Filipos 2:15

Filipino Cebuano Bible

15 aron mahimo kamong putli ug dili masalawayon, mga anak sa Dios nga mga walay buling, taliwala sa usa ka kaliwatan nga hiwi ug masupilon, nga sa taliwala nila kamo nagasidlak ingon nga mga kahayag dinhi sa kalibutan,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

blameless: Luke 1:6, 1 Corinthians 1:8, Ephesians 5:27, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, 1 Timothy 3:2, 1 Timothy 3:10, 1 Timothy 5:7, Titus 1:6, 2 Peter 3:14

and: Matthew 10:16, Romans 16:19, Hebrews 7:26

harmless: or, sincere, Philippians 1:10

sons: Matthew 5:45, Matthew 5:48, Luke 6:35, 2 Corinthians 6:17, Ephesians 5:1, Ephesians 5:2, Ephesians 5:7, 1 Peter 1:14-17, 1 Peter 2:9, 1 John 3:1-3

rebuke: 1 Timothy 5:14, 1 Timothy 5:20, Titus 2:10, Titus 2:15, Revelation 3:9

a crooked: Deuteronomy 32:5, Psalms 122:5, Matthew 17:17, Acts 20:30, 1 Peter 2:12

ye shine: or, shine ye, Isaiah 60:1, Matthew 5:14-16, John 5:35, Ephesians 5:8

Reciprocal: Genesis 7:1 - thee Genesis 13:7 - Canaanite Genesis 37:9 - stars Genesis 39:3 - saw that Exodus 34:35 - General Exodus 37:17 - the candlestick of Exodus 39:37 - even with Leviticus 24:2 - the lamps Numbers 14:2 - murmured Deuteronomy 2:4 - take ye 1 Samuel 25:7 - we hurt 1 Samuel 25:15 - very good 1 Chronicles 28:8 - in the sight 1 Chronicles 29:9 - David Psalms 125:5 - crooked Proverbs 2:15 - General Proverbs 4:18 - General Song of Solomon 2:2 - General Isaiah 11:9 - not hurt Isaiah 62:1 - the righteousness Daniel 6:4 - but Matthew 5:9 - for Matthew 5:16 - your light Matthew 25:1 - which Mark 4:21 - Is a Luke 3:14 - Do violence to no man Luke 8:16 - when Luke 11:33 - may see Luke 12:35 - your lights John 4:36 - he that reapeth receiveth Romans 2:19 - a light 1 Corinthians 5:10 - for 1 Corinthians 6:6 - brother 2 Corinthians 6:14 - and what Galatians 3:26 - General Ephesians 1:4 - without 1 Timothy 4:15 - that 1 Timothy 6:14 - unrebukeable 1 Peter 1:15 - so 2 John 1:8 - that we lose Revelation 1:20 - and the

Gill's Notes on the Bible

That ye may be blameless,.... This, and what follows, show the end to be answered, by observing the above exhortation. This respects not their being blameless in the sight of God, which the saints are not in themselves, being not without sin, though they are, as considered in Christ, clothed with his righteousness, and washed in his blood; but their being blameless before men: and this may be understood both actively and passively; actively, that they might be without blaming others; some are so unhappy in their disposition and conduct, as to be always finding fault with, and blaming all persons they are concerned with, and all things in them, and done by them, right or wrong, without any just reason; and this ought not to be, and may be prevented by doing all things, as before directed: or passively, that they might not be blamed by others justly; for no man can escape the blame and censure of everyone; our Lord himself did not, nor this our apostle; but doing, as before exhorted to, will, in a great measure, preclude any just reason for blame and complaint: it is added,

and harmless; that is, that they might be, and appear to be so; harmless as doves, in imitation of Christ, who was holy in his nature, and harmless in his conversation, as his followers should be; doing no injury to any man's person or property, behaving in an inoffensive manner to all men, to Jew and Gentile, and to the church of God: it follows,

the sons of God; not that they might be sons by so doing; but be "as the sons of God", as the Syriac version renders it, be like them, and behave as such; for they were the sons of God already; not by creation only, as angels, and all men are, not merely by profession of religion, but by adopting grace; they were predestinated to the adoption of children, and were taken into this relation in the covenant of grace, Christ had redeemed them from under the law, that they might receive this blessing, and it was actually bestowed upon them by him in conversion: but the sense is, that they might appear to be the children of God, by acting as becomes such; not that they might appear so to themselves, for they were openly and manifestly to themselves the children of God, by faith in Christ Jesus, and through the testimony of the Spirit, witnessing to their spirits that they were in such a relation to God; but that they might appear so to others, that they were the adopted sons of God, and also begotten again by him, and made partakers of the divine nature; by their being followers of God as dear children, and by their being obedient ones to him in all holiness and godly conversation, yielding a ready and cheerful obedience to his will, without repining at it, or disputing about it; and to be

without rebuke; not without the rebuke of their heavenly Father, for whom he loves he rebukes, and every son that he receives into his family he scourges and chastises, not in wrath and anger, or with rebukes of fury, but of love; but without the rebuke of men, both of the churches and ministers of Christ, whose business it is to reprove and rebuke, publicly and privately, as cases and their circumstances require; and of the men of the world, who when they have any occasion, make use of it to speak reproachfully, as a railing Rabshakeh did, when it is a time of rebuke and blasphemy, and to be shunned and guarded against as much possible: especially since the saints live

in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation: or age and generation, as every age is; saints are like lilies in the valleys, liable to be trampled upon by the foot of every wild beast; like roses among thorns, to be scratched and torn; and like Lots in the midst of Sodom, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: the whole world lies in sin, and the saints are enclosed on every side with wicked men. Philippi, where these saints lived, was a place of wickedness, and so no doubt was the whole region of Macedonia; the inhabitants were evil for the most part; their ways were crooked, and their works perverse, being contrary to the law of God, and Gospel of Christ; and therefore the following exhortation to the saints there was very suitable.

Among whom ye shine; or "shine ye", as it may be rendered,

as lights in the world. This world is, in a moral sense, what the original chaos was in a natural sense, covered with darkness; the darkness of ignorance and unbelief, of impiety and superstition, has spread itself over the far greater part of the world; the men of it are children of the night, and of darkness; their works are works of darkness, and they are going on in darkness, not knowing where they are going. The saints are the lights of the world, they were once darkness itself, but are made light in and by the Lord; they are called into marvellous light, and are filled with light spiritual and evangelical; they are like the moon and stars, that give light to the world in the night; and as they receive their light from the sun, and communicate it to the world, so do the saints receive theirs from Christ, the sun of righteousness, and show it forth to others, both by doctrine and practice: or rather the churches of Christ are as candlesticks, in which the light of the Gospel is put, and held forth to men, as follows, see Matthew 5:14.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

That ye may be blameless - That you may give no occasion for others to accuse you of having done wrong.

And harmless - Margin, “sincere.” The Greek word (ἀκέραιος akeraios) means properly that which is unmixed; and then pure, sincere. The idea here is, that they should be artless, simple, without guile. Then they would injure no one. The word occurs only in Matthew 10:16; Philippians 2:15, where it is rendered “harmless,” and Romans 16:19, where it is rendered “sincere”; see the Matthew 10:16 note, and Romans 16:19 note.

The sons of God - The children of God; a phrase by which true Christians were denoted; see the Matthew 5:45 note; Ephesians 5:1 note.

Without rebuke - Without blame; without giving occasion for anyone to complain of you.

In the midst of a crooked and perverse nation - Among those of perverted sentiments and habits; those who are disposed to complain and find fault; those who will take every occasion to pervert what you do and say, and who seek every opportunity to retard the cause of truth and righteousness. It is not certainly known to whom the apostle refers here, but it seems not improbable that he had particular reference to the Jews who were in Philippi. The language used here was employed by Moses Deuteronomy 32:5, as applicable to the Jewish people, and it is accurately descriptive of the character of the nation in the time of Paul. The Jews were among the most bitter foes of the gospel, and did perhaps more than any other people to embarrass the cause of truth and prevent the spread of the true religion.

Among whom ye shine - Margin, “or, shine ye.” The Greek will admit of either construction, and expositors have differed as to the correct interpretation. Rosenmuller, Doddridge and others regard it as imperative, and as designed to enforce on them the duty of letting their light shine. Erasmus says it is doubtful whether it is to be understood in the indicative or imperative. Grotius, Koppe, Bloomfield, and others regard it as in the indicative, and as teaching that they did in fact shine as lights in the world. The sense can be determined only by the connection; and in regard to it different readers will form different opinions. It seems to me that the connection seems rather to require the sense of duty or obligation to be understood. The apostle is enforcing on them the duty of being blameless and harmless; of holding forth the word of life; and it is in accordance with his design to remind them that they ought to be lights to those around them.

As lights in the world - The comparison of Christians with light, often occurs in the Scriptures; see at Matthew 5:14, note, 16, note. The image here is not improbably taken from light-houses on a seacoast. The image then is, that as those light-houses are placed on a dangerous coast to apprise vessels of their peril, and to save them from shipwreck, so the light of Christian piety shines on a dark world, and in the dangers of the voyage which we are making; see the note of Burder, in Ros. Alt. u. neu. Morgenland, in loc.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 15. That ye may be blameless — In yourselves, and harmless to others.

The sons of God — Showing by your holy conduct that ye are partakers of the Divine nature.

Without rebuke — Persons against whom no charge of transgression can justly be laid.

A crooked and perverse — Probably referring to the Jews, who were the chief opponents and the most virulent enemies which the Christian Church had.

Among whom ye shine — Be like the sun and moon; bless even the perverse and disobedient by your light and splendour. Let your light shine before men; some will walk in that light, and by its shining God will be glorified. It is evident that the apostle, by φωστηρες εν κοσμω, lights in the world, refers to the sun and moon particularly, and perhaps to the heavenly bodies in general.