Philippians 3:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. ”

• Philippians 3:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Brethren, be followers together of me - That is, live as I do. A minister of the gospel, a parent, or a Christian of any age or condition, ought so to live that he can refer to his own example, a...

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• Philippians 3:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Php_3:17-21. A Contrast. The Philippians are to follow Paul's example in this matter. It is needed because many live very differently. They are a great grief to him; indulging in gross living and e...

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• Philippians 3:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  be . Literally become. followers together. Lit fellow-imitators. Greek. summimetes, Only here. mark. Greek. skopeo. See Luke 11:35 . ensample. Greek. typos , pattern.

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• Philippians 3:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  17 Mark them By this expression he means, that it is all one to him what persons they single out for themselves for imitation, provided they conform themselves to that purity of which he was...

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• Philippians 3:17 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 2156 OF FOLLOWING GOOD EXAMPLES Philippians 3:17 ; Philippians 3:20 . Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.…For our conver...

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• Philippians 3:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. Brethren, be followers - of me - In the things of Christ let me be your line, and my writings preachi...

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• Philippians 3:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Be followers together of me,— Here the reason very plainly appears, why he said so much of himself in the foregoing verses; and we may observe, that as he was apprehensive of the danger his Philipp...

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• Philippians 3:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. Be х ginesthe ( G1096 ), 'become'] Followers , х summimeetai ( G4831 )] - 'imitato...

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• Philippians 3:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Dangers and Hopes of the Present Situation V. Interjected Warnings ( Philippians 3:1-21 ) § 11. Philippians 3:1-6 . Finally (lit. 'For the rest'), my brethren , brings the close of the lett...

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• Philippians 3:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  [ 7. Words of Warning ( Philippians 3:1 to Philippians 4:3 ). (1) AGAINST THE JUDAISERS. ( a ) Warning against confidence “ in the flesh,” illustrated by his own renunciation of all Jewish...

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• Philippians 3:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 11 THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST. Philippians 3:8-18 (R.V.) MR. ALEXANDER KNOX, in a letter to a friend, makes the following remark: "Religion contains two sets of truths, which I may ventur...

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• Philippians 3:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Pressing on “unto the Prize” Philippians 3:13-21 The nearer the saint comes to the perfect life, the farther he feels from it. It is only when we have climbed the foothills that we realize how...

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• Philippians 3:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  This is the great chapter of the autobiography of Paul. First, he emphasized the story of his past in a most remarkable way. Then referring to these things as gains (the word in the original is plura...

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• Philippians 3:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (17) В¶ Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. (18) (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they...

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• Philippians 3:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Brethren, be followers together of me ,.... Not that the apostle set up himself as the head of a party, which is what he always blamed in others; he did not assume a dominion over the faith of men,...

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• Philippians 3:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. Ver. 17. Be followers together of me ] Longum iter per praecepta, brevius per exempla. Everythi...

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• Philippians 3:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Brethren, be followers together Συμμιμηται, joint imitators, of me Obedient to my directions, and following the pattern which God enables me to set before you; and mark Observe and imitate them...

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• Philippians 3:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  It is far from irksome to the apostle to turn again to speak of "rejoicing in the Lord." Simple and elementary as is his exhortation, he is not wearied in repeating "the same things..... For you it i...

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• Philippians 3:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Apostle Urges His Own Example. A. D.  62.       17 Brethren, be followers together of me, and m...

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• Philippians 3:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Brethren, be followers together of me; he doth here not only propound his own single example to the brethren at Philippi, as he doth to others elsewhere, 1 Corinthians 4:16 , implying the limita...

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• Philippians 3:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  His Knowing Of Christ Involves Participation With Him In The Power Of His Resurrection, And Equal Participation With Him in His Sufferings, By Himself Recognising That He Has Died With Christ. And H...

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• Philippians 3:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Philippians 3:17 . Followers together of me. —He does not, as some ungracious pastors do, show the steep road to perfection whilst himself staying at the wicket-ga...

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• Philippians 3:17 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Philippians 3:1 . Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. As much as to say, «If this were the last sentence that I should write to you, I would say, Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord....

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• Philippians 3:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Philippians 3:2 . Beware of dogs, judaizing teachers and false apostles, which bite and devour the flock; dogs which bark in ignorance against the person of Christ, and the gospel of God our Savio...

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• Philippians 3:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Philippians 3:1 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord . This word "finally" (τὸ λοιπόν is frequently used by St. Paul to introduce a practical conclusion after the doctri...

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• Philippians 3:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.

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• Philippians 3:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 10:32 ; 1 Corinthians 10:33 ; 1 Corinthians 11:1 ; 1 Corinthians 4:16 ; 1 Peter 5:3 ; 1 Thessalonians 1:6 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:10-14 ; 1 Timothy 4:12 ; 2 Thessalonians 3:14 ; 2...

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• Philippians 3:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Mark them — For your imitation.

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