Tree of Life Version
Philippians 4:5
5Let your gentleness be known to all people. The Lord is near.
Philippians 4:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
- New International Version (NIV)Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand;
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
Context of Philippians 4:5
3Yes, and I ask you, true companion, to help these women—they labored side by side with me in spreading the Good News, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life. 4Rejoice in the Lord always—again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all people. The Lord is near. 6Do not be anxious about anything—but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. 7And the shalom of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Messiah Yeshua.
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τὸ ἐπιεικὲς ὑμῶν γνωσθήτω πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις. ὁ κύριος ἐγγύς.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Philippians 4:5
- Matthew 5:39But I tell you, do not resist an evildoer. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him also the other.
- Matthew 6:25“So I say to you, do not worry about your life—what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing?
- Luke 6:29To the one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also. And from the one who takes your cloak, do not hold back your shirt.
- Luke 12:22Then Yeshua said to His disciples, “So I say to you, do not worry about life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will wear.
- Luke 21:34“But watch out so your hearts are not weighed down by carousing, strong drink, and the worries of life. Do not let that day come upon you suddenly like a trap.
- 1 Corinthians 6:7Therefore, it is already an utter failure for you that you have lawsuits among yourselves. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
- 1 Corinthians 7:29But this I say, brothers and sisters—the time is short. From now on those who have wives should be as though they had none;
- 1 Corinthians 8:13For this reason, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I do not cause my brother to stumble.
- 1 Corinthians 9:25Every competitor exercises self-control in all respects. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we do it to receive an imperishable one.
- Hebrews 13:5Keep your lifestyle free from the love of money, and be content with what you have. For God Himself has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you,”
- 1 Peter 1:11They were trying to find out the time and circumstances the Ruach of Messiah within them was indicating, when predicting the sufferings in store for Messiah and the glories to follow.
- Matthew 24:48But if that wicked servant says in his heart, ‘My master is taking a long time,’
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2For you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:2not to get shaken out of your mind or disturbed—either by a spirit or a word or a letter as if through us—as though the Day of the Lord has come.
- Hebrews 10:25And do not neglect our own meetings, as is the habit of some, but encourage one another—and all the more so as you see the Day approaching.
- James 5:8You also be patient. Strengthen your hearts because the coming of the Lord is near.
Commentaries on Philippians 4:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Let your moderation be known - The word is of very extensive signification; it means the same as , mildness, patience, yieldingness, gentleness, clemency, moderation, unwillingness to litigate or contend; but moderation is expressive enough as a general term. "Moderation," says Dr. Macknight, "means meekness under provocation, readiness to forgive injuries, equity in the management of business, candour in judging of the characters and actions of others…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Let your moderation be known unto all men - That is, let it be such that others may see it. This does not mean that they were to make an ostentatious display of it, but that it should be such a characteristic of their lives that it would be constantly visible to others. The word “moderation” - ̓̀ epieikes- refers to restraint on the passions, general soberness of living, being free from all excesses. The word properly means that which is fit or suitable…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2-9Verses 2-9 Let believers be of one mind, and ready to help each other. As the apostle had found the benefit of their assistance, he knew how comfortable it would be to his fellow-labourers to have the help of others. Let us seek to give assurance that our names are written in the book of life. Joy in God is of great consequence in the Christian life; and Christians need to be again and again called to it. It more than outweighs all causes for sorrow. Let…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Believers should treat others with kindness and thoughtfulness, when those people are treating them badly or causing them to suffer for their faith. Believers do not need to seek revenge or try to get back at people who hurt them. Instead, they can trust that God will handle justice in his own time and way. Believers can act this way because they believe Jesus will return soon (see James 5:8–9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. moderation--from a Greek root, "to yield," whence yieldingness [Trench]; or from a root, "it is fitting," whence "reasonableness of dealing" [Alford], that considerateness for others, not urging one's own rights to the uttermost, but waiving a part, and thereby rectifying the injustices of justice. The archetype of this grace is God, who presses not the strictness of His law against us as we deserve (Psa 130:3, 4); though having exacted the fullest…Read the comment
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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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