Filipenses 2:17

17 Sin embargo, me alegraré aun si tengo que perder la vida derramándola como ofrenda líquida a Dios,
así como el fiel servicio de ustedes también es una ofrenda a Dios. Y quiero que todos ustedes participen de esta alegría.

Filipenses 2:17 Meaning and Commentary

Philippians 2:17

Yea, and if I be offered
Or "poured out", as the drink offerings of wine or oil were; meaning the effusion of his blood, which he compares to a libation, or drink offering, which was poured upon the sacrifice; and the laying down of his life for the sake of Christ, and his Gospel: which he knew not how soon might be, though he was in some hopes of a deliverance for the present, and therefore speaks of it in an hypothetical way: yet he expected it sooner or later; and that whenever it was, it would be as the libation upon the offering.

Upon the sacrifice and service of your faith;
he had been the means of bringing them to the faith of Christ, in which they were an offering acceptable to God, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost; see ( Romans 15:16 ) ; and should he suffer and shed his blood in the cause of Christ, it would be as a libation on them, as a sacrifice; it would be for the sake of preaching the doctrine of faith, by which they were brought to believe on Christ; and it would be for the further confirmation of their faith, and as a drink offering acceptable unto God; upon all which accounts it would be matter of joy to him.

I joy and rejoice with you all;
meaning at his sufferings and death, and the advantages thereof to Christ, to his churches, and to himself.

Filipenses 2:17 In-Context

15 para que nadie pueda criticarlos. Lleven una vida limpia e inocente como corresponde a hijos de Dios y brillen como luces radiantes en un mundo lleno de gente perversa y corrupta.

16 Aférrense a la palabra de vida; entonces, el día que Cristo vuelva, me sentiré orgulloso de no haber corrido la carrera en vano y de que mi trabajo no fue inútil.

17 Sin embargo, me alegraré aun si tengo que perder la vida derramándola como ofrenda líquida a Dios,
así como el fiel servicio de ustedes también es una ofrenda a Dios. Y quiero que todos ustedes participen de esta alegría.

18 Claro que sí, deberían alegrarse, y yo me gozaré con ustedes.

19 Pablo encomienda a Timoteo
Si el Señor Jesús quiere, espero enviarles pronto a Timoteo para que los visite. Así él puede animarme al traerme noticias de cómo están.