Epistle to the Philippians

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Christian scripture New Testament epistle Pauline epistle book of the Bible

The Epistle to the Philippians is a letter in the Christian New Testament traditionally attributed to the Apostle Paul, addressed to the church in Philippi and noted for its themes of joy, humility, and encouragement amid suffering.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Epistle to the Philippians canonical 24
Philippians 5
Book of Philippians 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian scripture ⓘ
New Testament epistle ⓘ
Pauline epistle ⓘ
book of the Bible ⓘ
addressedTo Christians in Philippi ⓘ
church in Philippi ⓘ
associatedWithCity Philippi ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Paul’s imprisonment ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Macedonia (Greece) ⓘ
surface form: Macedonia
attributedAuthor Apostle Paul ⓘ
surface form: Paul the Apostle
canonicalStatus canonical ⓘ
centralTheme Christlike mindset ⓘ
contentment ⓘ
encouragement amid suffering ⓘ
humility ⓘ
joy in Christ ⓘ
partnership in the gospel ⓘ
unity of believers ⓘ
containsPassage Philippians 2:5–11 ⓘ
Philippians 4:13 ⓘ
Philippians 4:4 ⓘ
Philippians 4:6–7 ⓘ
dateOfComposition 1st century ⓘ
emphasizes Christ’s lordship ⓘ
righteousness through faith in Christ ⓘ
the mind of Christ ⓘ
encourages joy regardless of circumstances ⓘ
perseverance in suffering ⓘ
genre epistle ⓘ
pastoral letter ⓘ
includedInCanonOf Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form: Oriental Orthodox churches

Protestant churches ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
language Koine Greek ⓘ
likelyPlaceOfComposition prison ⓘ
mentionsPerson Clement ⓘ
Epaphroditus ⓘ
Euodia ⓘ
Syntyche ⓘ
Timothy ⓘ
notablePassage Christ hymn in Philippians 2:6–11 ⓘ
notableVerse “I can do all things through him who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13) ⓘ
“Rejoice in the Lord always” (Philippians 4:4) ⓘ
partOf New Testament ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
setting Philippi ⓘ
teaches humility modeled on Christ ⓘ
unity in the church ⓘ
testament New Testament ⓘ
testifiesTo Jesus Christ ⓘ
traditionalAuthor Apostle Paul ⓘ
surface form: Paul the Apostle

Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Testament → contains → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
Polycarp of Smyrna → notableWork → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
the Book of Life → mentionedIn → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
subject surface form: Book of Life
this entity surface form: Philippians 4:3
Roman Catholic biblical canon → includesBook → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philippians
Saint Timothy → scripturalMention → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philippians
Timothy → mentionedIn → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
Timothy → coAuthorOf → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
Commentaries on the Bible → coversBook → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philippians
Gaudete Sunday → scripturalBook → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Letter to the Philippians
Fifth Head of Doctrine → scripturalBasis → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philippians 1:6
Philippians 2:10-11 → partOf → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
subject surface form: Philippians 2:10–11
Philippians 2:10-11 → foundInBook → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
subject surface form: Philippians 2:10–11
Philippi → mentionedIn → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
Epistle to the Colossians → followsInCanon → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
Epistle to the Colossians → precededBy → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
Homilies on the Epistles of Paul → commentaryOn → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
Protestant Bible → containsBook → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philippians
Papyrus 46 → contains → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
Codex Claromontanus (D 06) → contains → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
Introit "Gaudete in Domino semper" → sourceText → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
Colonia Iulia Augusta Philippensis → associatedWith → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
Koine Greek New Testament → hasPart → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
Commentary on the Pauline Epistles → covers → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philippians
Arms of the Earls of Harewood → scriptureSourceOfMotto → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Testament, Epistle to the Philippians
Saint Paul → wrote → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
church in Philippi → mentionedIn → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
church in Philippi → receivedNewTestamentWriting → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
church in Philippi → scripturalSource → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philippians 1
church in Philippi → scripturalSource → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Philippians 4
Christians in Philippi → mentionedIn → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
Christians in Philippi → received → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
Epaphroditus → mentionedIn → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
Euodia → mentionedIn → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
Euodia → textualSource → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Book of Philippians
Syntyche → mentionedIn → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ
Archaeological Sites of Philippi → associatedWith → Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ