Philippians 2:16
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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.as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
In other translations
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.as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
Greek words
λόγονlogon[the] wordG3056ζωῆςzōēsof lifeG2222ἐπέχοντες,epechontesholding forth,G1907εἰςeisuntoG1519καύχημαkauchēmaa boastG2745ἐμοὶemoito me myselfG1473εἰςeisinG1519ἡμέρανhēmeran[the] dayG2250Χριστοῦ,Christouof ChristG5547ὅτιhotithatG3754οὐκouknotG3756εἰςeisinG1519κενὸνkenonvainG2756ἔδραμον,edramonI did runG5143οὐδὲoudenorG3761εἰςeisinG1519κενὸνkenonvainG2756ἐκοπίασα.ekopiasatoil.G2872
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Greek New Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Words marked TR or NA appear in only one of the two main Greek texts.
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