Philippians 2:15 BSB

Philippians 2:15

so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world

BSB

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ASV

that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world,

KJV

That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

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Commentary

4 voices

Jerome

Against the Pelagians 3.13 (420)

He says not "you are" but "so that you may be," deferring it to the future and not asserting it as a present fact, to show that here there is toil and struggle and there the rewards of toil and virtue.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Abraham and Lot must not strive, because the Canaanite and Perizzite dwelt in the land, Gen. xiii. Among whom you shine as lights in the world. Christ is the light of the world, and good Christians are lights in the world.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

That ye may be blameless - That you may give no occasion for others to accuse you of having done wrong. And harmless - Margin, “sincere.” The Greek word (ἀκέραιος akeraios) means properly that which is unmixed; and then pure, sincere. The idea here is, that they should be artless, simple, without guile. Then they would injure no one. The word occurs only in Mat 10:16; Php 2:15, where it is rendered “harmless,” and Rom 16:19, where it is rendered “sincere”; see the Mat 10:16 note, and Rom 16:19 note.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἵνα	ina	so that	G2443 →
γένησθε	genēsthe	you may be	G1096 →
ἄμεμπτοι	amemptoi	blameless	G273 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἀκέραιοι,	akeraioi	innocent,	G185 →
τέκνα	tekna	children	G5043 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
ἄμωμα	amōma	blameless	G299 →
μέσον	meson	[the] midst	G3319 →
γενεᾶς	geneas	of a generation	G1074 →
σκολιᾶς	skolias	crooked	G4646 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
διεστραμμένης	diestrammenēs	perverted	G1294 →
ἐν	en	among	G1722 →
οἷς	hois	whom	G3739 →
φαίνεσθε	phainesthe	you shine	G5316 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
φωστῆρες	phōstēres	lights	G5458 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
κόσμῳ,	kosmō	[the] world,	G2889 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Isaiah 60:1
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
leads to
- Ephesians 5:14
  So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
- Ephesians 5:8
  For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- John 8:12
  Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- Isaiah 52:1–2
  Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.
- Isaiah 60:19–20
  No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your…
Through
Matthew 5:45
that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
leads to
- Psalms 145:9
  The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.
- Luke 6:35
  But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is…
Through
1 Peter 2:12
Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
leads to
- 1 Peter 3:16
  keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Philippians

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Philippians