Filipi 1:17

1:17 The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, because they think they can cause trouble for me in my imprisonment. ¹ 

Filipi 1:22

1:22 Now if I am to go on living in the body, ²  this will mean productive work ³  for me, yet I don’t know which I prefer: ⁴ 

Filipi 3:1

True and False Righteousness

3:1 Finally, my brothers and sisters, ⁵  rejoice in the Lord! To write this again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.

[1:17]  ¹ tn Grk “thinking to cause trouble to my bonds.”

[1:22]  ² tn Grk “flesh.”

[1:22]  ³ tn Grk “fruit of work”; the genitive ἔργου (ergou) is taken as an attributed genitive in which the head noun, καρπός (karpos), functions attributively (cf. ExSyn 89-91).

[1:22]  ⁴ tn Grk “what I shall prefer.” The Greek verb αἱρέω (Jairew) could also mean “choose,” but in this context such a translation is problematic for it suggests that Paul could perhaps choose suicide (cf. L&N 30.86).

[1:22]  sn I don’t know what I prefer. Paul is here struggling with what would be most beneficial for both him and the church. He resolves this issue in vv. 24-25.

[3:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:12.