Philippians 3:15 BSB

Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὅσοι	hosoi	As many as	G3745 →
οὖν	oun	therefore	G3767 →
τέλειοι,	teleioi	[are] mature,	G5046 →
τοῦτο	touto	this [way]	G3778 →
φρονῶμεν·	phronōmen	we may reason;	G5426 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
εἴ	ei	if	G1487 →
τι	ti	anything	G5100 →
ἑτέρως	heterōs	differently	G2088 →
φρονεῖτε,	phroneite	you reason,	G5426 →
καὶ	kai	even	G2532 →
τοῦτο	touto	this	G3778 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
θεὸς	theos	God	G2316 →
ὑμῖν	humin	to you	G4771 →
ἀποκαλύψει·	apokalupsei	will reveal;	G601 →

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

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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
John 7:17
If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
leads to
- John 8:31–32
  So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
- John 8:43
  Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.
- Jeremiah 31:33–34
  “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And…
- John 8:47
  Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
- Psalms 25:8–9
  Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
Through
Galatians 5:10
I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be.
leads to
- Galatians 5:12
  As for those who are agitating you, I wish they would proceed to emasculate themselves!
Through
1 Corinthians 2:6
Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
leads to
- Hebrews 5:14
  But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.
- James 3:15
  Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.

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.

John 7:17If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.Proverbs 2:3–6if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,Galatians 5:10I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be.1 Corinthians 2:6Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.James 1:4–5Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.Colossians 4:12Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.1 Corinthians 14:20Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.Matthew 5:48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.Isaiah 35:8And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.Philippians 3:12–14Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.Colossians 1:28We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.Hebrews 5:14But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.John 17:23I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me.Romans 15:1We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.2 Timothy 3:17so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.Psalms 25:8–9Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.Luke 11:13So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”Proverbs 3:5–6Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

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