Philippians 2:1 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:1-4

Exhortation to unity. I. St. PAUL 'S ERNEST DESIRE FOR THE UNITY OF THE . PHILIPPIAN CHURCH . 1 . He desires that unity because he loves them. His happiness is bound up with their spiritual welfare. "Fulfil ye my joy," he says; he had learned to look upon the things of others; his deepest joy depended, not on his own personal comforts, but on the spiritual progress of those whom he loved. The remembrance of the Philippians ( Philippians 1:3 , Philippians 1:4 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:1-4

Altruism. Paul has been speaking of the gifts of faith and of suffering which the Philippians had received, and now he proceeds to state further the practical outcome of the Christian spirit. It is really an altruism of a more thorough character than that provided by the schools. We have altruism paraded at present as the high outcome of that morality which is independent of God. But there is no consideration of the case of others so broad or so deep as that which is secured by the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:1-4

Genuine socialism apostolically urged. "If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love," etc. Notice— I. GENUINE SOCIALISM . Man is a social being, and his normal social condition is unity. Society is one body, and all men are members thereof, all animated by one life, and contributing to the good of the whole. This is the social ideal; but.. he alas! sin has created a schism. Instead of unity there is a division everywhere, and the divided parts become... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:1-11

Exhortation to unanimity and humility. I. HE APPEALS TO PHILIPPIANS BY FOUR COMMON ELEMENTS IN THEIR COMMON CONFLICT TO FULFIL HIS JOY . 1 . By the comfort there is in Christ. "If there is therefore any comfort in Chris The connecting word has reference to the duty which was enjoined in the twenty-seventh verse of the last chapter, and is again enjoined in the second verse of this chapter. But there is also reference to the circumstances under which... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Philippians 2:1

If there be therefore any consolation in Christ - This, with what is said in the remainder of the verse, is designed as a motive for what he exhorts them to in Philippians 2:2 - that they would be of the same mind, and would thus fulfill his joy. To urge them to this, he appeals to the tender considerations which religion furnished - and begins by a reference to the consolation which there was in Christ. The meaning here may be this: “I am now persecuted and afflicted. In my trials it will give... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Philippians 2:1

Philippians 2:1. The apostle, in the latter part of the preceding chapter, having exhorted the Philippians to walk worthy of their Christian profession, by having their conversation according to the gospel; and, as nothing is more required by it, or can be more suitable to it, than mutual love among the followers of Christ, he here beseeches them, by every thing most affecting in Christianity, to fulfil his joy, by exercising that love. If there be therefore any consolation in Christ And... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Philippians 2:1-11

Christ’s example of humility (2:1-11)Paul gives four reasons why Christians should have greater unity between them: the encouragement given them by Christ; the power of Christ’s love working in them; the common sharing they have in the same Spirit; and the sympathetic kindness that God’s children should show to each other. Although the Philippians bring Paul much joy, that joy will not be complete till there is genuine unity among them (2:1-2). They are not to be concerned solely with their own... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Philippians 2:1

If. App-118 . consolation . Greek. paraklesis. See Luke 6:24 . See App-134 . in . App-104 . Christ . App-98 . comfort . Greek. stimulating force, incentive. Greek. paramuthion. Only here. Compare 1 Corinthians 14:8 . John 11:19 , love . App-135 . Spirit . App-101 . There is no article, and the whole context is an exhortation to being of one mind. Compare Philippians 1:27 . bowels . See Philippians 1:8 . mercies . Greek. oiktirmos. See Romans 12:1 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Philippians 2:1

PHIL. 2This exceedingly important chapter containing some of the profoundest Christological teaching in the word of God begins with an earnest plea for unity, in which Paul stated a fourfold basis of his appeal with an intensity indicating that "There was serious personal strife for place among the Philippian Christians.[1] (Philippians 2:1-4). The example of humility exhibited by the Saviour was cited as motivation for their unity (Philippians 2:5-11), this offhand, matter-of-fact appeal... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Philippians 2:1

Philippians 2:1. If—therefore— This therefore seems to have a reference to what he had before declared, ch. Php 1:25-26 of his willingness to continue yet longer in the flesh for their sakes; and the connection will stand thus: "I am contented, as you may perceive, by what I have said, to abide longer in this wearisome and afflicted estate, and to be kept from that happiness on which I have fixed my most earnest expectation and desire; and the reason why I am easy to continue thus here, is,... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:1-11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Philippians 2:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Philippians 2:1

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Philippians 2:1-11

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Philippians 2:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Philippians 2:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Philippians 2:1

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