Hypertext Bible

Esperanto Bible: Philippians

Summary only - full text stays on its own separately-gated source. Read the full text at the source »

This is the Epistle to the Philippians from the Christian New Testament, presented here in an Esperanto translation. Written as a letter from the apostle Paul (and Timothy) to the Christian community at Philippi, it belongs to the Pauline epistolary tradition and was composed while Paul was imprisoned. The letter's central themes are joy and contentment in Christ despite suffering — Paul repeatedly urges his readers to rejoice, even as he writes from chains and contemplates the possibility of death. A theologically distinctive passage in chapter 2 presents the "kenosis" hymn, describing Christ's self-emptying: though equal with God, he took the form of a servant and humbled himself to death on a cross, for which God exalted him above all. Paul also makes a pointed argument in chapter 3 that his own impeccable Jewish credentials — circumcision, lineage, Pharisaic zeal — count as "rubbish" compared to knowing Christ, redirecting the basis of righteousness from law-observance to faith. The letter closes with practical exhortations to unity, gentleness, and freedom from anxiety, along with Paul's famous claim that he has learned contentment in all circumstances — "I can do all things through him who strengthens me."

Esperanto Bible: Philippians

Related pages View as graph →