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# Philippians 01 General Notes #
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#### Structure and formatting ####
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Paul includes a prayer in the beginning of this letter. At that time, religious leaders sometimes began informal letters with a prayer.
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#### Special concepts in this chapter ####
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##### The day of Christ #####
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This probably refers to the day when Christ returns. Paul often connected the return of Christ with motivating godly living. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/godly]])
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#### Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter ####
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##### Paradox #####
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A paradox is a true statement that appears to describe something impossible. This statement in verse 21 is a paradox: "to die is gain." In verse 23 Paul explains why this is true. ([Philippians 1:21](./20.md))
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## Links: ##
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* __[Philippians 01:01 Notes](./01.md)__
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* __[Philippians intro](../front/intro.md)__
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__| [>>](../02/intro.md)__
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