A COMMENTARY ON JOSEPH SMITH’S REVISION OF PHILIPPIANS
Kevin Barney
1. Philippians 1:4
Always in every prayer of mine, for the steadfastness of you all, making request with joy,
The KJV is ambiguous in the second half of the verse as to who is doing the praying. Does “for you all making request with joy” refer to a prayer Paul is making or a prayer the people themselves are making? In the English of the KJV it is not clear. The JST adds commas to clarify that this is Paul’s prayer on behalf of the people. Further, is Paul’s prayer one of petition or thanksgiving? The JST suggests it is both. Adding “the steadfastness of” makes it clear this is a prayer of thanks for the people and all the good they have done, while “making request” are words of Paul’s petition on their behalf. Note how the AMPC expresses this more clearly than the KJV: “In every prayer of mine I always make my entreaty and petition for you all with joy (delight).” (Emphasis in original.)
Paradigm Classification A-1 (Paraphrase of KJV Text)
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