Discovery BoxPhilippians 2:16 
Context2:16 by holding on to 1 the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.
Philippians 2:30
Context2:30 since it was because of the work of Christ that he almost died. He risked his life so that he could make up for your inability to serve me. 2
Philippians 4:3
Context4:3 Yes, I say also to you, true companion, 3 help them. They have struggled together in the gospel ministry 4 along with me and Clement and my other coworkers, whose names are in the book of life.
1 tn Or “holding out, holding forth.”
2 tn Grk “make up for your lack of service to me.”
3 tn Or “faithful fellow worker.” This is more likely a descriptive noun, although some scholars interpret the word σύζυγος (suzugos) here as a proper name (“Syzygos”), L&N 42.45.
4 tn Grk “in the gospel,” a metonymy in which the gospel itself is substituted for the ministry of making the gospel known.
