New American Standard Bible 2020
Philippians 4
Think of Excellence
1ThereforeὭστε,HōsteG5620,my belovedἀγαπητοὶagapētoiG27brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80and sisters, whom Ilongἐπιπόθητοι,epipothētoiG1973to see,my joyχαρὰcharaG5479and crownστέφανόςstephanosG4735,standστήκετεstēketeG4739firmG4739in the Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962inG3779thisG3779wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,my belovedἀγαπητοί.¶agapētoiG27.
3IndeedναὶnaiG3483,trueγνήσιεgnēsieG1103companionσύζυγε,suzugeG4805,I askἐρωτῶerōtōG2065you alsoG2532,helpσυλλαμβάνουsullambanouG4815theseG846womenG846whoαἵτινεςaitinesG3748have sharedG4866my struggleG4866in the cause ofthe gospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098,togetherμετὰmetaG3326with ClementΚλήμεντοςKlēmentosG2815asG2532wellG2532asG2532the restλοιπῶνloipōnG3062of myfellowσυνεργῶνsunergōnG4904workersG4904,whoseὧνhōnG3739namesὀνόματαonomataG3686are in the bookβίβλῳbiblōG976of lifeζωῆς.¶zōēsG2222.
8FinallyG3062,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,whateverὅσαhosaG3745is trueἀληθῆ,alēthēG227,whateverὅσαhosaG3745is honorableσεμνά,semnaG4586,whateverὅσαhosaG3745is rightδίκαια,dikaiaG1342,whateverὅσαhosaG3745is pureἁγνά,hagnaG53,whateverὅσαhosaG3745islovelyπροσφιλῆ,prosphilēG4375,whateverὅσαhosaG3745is commendableεὔφημα,euphēmaG2163,ifεἴeiG1487there is anyτιςtisG5100excellenceἀρετὴaretēG703and ifεἴeiG1487anythingτιςtisG5100worthyG1868ofG1868praiseἔπαινος,epainosG1868,thinkG3049aboutG3049theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778.
God’s Provisions
10But I rejoicedἘχάρηνEcharēnG5463in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962greatlyμεγάλωςmegalōsG3171,that nowἤδηēdēG2235at lastποτὲpoteG4218you have revivedἀνεθάλετεanethaleteG330your concernφρονεῖν·phroneinG5426for me; indeedκαὶkaiG2532,you were concernedἐφρονεῖτε,ephroneiteG5426before,but you lackedG170anG170opportunityG170to act.
12I knowG3609howG3609to getG5013alongG5013withG5013littleG5013,and I alsoG2532knowG3609howG3609to liveG4052inG4052prosperityG4052;in anyπαντὶpantiG3956and everyπᾶσινpasinG3956circumstanceI have learnedG3453theG3453secretG3453of being filledχορτάζεσθαιchortazesthaiG5526and goingG3983hungryG3983,bothG2532of havingG4052abundanceG4052andsufferingG5302needG5302.
15You yourselvesG4771alsoG2532knowG3609,PhilippiansΦιλιππήσιοι,PhilippēsioiG5374, that at thefirstἀρχῇarchēaG746preachingof the gospelεὐαγγελίου,euangeliouG2098,afterὅτεhoteG3753I leftἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831MacedoniaΜακεδονίας,MakedoniasG3109,noοὐδεμίαoudemiaG3762churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577sharedἐκοινώνησενekoinōnēsenG2841with me in the matterλόγονlogonG3056of givingδόσεωςdoseōsG1394and receivingG3025exceptG1508you aloneμόνοι·monoiG3441;
18But I haveG568receivedG568everythingπάνταpantaG3956in fullG568and haveG4052anG4052abundanceG4052; I amamplyG4137suppliedG4137,having receivedδεξάμενοςdexamenosG1209fromEpaphroditusἘπαφροδίτουEpaphroditouG1891what you have sentG3844,a fragrantεὐωδίας,euōdiasG2175aromaὀσμὴνosmēnG3744,an acceptableδεκτὴνdektēnG1184sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378,pleasingεὐάρεστονeuarestonG2101to Godθεῷ.theōG2316.
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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