Philippians 2:17 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:17

Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith . He again compares the advantages of life and death, as in Philippians 1:20-25 . In the last verse he was speaking of the possibility of looking back from the day of Christ upon a life of prolonged labor. Here he supposes the other alternative. The form of the sentence, the particles used ( λειτουργία ), and the indicative verb, all imply that the apostle looked forward to a martyr's death as the probable end of his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:17-18

The apostle's readings to sacrifice his life for the Philippians. "Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all. For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me." I. MARK THE APOSTLE 'S DEEP AFFECTION FOR THE PHILIPPIANS AND HIS INTENSE INTEREST IN THEIR SPIRITUAL WELL - BEING . He considered not his life too dear a sacrifice to be made on their behalf. II. MARK THE IMPORTANCE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:17-18

Christly love. "Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all. For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me." There are different kinds of love. Christly love is love in the highest form, the love which is the inspiration of all human activities, approved of God, and spiritually useful to man. Two remarks are here suggested concerning this love. I. IT IS SELF - CONSECRATING . It was so: 1 . In the conduct... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:17-18

The law of sacrifice. St. Paul takes his metaphor from the methods of sacrificial worship in common use among heathen nations. He sees "the soul of good in things evil," and even in the notions of corrupt human imaginations a distorted reflection of truth. He compares the faith and devotion of the Philippian Christians to a sacrifice presented on the altar, and he is ready to pour out his own life's blood as the libation which shall complete this offering and render it acceptable. I. ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Philippians 2:17

Yea, and if I be offered - Margin, “poured forth.” The mention of his labors in their behalf, in the previous verse, seems to have suggested to him the sufferings which he was likely yet to endure on their account. He had labored for their salvation. He had exposed himself to peril that they and others might have the gospel. On their account he had suffered much; he had been made a prisoner at Rome; and there was a possibility, if not a probability, that his life might be a forfeit for his... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Philippians 2:17-18

Philippians 2:17-18. Yea, and if I be offered up Or, poured out, as σπενδομαι properly signifies; upon the sacrifice and service of your faith Greek, θυσια και λειτουργια ; the former word properly signifies a sacrifice, and the latter the performance of any public service, especially that pertaining to the worship of God. The apostle alludes to the Jewish sacrifices, which were prepared for the altar on which they were to be offered, by the Levites and priests, and on which, or on... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Philippians 2:12-18

Putting belief into practice (2:12-18)In view of Christ’s example, the Philippians must remove all trace of pride and quarrelling, and show in their lives the nature of the salvation that God has given them. They must obey God’s will as Christ did, and they will be able to do this because God works within them (12-13). They will then be like lights shining in darkness. They will be people of blameless conduct who take God’s message to a spiritually and morally corrupt world. In this way they... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Philippians 2:17

and if = even if ( App-118 ) offered = poured out (as a drink offering). Greek. spendomai. Only here and a Tim Philippians 4:6 . upon . App-101 . service . App-190 . faith. App-150 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Philippians 2:17

Yea, and if I am offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy and rejoice with you all, and in the same manner do ye also joy and rejoice with me.There is in view here a sacrifice, whether like that in Exodus 29:40, or like one of the animal sacrifices offered to pagan gods, is not specified; because a "drink offering" was a prominent feature of both. Russell thought that Paul had the Jewish sacrifice in mind, saying: "Paul's meaning is figurative, referring in humility to his... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Philippians 2:17

Philippians 2:17. Yea, and if I be offered, &c.— The proper import of the words rendered offered upon, is, "to be poured forth, as a libation." Almost every reader must know, that as oil and wine made a part of the provisions of the table which God had ordained in the Jewish ritual, a proportionable quantity of each should attend every bullock, goat, ram, lamb, or kid, which was presented at his altar; so the heathens likewise used such libations; and sometimes they used blood, mingled with... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:17-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:17-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:17-18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Philippians 2:17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Philippians 2:17-18

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Philippians 2:12-18

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Philippians 2:17

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Philippians 2:17

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Philippians 2:17

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