Philippians 2:4 BSB

Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
τὰ	ta	the [things]	G3588 →
ἑαυτῶν	he'autōn	their own	G1438 →
ἕκαστος	hekastos	each one	G1538 →
σκοποῦντες	skopountes	considering	G4648 →
ἀλλὰ	alla	but	G235 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
τὰ	ta	the [things]	G3588 →
ἑτέρων	heterōn	of others	G2087 →
ἕκαστοι.	hekastoi	everyone.	G1538 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

G1438he'autontheir own322×

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 15:1
We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14
  And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
- Romans 14:1
  Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.
- Galatians 6:1–2
  Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
- 1 Corinthians 9:22
  To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.
Through
James 2:8
If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
leads to
- Leviticus 19:18
  Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
- Galatians 5:14
  The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Through
1 Corinthians 10:24
No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.
leads to
- Romans 15:1–2
  We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
- Philippians 2:4–5
  Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

1 Corinthians 10:24No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.Romans 15:1We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.James 2:8If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.1 Corinthians 13:4–5Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.1 Corinthians 10:32–33Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—Romans 12:15Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.1 Corinthians 12:22–26On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,Romans 14:19–22So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.3 John 1:2Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.Philippians 2:21For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.1 Corinthians 8:9–13Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.2 Corinthians 11:29Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief?Joshua 1:15until the LORD gives them rest as He has done for you, and your brothers also possess the land that the LORD your God is giving them. Then you may return to the land of your inheritance and take possession of that which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the east side of the Jordan.”Matthew 18:6But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.2 Corinthians 6:3We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no one can discredit our ministry.2 Kings 7:9Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.”Galatians 6:12Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ.Esther 4:5Then Esther summoned Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs appointed to her, and she dispatched him to Mordecai to learn what was troubling him and why.

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