Philippians 4:6

Geneva Study Bible - Philippians 4:6

4:6 {6} Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with {f} thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.(6) The third is, that we are not too anxious for anything, but with sure confidence give God thanks, and desire from him whatever we have need of, that with a quiet conscience we may wholly and with all our hearts submit ourselves to him.(f) So David began very often with tears, but ended with thanksgiving. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Philippians 4:1-23

His heart overflowing at the contemplation of such an Object, the apostle in Ch.4 dwells upon the sufficiency of the Lord Jesus to supremely satisfy the soul. If in Ch.3 Christ is his Object in Glory, in this chapter Christ is his Strength for the wilderness pathway; and in contrast to Israel's constant murmuring in the wilderness, he tells us with a full heart, "I have learned in whatsoever state I am, to be content." Sweet testimony to the fulness of love and grace in his adorable Saviour! ... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Philippians 4:1-23

JOY IN ANXIETY The chapter opens with another exhortation to unity, but this time in a specific case (Philippians 4:1-3 ). Two Christian women, probably deaconesses, like Phoebe (Romans 16:1 ), were at variance. The spirit of self had got in and Paul pleads with them to come together again, and pleads with his “true yokefellow,” whoever he may have been, to help them do it. This leads to a statement of a great truth about self-will (Philippians 4:4-9 ). In the first place, to “rejoice in the... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Philippians 4:4-7

(4) Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. (5) Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. (6) Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. (7) And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. These Apostolic exhortations, very sweetly, and seasonably follow what Paul had before said, of the names of the Church being... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Philippians 4:6

But in every [2] thing by prayer, &c. By the Greek, the sense and construction cannot be in every prayer; but in every thing, in all circumstances, have recourse to prayer. (Witham) =============================== [BIBLIOGRAPHY] Sed in omni oratione, &c. Greek: all en panti, te proseuche; no copies, Greek: pase. read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Philippians 4:2-9

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 their enemies perceive how moderate they were... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Philippians 4:1-99

Philippians 4 THERE ARE TWO words in the first verse which direct our thoughts to what has gone before: “Therefore” and “so.” We are to stand fast in the Lord therefore, that is, because of, or in view of, what has just been stated. Well, what has been stated? Our heavenly calling, our heavenly citizenship, our expectation of that body of glory, fashioned like unto Christ’s in which we shall enter into our heavenly portion. No uncertainty here! And no disappointment when the moment of... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Philippians 4:4-7

The rejoicing of the Christians Especially in Their Fellowship with Christ. The care-free joy of believers: v. 4. Rejoice in the Lord alway; and again I say, Rejoice. v. 5. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. v. 6. Be careful for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God. v. 7. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Philippians 4:4-7

(2) General exhortation to Christian joy( Philippians 4:4-7).4,5Rejoice in the Lord always: (and)5 again I [will] say, rejoice. Let your moderation 6[gentleness] be known to all men: The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your request [requests] be known unto [before] God. 7And the peace of God, which passeth [every] understanding, shall keep [guard] your hearts and [your] minds through [in] Christ Jesus.EXEGETICAL AND... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Philippians 4:6

Philippians HOW TO OBEY AN IMPOSSIBLE INJUNCTION Php_4:6 . It is easy for prosperous people, who have nothing to trouble them, to give good advices to suffering hearts; and these are generally as futile as they are easy. But who was he who here said to the Church at Philippi, ‘Be careful for nothing?’ A prisoner in a Roman prison; and when Rome fixed its claws it did not usually let go without drawing blood. He was expecting his trial, which might, so far as he knew, very probably end in... read more

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