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Happy New Year from Philippians…
Happy New Year!
This morning I've started to try to memorise Philippians using Tim Brister's handouts (H/T Tim Challies). I'm not finding it easy, though I know it'll be worthwhile. Part of my difficulty is that the cut outs are all in the ESV. I love the ESV for studying, but it can be a pig to read, and it is particularly clunky at Philippians 1. (Gordon Cheng says he is reading the ESV to his seven year old without problem, but I think he must have wunder-kids, all strength to him!).
I'm tempted to swap my memory notes into the HCSB that I'm enjoying reading along with a friend who is doing the same. Here's the two passages for this week, first in ESV:
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
The same passage in the HCSB:
Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus: To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you, always praying with joy for all of you in my every prayer, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. I am sure of this, that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Hmm. Not actually heaps better – verse 4 is simply tricky to translate well as there are so many clauses.