New American Standard Bible 1995

Philippians 4

Think of Excellence

1ThereforeὭστε,HōsteG5620,my belovedἀγαπητοὶagapētoiG27brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80whomG1973IlongG1973to see,my joyχαρὰcharaG5479and crownστέφανόςstephanosG4735,in thisG3779wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779standστήκετεstēketeG4739firmG4739in the Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,my belovedἀγαπητοί.¶agapētoiG27.

2I urgeπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870EuodiaΕὐοδίανEuodianG2136and I urgeπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870SyntycheΣυντύχηνSuntuchēnG4941toliveG5426in harmonyG5426in the Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962.

3IndeedναὶnaiG3483,trueγνήσιεgnēsieG1103companionσύζυγε,suzugeG4805,I askἐρωτῶerōtōG2065you alsoG2532to helpσυλλαμβάνουsullambanouG4815theseG3778womenαὐταῖς,autaisG846whoαἵτινεςaitinesG3748have sharedG4866my struggleG4866in the cause ofthe gospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098,togetherμετὰmetaG3326with ClementΚλήμεντοςKlēmentosG2815alsoG2532and the restλοιπῶνloipōnG3062of myfellowσυνεργῶνsunergōnG4904workersG4904,whoseὧνhōnG3739namesὀνόματαonomataG3686are in the bookβίβλῳbiblōG976of lifeζωῆς.¶zōēsG2222.

4RejoiceΧαίρετεChaireteG5463in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962alwaysπάντοτε·pantoteG3842;againπάλινpalinG3825I will sayG3004,rejoiceχαίρετε.chaireteG5463!

5Let your gentleἐπιεικὲςepieikesG1933spiritbe knownγνωσθήτωgnōsthētōG1097to allπᾶσινpasinG3956menἀνθρώποις.anthrōpoisG444.The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962isnearἐγγύς.engusG1451.

6Be anxiousμεριμνᾶτε,merimnateG3309for nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367,but in everythingπαντὶpantiG3956byprayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335and supplicationδεήσειdeēseiG1162with thanksgivingεὐχαριστίαςeucharistiasG2169let your requestsαἰτήματαaitēmataG155be madeG1107knownG1107to Godθεόν·theonG2316.

7Andthe peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,which surpassesὑπερέχουσαhuperechousaG5242allπάνταpantaG3956comprehensionνοῦνnounG3563, willguardφρουρήσειphrourēseiG5432your heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588and yourmindsνοήματαnoēmataG3540inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

8FinallyG3062,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,whateverὅσαhosaG3745is trueἀληθῆ,alēthēG227,whateverὅσαhosaG3745is honorableσεμνά,semnaG4586,whateverὅσαhosaG3745is rightδίκαια,dikaiaG1342,whateverὅσαhosaG3745is pureἁγνά,hagnaG53,whateverὅσαhosaG3745islovelyπροσφιλῆ,prosphilēG4375,whateverὅσαhosaG3745is of goodG2163reputeG2163,ifεἴeiG1487there is anyτιςtisG5100excellenceἀρετὴaretēG703and ifεἴeiG1487anythingτιςtisG5100worthyG1868of praiseἔπαινος,epainosG1868,dwellλογίζεσθε·logizestheG3049on theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778.

9The thingsἃhaG3739you have learnedἐμάθετεematheteG3129and receivedπαρελάβετεparelabeteG3880and heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191and seenG3708in me, practiceπράσσετε,prasseteG4238theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778, andthe GodθεὸςtheosG2316of peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515will be with you.

God’s Provisions

10But I rejoicedἘχάρηνEcharēnG5463in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962greatlyμεγάλωςmegalōsG3171,that nowἤδηēdēG2235at lastποτὲpoteG4218you have revivedἀνεθάλετεanethaleteG330your concernφρονεῖν·phroneinG5426for me; indeedκαὶkaiG2532,you were concernedἐφρονεῖτε,ephroneiteG5426before,but you lackedG170opportunityG170.

11Not that I speakλέγω·legōG3004from wantὑστέρησινhusterēsinG5304,for I have learnedἔμαθονemathonG3129to becontentαὐτάρκηςautarkēsG842in whateverοἷςhoisG3739circumstancesἐνenG1722I amεἰμιeimiG1510.

12I knowG3609howG3609to getG5013alongG5013with humbleG5013meansG5013,and I alsoG2532knowG3609howG3609to liveG4052in prosperityG4052;in anyπαντὶpantiG3956and everyπᾶσινpasinG3956circumstanceG1722I have learnedG3453the secretG3453of being filledχορτάζεσθαιchortazesthaiG5526and goingG3983hungryG3983,bothG2532of havingG4052abundanceG4052andsufferingG5302needG5302.

13I canG2480doG2480allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956throughἐνenG1722Him whostrengthensἐνδυναμοῦντίendunamountiG1743me.

14NeverthelessπλὴνplēnG4133,you have doneἐποιήσατεepoiēsateG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573toshareσυγκοινωνήσαντέςsugkoinōnēsantesG4790with mein my afflictionθλίψει.thlipseiG2347.

15You yourselvesG4771alsoG2532knowG3609,PhilippiansΦιλιππήσιοι,PhilippēsioiG5374, that at thefirstG746preachingG746of the gospelεὐαγγελίου,euangeliouG2098,afterὅτεhoteG3753I leftἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831MacedoniaΜακεδονίας,MakedoniasG3109,noοὐδεμίαoudemiaG3762churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577sharedἐκοινώνησενekoinōnēsenG2841with me in the matterλόγονlogonG3056of givingδόσεωςdoseōsG1394and receivingG3025but you aloneμόνοι·monoiG3441;

16for evenκαὶkaiG2532inThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκῃThessalonikēG2332you sentἐπέμψατε.epempsateG3992a giftmoreκαὶ δὶςkai disG2532 G1364thanκαὶkaiG2532onceἅπαξhapaxG530for my needsχρείανchreianG5532.

17Not that I seekἐπιζητῶepizētōG1934the giftδόμα,domaG1390itself, but I seekἐπιζητῶepizētōG1934for theprofitκαρπὸνkarponG2590which increasesπλεονάζονταpleonazontaG4121to your accountλόγονlogonG3056.

18But I haveG568receivedG568everythingπάνταpantaG3956in fullG568and haveG4052an abundanceG4052; I amamplyG4137suppliedG4137,having receivedδεξάμενοςdexamenosG1209fromEpaphroditusἘπαφροδίτουEpaphroditouG1891what you have sentG3844,a fragrantεὐωδίας,euōdiasG2175aromaὀσμὴνosmēnG3744,an acceptableδεκτὴνdektēnG1184sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378,well-pleasingεὐάρεστονeuarestonG2101to Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

19Andmy GodθεόςtheosG2316will supplyπληρώσειplērōseiG4137allπᾶσανpasanG3956your needsχρείανchreianG5532accordingκατὰkataG2596to HisrichesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149in gloryδόξῃdoxēG1391in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

20NowδὲdeG1161toour GodθεῷtheōG2316and FatherπατρὶpatriG3962bethe gloryδόξαdoxaG1391foreverαἰῶναςaiōnasG165and everαἰώνων,aiōnōnG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

21GreetἈσπάσασθεAspasastheG782everyπάνταpantaG3956saintἅγιονhagionG40in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.The brethrenἀδελφοί.¶adelphoiG80who are with me greetἀσπάζονταιaspazontaiG782you.

22AllπάντεςpantesG3956thesaintsἅγιοι,hagioiG40greetἀσπάζονταιaspazontaiG782you, especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122thoseG3588of Caesar’sΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541householdοἰκίας.¶oikiasG3614.

23The graceχάριςcharisG5485of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547be with your spiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.

Think of Excellence

God’s Provisions

Commentaries on Philippians 4