This devotional is designed as a companion to help you walk through the four chapters of Philippians. We hope you’ll utilize this guide as a 4-week study alongside our unified scripture reading plan: read the same chapter all the way through Monday-Friday (i.e. Read Philippians Chapter 1, each day, for the first week. Then move to Chapter 2 for the second week, etc…). Although you will be reading the entire chapter, daily questions and reflections will be centered on those verses you see in bold within this guide. 

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WHY AM I READING A DIFFERENT TRANSLATION EACH DAY?

To give a more well-rounded understanding, we have printed a different Bible translation of each chapter for each day of study. There are two major theories today with respect to the translation of Scripture: “formal equivalence” and “dynamic equivalence.” Formal equivalence seeks to have a literal, word-for-word, translation of the original language. Dynamic equivalence seeks to reproduce the original text of Scripture using modern language and expression to communicate the message of the Bible. Think of it as a ‘word for word’ or ‘thought for thought’ format. We have pulled translations from both sides and included them to help 1) get us a broader vision and understanding and 2) to mix it up a bit.