Philippians 2:16
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
λόγος
the] word
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λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
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ζωή
of life
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ζωή
Life, living, existence. Zoe. I am the way the truth and the life. Zoe is divine life, not biological existence. It is the life of God shared with human beings through Christ.
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τρέχω
I did run
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τρέχω
To run, to hasten, to press forward. Trecho. Run with endurance the race set before you. The race is set. You do not choose the course. You choose whether to run it well.
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ἡμέρα
the] day
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ἡμέρα
Day. Hemera. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is a gift from God. The right response to any day is rejoicing in the One who gave it.
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κενός
vain
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κενός
Empty, vain, without purpose. Do not receive the grace of God in vain. God's grace in your life should produce transformation not complacency.
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ἐπέχω
holding forth,
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ἐπέχω
to hold upon, i.e. (by implication) to retain; (by extension) to detain; (with implication, of G3563 (νοῦς)) to pay attention to
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καύχημα
a boast
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καύχημα
a boast (properly, the object; by implication, the act) in a good or a bad sense
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κοπιάω
toil.
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κοπιάω
to feel fatigue; by implication, to work hard
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οὐδέ
nor
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οὐδέ
not however, i.e. neither, nor, not even
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