasting in Christ Jesus, and not having put confidence in the flesh— though I have confidence even in the flesh. If any other thinks to have confidence in the flesh, I more: circumcision on the eighth day; of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; according to the law, a Pharisee; according to zeal, persecuting the church; according to righteousness that is in the law, having become blameless. But whatever things were gain to me, these I have deemed loss because of Christ. But indeed, therefore, I also deem all things to be loss because of the surpassing knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom I have lost all things and deem them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and may be found in Him, not having my own righteousness that is of the law, but that which is through faith from Christ,3.9 Or through the faithfulness of Christ the righteousness of God upon faith, to know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if somehow I may attain to the resurrection out from the dead. Pressing on toward the Goal Not that I already obtained it or already have been perfected, but I pursue, if also I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.3.12 SBL Christ Brothers, I do not reckon myself3.13 GOC, ALT, F35, and WH reckon myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing: Indeed, forgetting the things behind and stretching forward to the things ahead, I pursue toward the goal for the prize of the upward calling of God in Christ Jesus. Therefore as many as are mature, we should be of this mind. And if you⁺ are minded in anything differently, even this God will reveal to you⁺. However, to that which we have attained, walk by the same.3.16 BYZ and TR by the same rule, being of the same mind Citizenship in Heaven Be imitators together of me, brothers, and look at those walking thus, as you⁺ have a pattern in us. For many walk—of whom I told you⁺ often, and now I say even weeping—as enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly and their glory is in their shame, those minding earthly things. For our citizenship is in the heavens, from where also we eagerly await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our body of humiliation to be conformed to the body of His glory, according to the working of His powering, even to subject all things to Himself. Rejoice in the Lord Therefore my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in the Lord, beloved. I exhort Euodia and I exhort Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. Yes, and4.3 TR And also I ask you, genuine yokefellow,4.3 Or I ask you, genuine Syzygus assist these women who in the gospel contended together with me, with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life. Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! Let your⁺ gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is near. Be anxious about nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your⁺ requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, that is surpassing all understanding, will guard your⁺ hearts and your⁺ minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is well spoken of—if any excellence and if any praise—think on these things. And what you⁺ learned and received and heard and saw in me, practice these things. And the God of peace will be with you⁺. The Generosity of the Philippians (2 Corinthians 8:1–15) But I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that now at last you⁺ revived your being mindful for me, upon whom also you⁺ were mindful, but you⁺ were lacking opportunity. Not that I speak according to deficiency, for I have learned to be content in that which I am. I know also how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In everything and in all things, I have learned the secret also to be full and to hunger, also to abound and to be deficient. I have strength for all things in the One empowering me.4.13 BYZ and TR in the One empowering me—Christ However, you⁺ did well having fellowship in my affliction. And you⁺ also know, Philippians, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I went out from Macedonia, not one church shared with me as to the matter of giving and receiving, except you⁺ only. For even in Thessalonica, both once and twice, you⁺ sent for my need. Not that I seek after the gift, but I seek after the fruit abounding to your⁺ account. But I have all things, and I abound. I have been filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you⁺, a fragrance of a sweet smell, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God. And my God will fill all your⁺ need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Now to our God and Father be the glory to the ages of the ages. Amen. Final Greetings (Ephesians 6:21–24; 2 Timothy 4:19–22) Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers with me greet you⁺. All the saints greet you⁺, and especially those of Caesar's household. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your⁺ spirit.4.23 BYZ and TR include Amen.