Commentary on Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians Thessalonians Timothy Titus and Philemon John Calvin (continued)
Chapter 1
COMMENTARY ON
THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE PHILIPPIANS. CHAPTER 1
Philippians 1:1-6
Philippians 1:1-6
1. Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
1. Paulus et Timotheus, servi Iesu Christi, omnibus sanctis in Christo Iesu, qui sunt Philippis, cum Episcopis et Diaconis
2. Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
2. Gratia vobis et pax a Deo Patre nostro, et Domino Iesu Christo. 3. I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 3. Gratias ago Deo meo in omni memoria vestri. 194
4. Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, 4. Semper in omni precatione mea pro vobis omnibus cum gaudio precationem faciens,
5. For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; 5. Super communicatione vestra in Evangelium, a primo die hucusque; 6. Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.
6. Hoc ipsum persuasus, quod qui cœpit in vobis opus bonum, perficiet usque in diem Iesu Christi.
1 Paul and Timotheus, servants of Jesus Christ While Paul is accustomed, in the inscription of his epistles, to employ titles of distinction, with the view of procuring credit for himself and his ministry, there was no need of lengthened commendations in writing to the Philippians, who had known him by experience as a true Apostle of Christ, and still acknowledged him as such beyond all controversy. For they had persevered in the calling of God steadfastly, and in an even tenor. 195
Bishops He names the pastors separately, for the sake of honor. We may, however, infer from this, that the name of bishop is common to all the ministers of the Word, inasmuch as he assigns several bishops to one Church. The titles, 194"Toutes les fois que i'ay souuenance de vous, ou, auec entiere souuenance de vous;" — "Every time that I have remembrance of you, or, with constant remembrance of you."
195"Sans se desbaucher;" — "Without corrupting themselves."