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Philippians 2:1
Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Philippian believers, framing his appeal for communal unity on the spiritual realities they already possess.
The words — The conditional εἴ τις (ei tis, "if any") paired with οὖν (oun, "therefore") structures the verse as a logical appeal grounded in the presence of encouragement, comfort, fellowship, affection, and compassion.
The thread — The emphasis on mutual love, compassion, and spiritual unity appears in Colossians 3:12, 1 John 4:7, and 1 John 4:12, where shared love is consistently tied to divine origin and God’s indwelling presence.
Why it lands — The text states that believers possess encouragement in Christ, comfort from His love, fellowship with the Spirit, and mutual affection. It requires readers to translate these existing realities into active, unified conduct rather than treating them as passive benefits.
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The Greek words
King James Version
If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
Cross-references
- Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
- 1 John 4:12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
- 1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
- 2 Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
- Psalms 133:1 A song of ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
- Colossians 2:2 that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,
- 1 Corinthians 12:13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.
- Ephesians 2:18 For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
- Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
- Galatians 4:6 And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”