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Philippians 2 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Philippians 2, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Greek words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Philippians 2 in the Greek

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Count KJV renderings
πέμπω pémpō G3992 4 send, thrust in
θάνατος thánatos G2288 4 deadly, death
φρονέω phronéō G5426 3 set the affection on, care, mind, regard
ἡγέομαι hēgéomai G2233 3 account, chief, count, esteem
χαίρω chaírō G5463 3 farewell, be glad, God speed, greeting
μορφή morphḗ G3444 2 form
λειτουργία leitourgía G3009 2 ministration, service

How preachers through history handled this text

31 public-domain excerpts on Philippians 2, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Alexander MacLaren 8 Spurgeon 6 Calvin 5 Chrysostom 5 Matthew Henry 5 John Wesley 2

“It is best with us, when our duty becomes natural to us. Naturally, that is, sincerely, and not in pretence only; with a willing heart and upright views. We are apt to prefer our own credit, ease, and safety, before truth, holiness, and duty; but Timothy did not so. Paul desired liberty, not that he might take pleasure, but that he might do good. Epaphroditus was willing to go to the Philippians, that he might be comforted with those who had sorrowed for him when he was sick. It seems, his illness was caused by the work of God. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Philippians 2:19–30 (Public Domain)

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