CHAPTER 7 Defining Evangelizing - Evangelism Unlimited

394 Evangelizology
You may be active in
sharing your faith
New International
Version (1984)
6) parrhsi,a + eivmi,: “when he himself seeks to be known publicly,” John 7:4
l. koinwni,a (Eng. koinonia) and cognate word groups:
(n8) koinwni,a:
a) h` koinwni,a th/j pi,stew,j sou, “sharing your faith,” Phm 6 (NIV, 1984):
(1) NIV (1984), “I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a
full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ.”
(2) NIV (2011), “I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in
deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ.”
Five Translations of h` koinwni,a th/j pi,stew,j sou| evnergh.j ge,nhtai in Philemon 6
The sharing of your faith
may become effective
English Standard
Version
The communication of
thy faith may become
effectual
King James Version
Your participation in the
faith may become
effective
Holman Christian
Standard
The fellowship of your
faith may become
effective
New American
Standard Updated
b) th/| koinwni,a| u`mw/n eivj to. euvagge,lion, “in view of your participation in the gospel,” Phil 1:5
c) Th/j de. euvpoii