Berean Standard Bible
Philippians 4
1ThereforeὭστε,HōsteG5620,myG1473brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,whom I loveἀγαπητοὶagapētoiG27andκαὶkaiG2532long forἐπιπόθητοι,epipothētoiG1973,myG1473joyχαρὰcharaG5479andκαὶkaiG2532crownστέφανόςstephanosG4735,that is howοὕτωςhoutōsG3779you must stand firmστήκετεstēketeG4739inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,my belovedἀγαπητοί.¶agapētoiG27.
3YesναὶnaiG3483,andκαὶkaiG2532I askἐρωτῶerōtōG2065youσέ,seG4771, mytrueγνήσιεgnēsieG1103yokefellowσύζυγε,suzugeG4805,to helpσυλλαμβάνουsullambanouG4815theseαὐταῖς,autaisG846womenwhoαἵτινεςaitinesG3748have contendedσυνήθλησάνsunēthlēsanG4866at my sideG1473forἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588gospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098,alongκαὶkaiG2532withμετὰmetaG3326ClementΚλήμεντοςKlēmentosG2815andκαὶkaiG2532theτῶνtōnG3588restλοιπῶνloipōnG3062of myG1473fellow workersσυνεργῶνsunergōnG4904,whoseὧνhōnG3739τὰtaG3588namesὀνόματαonomataG3686areinἐνenG1722theBookβίβλῳbiblōG976of Lifeζωῆς.¶zōēsG2222.
6Be anxious forμεριμνᾶτε,merimnateG3309nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐνenG1722everythingπαντὶpantiG3956,byτῇtēaG3588prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335andκαὶkaiG2532τῇtēaG3588petitionδεήσειdeēseiG1162,withμετὰmetaG3326thanksgivingεὐχαριστίαςeucharistiasG2169,presentγνωριζέσθωgnōrizesthōG1107yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰtaG3588requestsαἰτήματαaitēmataG155toπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν·theonG2316.
7AndκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whichἡhēG3588surpassesὑπερέχουσαhuperechousaG5242allπάνταpantaG3956understandingνοῦνnounG3563,will guardφρουρήσειphrourēseiG5432yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰςtasG3588heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588andκαὶkaiG2532yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰtaG3588mindsνοήματαnoēmataG3540inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.
8ΤὸToG3588Finallyλοιπόν,loiponG3063,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,whateverὅσαhosaG3745isἐστὶνestinG1510trueἀληθῆ,alēthēG227,whateverὅσαhosaG3745ishonorableσεμνά,semnaG4586,whateverὅσαhosaG3745isrightδίκαια,dikaiaG1342,whateverὅσαhosaG3745ispureἁγνά,hagnaG53,whateverὅσαhosaG3745islovelyπροσφιλῆ,prosphilēG4375,whateverὅσαhosaG3745isadmirableεὔφημα,euphēmaG2163—ifεἴeiG1487anythingτιςtisG5100isτιςtisG5100excellentἀρετὴaretēG703orκαὶkaiG2532εἴeiG1487praiseworthyἔπαινος,epainosG1868—think onλογίζεσθε·logizestheG3049these thingsταῦταtautaG3778.
9καὶkaiG2532WhateverἃhaG3739you have learnedἐμάθετεematheteG3129orκαὶkaiG2532receivedπαρελάβετεparelabeteG3880orκαὶkaiG2532heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191from me,orκαὶkaiG2532seenG3708inἐνenG1722meἐμοί,emoiG1473,put it into practiceταῦτα πράσσετε,tauta prasseteG4238G3778.AndκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316τῆςtēsG3588of peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515will beἔσταιestaiG1510withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326youὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771.
The Generosity of the Philippians
(2 Corinthians 8:1–15)
10NowδὲdeG1161I rejoiceἘχάρηνEcharēnG5463greatlyμεγάλωςmegalōsG3171inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962thatὅτιhotiG3754at lastἤδη ποτὲēdē poteG2235G4218you have revivedἀνεθάλετεanethaleteG330yourτὸtoG3588concernφρονεῖν·phroneinG5426forὑπὲρhuperG5228meἐμοῦemouG1473.You were indeed concernedἐφ᾽ ᾧ καὶ ἐφρονεῖτε,eph᾽ hō kai ephroneiteG1909G3739G2532G5426,butδέ.deG1161you had no opportunityἠκαιρεῖσθεēkaireistheG170to show it.
12I knowG1492καὶkaiG2532howto live humblyταπεινοῦσθαι,tapeinousthaiG5013,andκαὶkaiG2532I knowG1492howto aboundπερισσεύειν·perisseueinG4052.InἐνenG1722anyπαντὶpantiG3956andκαὶkaiG2532ἐνenG1722every situationπᾶσινpasinG3956I have learned the secretμεμύημαιmemuēmaiG3453καὶkaiG2532of being filledχορτάζεσθαιchortazesthaiG5526andκαὶkaiG2532being hungryπεινᾶνpeinanG3983καὶkaiG2532,of having plentyπερισσεύεινperisseueinG4052andκαὶkaiG2532having needὑστερεῖσθαι·hustereisthaiG5302.
15And asδὲdeG1161youὑμεῖς,humeisG4771PhilippiansΦιλιππήσιοι,PhilippēsioiG5374καὶkaiG2532knowG1492ὅτιhotiG3754,inἐνenG1722theearly daysἀρχῇarchēaG746of theτοῦtouG3588gospelεὐαγγελίου,euangeliouG2098,whenὅτεhoteG3753I leftἐξῆλθον ἀπὸexēlthon apoG1831G575MacedoniaΜακεδονίας,MakedoniasG3109,noοὐδεμίαoudemiaG3762churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577butεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771μόνοι·monoiG3441partneredἐκοινώνησενekoinōnēsenG2841with meG1473inεἰςeisG1519the matterλόγονlogonG3056of givingδόσεωςdoseōsG1394andκαὶkaiG2532receivingλήμψεωςlēmpseōsG3028.
18δὲdeG1161I haveἀπέχωapechōG568allπάνταpantaG3956I needπεπλήρωμαιpeplērōmaiG4137andκαὶkaiG2532moreπερισσεύω,perisseuōG4052,now that I have receivedδεξάμενοςdexamenosG1209yourπαρὰ ὑμῶν,para humōnG3844G4771giftsτὰtaG3588fromπαρ᾽par᾽G3844EpaphroditusἘπαφροδίτουEpaphroditouG1891. They area fragrantὀσμὴν εὐωδίας,osmēn euōdiasG2175G3744offering,an acceptableδεκτὴνdektēnG1184sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378,well-pleasingεὐάρεστονeuarestonG2101τῷtōG3588to Godθεῷ.theōG2316.
19AndδὲdeG1161myG1473ὁhoG3588GodθεόςtheosG2316will supplyπληρώσειplērōseiG4137allπᾶσανpasanG3956yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771needsχρείανchreianG5532according toκατὰkataG2596HisαὐτοῦautouG846gloriousἐν δόξῃen doxēG1722G1391τὸtoG3588richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.
Final Greetings
(Ephesians 6:21–24; 2 Timothy 4:19–22)
Commentaries on Philippians 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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