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Philippians: Outline of Contents

I. Epistolary salutation (1:1–2)

II. Introduction, or exordium (1:3–11)

III. Paul’s narrative of the situation (1:12–26)

IV. Paul’s main point, or proposition (1:27–30)

V. Supporting proofs to strengthen the proposition (2:1–4:3)

A. The example of Christ and its impact (2:1–18)

B. The example of Timothy and Epaphroditus (2:19–30)

C. The example of Paul (3:1–4:1)

D. The counterexample of Euodia and Syntyche (4:2–3)

VI. The summing up, or peroration (4:4–20)

A. The general summary (4:4–9)

B. Paul as an exemplar (4:10–20)

VII. Epistolary closing (4:21–23).

Courtesy of HarperCollins Bible Dictionary, ed. Mark Allan Powell (New York: HarperCollins, 2011), 796.