Philippians

  1. Introduction (1:1-11)

    • Greetings (1:1-2)
    • Thanksgiving and prayer (1:3-11)

  2. Personal testimony: the gospel’s advance through affliction (1:12-26)

  3. Various exhortations (1:27-2:18)

    • To conduct becoming the gospel (1:27-30)
    • To imitation of the humility of Jesus Christ (2:1-11)
    • To purity in the midst of an evil world (2:12-18)

  4. News about Timothy and Epaphroditus (2:19-30)

  5. Various warnings (3:1-4:1)

    • Against those who trust in their own righteousness (3:1-16)
    • Against those who serve their own desires (3:17-4:1)

  6. Conclusion

    • Final instructions (4:1-9)
    • Thanksgiving for the Philippians’ gift (4:10-20)
    • Final greetings (4:21-23)

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