Always be joyful! Rejoice! expresses the mood of this Letter. "Instead of being sad about the evils to which you are exposed, may you always be joyful in your life in the Lord. And because this attitude is very important to Christians, I say it again: rejoice!"
Verse Philippians 4:4. _REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAY_] Be continually happy; but this happiness you can find only _in the Lord_. Genuine happiness is _spiritual_; as it can only come from God, so it inf...
REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAY - see the notes at Philippians 3:1. It is the privilege of Christians to do this, not at certain periods and at distant intervals, but at all times they may rejoice that ther...
IV. CHRIST, THE BELIEVER'S STRENGTH, SUFFICIENT FOR ALL CIRCUMSTANCES CHAPTER 4 _ 1. Stand fast and rejoice (Philippians 4:1)_ 2. Dependence on God and true heart occupation (Philippians 4:5) 3. I...
PHP_4:4-7. JOY AND PEACE. Once again Paul sounds his dominant note of joy. For the fifth and last time he refers to the return of Christ (_cf. Php_1:6; Php_1:10_, Php_2:16, Php_3:20). He deprecates an...
Rejoice in the Lord at all times. I will say it again--Rejoice! Let your gracious gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is near. Paul sets before the Philippians two great qualities of the Christi...
GREAT THINGS IN THE LORD (Php_4:1) _ 4:1 So, then, my brothers, whom I love and yearn for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved._ Through this passage breathes the warmth of Paul's a...
_Rejoice in the Lord_.] Cp. Philippians 3:1, and note. _alway_ This word is a strong argument against the rendering "_Farewell_," instead of "_Rejoice_." "_Always_" would read strange and unnatural i...
ΧΑΊΡΕΤΕ ἘΝ ΚΥΡΊΩΙ ΠΑΝΤΌΤΕ. _Gaudete in Domino semper_, Vulg.—See above Philippians 3:1, and notes, where the evidence of παντότε in favour of rendering χαίρετε by “rejoice” is pointed out.—Cp. 1 Thess...
ΧΑΊΡΕΤΕ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΧΑΊΡΩ (G5463) радоваться. _Praes. imper._ призывает к длительному и привычному действию, ΠΆΝΤΟΤΕ (G3842) всегда, ΈΡ FUT. _ind. act. от_ ΛΈΓΩ (G3004) говорить....
REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAY:— The Apostle, in this advice, seems to have a respect to thesuffering condition in which it appears, by other passages in the Epistle, that he considered them. This is confi...
4. REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS: AGAIN I WILL SAY, REJOICE. 5. LET YOUR FORBEARANCE BE KNOWN UNTO ALL MEN. THE LORD IS AT HAND. _Translation and Paraphrase_ 4. Be rejoicing in the Lord (Jesus) always....
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. ALWAY () - even amidst the afflictions now distressing you (Philippians 1:28). AGAIN - he had already said "Rejoice" ()...
__ Exhortation to Imitate Paul fact that in him alone do we see the resurrection life of Christ interpreted in terms of present conduct. Christ's earthly life needs no such interpretation, so none of...
Final Charge. Acknowledgement of Philippian Bounty _VI. Closing Exhortations (Philippians 4:1)_ § 15. Philippians 4:1. With heightened feeling St. Paul resumes the vein of exhortation commenced in Ph...
LETTER OF JOY Paul’s Letter to the Philippians _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 4 PAUL APPEALS FOR A STEADY *FAITH AND FOR UNITY 4:1-3 V1 So then, my dear brothers and sisters, whom I love and I want very...
REJOICE IN THE LORD... AND AGAIN I SAY, REJOICE. — The original word is the word always used in classical Greek (see the corresponding word in Latin) for “farewell” (_i.e., “_Joy be with you!”), and t...
(4-7) St. Paul returns once more to the exhortation to joy so characteristic of this Epistle. But it is a joy in the sense of the Lord’s being at hand. Hence it turns at once to thanksgiving and praye...
CHAPTER 17 PEACE AND JOY. Philippians 4:2 (R.V.) DR. LIGHTFOOT has observed that the passages in the Acts of the Apostles which record the Macedonian experiences of Paul have a good deal to say abou...
χαίρετε expresses the predominant mood of the Epistle, a mood wonderfully characteristic of Paul's closing years. πάλιν. “He doubles it to take away the scruple of those that might say, what, shall we...
GENERAL EXHORTATIONS ON THE RIGHT SPIRIT AND THE RIGHT CONDUCT OF LIFE....
INSPIRING EXHORTATIONS Philippians 4:1 What a strong and faithful heart was Paul's! Poor and despised though he was, he had both joys and crowns of which no hostile force could deprive him. He lived...
Passing from particular to general instruction, the apostle first enjoined the grace of rejoicing. Twice he repeated his injunction. Moreover, he charged the Philippians that forbearance toward all me...
MAINTAINING THE RIGHT FRAME OF MIND Paul was in a Roman prison, yet he could tell those in the Philippian church, "Rejoice...rejoice". The reason for this can only be that he was "in the Lord" and kne...
(3) Rejoice in the (d) Lord alway: [and] again I say, Rejoice. (3) He adds particular exhortations: and the first is, that the joy of the Philippians should not be hindered by any afflictions that th...
(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 wi...
There is no epistle in the New Testament which gives so little space to the development of. doctrine as this to the Philippians. Need it be said that it has not the less its own proper office on that...
_TRUE JOY_ ‘Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.’ Php_4:4 The bright and joyous tone of this Epistle is well expressed by the frequent repetition of the word ‘rejoice.’ It is the ke...
4._Rejoice in the Lord _It is an exhortation suited to the times; for, as the condition of the pious was exceedingly troublous, and dangers threatened them on every side, it was possible that they mig...
The Philippians were therefore to stand fast in the Lord. This is difficult when the general tone is lowered; painful also, for one's walk becomes much more solitary, and the hearts of others are stra...
REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAY,.... This is a repetition of the exhortation in the preceding chapter; Philippians 3:1; with this addition "alway"; for there is always cause and matter for rejoicing in Chri...
Rejoice in the Lord alway: _and_ again I say, Rejoice. Ver. 4. _Rejoice in the Lord_] That is the true and only joy (said Mr Philpot the martyr), which is conceived not of the creature, but of the Cr...
_Rejoice in the Lord alway_ For, as believers in Christ, as children and heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ of the heavenly, incorruptible inheritance, and as persons assured that all things, e...
THE REJOICING OF THE CHRISTIANS ESPECIALLY IN THEIR FELLOWSHIP WITH CHRIST. The care-free joy of believers:...
REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAY; AND AGAIN I SAY, REJOICE....
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,...
You Don't Have to Worry! 1 Peter 4:1-9 1. KEY WORDS 1 Beloved, longed, crown, fast 2 Beseech, same, mind 3 Intreat, yokefellow, book of life 4 Rejoice, alway 5 Moderation, at hand 6 Careful, s...
“REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS: AGAIN. WILL SAY, REJOICE” “Rejoice in the Lord always”: “Always be glad in the Lord” (Wey). “Be happy in the Lord always” (Beck). "Keep on rejoicing" _(Jackson p. 79)._ Tr...
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...
He doth here, considering the importance of Christian cheerfulness, which he had twice before put them upon, PHILIPPIANS 2:18, PHILIPPIANS 3:1, stir them up to true rejoicing, not only by repetition o...
Php_4:4 Rejoice G5463 (G5720) in G1722 Lord G2962 always G3842 Again G3825 say G2046 (G5692) rejoice G5463 (G5720)...
PAUL NOW GIVES FINAL INSTRUCTIONS TO HIS BELOVED PHILIPPIANS (PHILIPPIANS 4:4). Paul now commences a series of injunctions in staccato form which are not directly connected in the Greek. In a sense ea...
‘Rejoice in the Lord always, again I will say, Rejoice.' The first exhortation is a call to ‘rejoice in the Lord'. It is addressed to the whole church, being repeated from Philippians 3:1. It is not a...
FINAL WORDS OF ADMONITION AND GUIDANCE (PHILIPPIANS 4:1). Approaching the end of his letter on the glorious note found in the previous verses Paul now takes them back in Philippians 4:1 to that revela...
Philippians 4:4. REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAY. The apostle now takes up the thread of his thoughts from chap. Philippians 3:1. Two digressions on Judaizers and on those who mind earthly things have inter...
_How to be ready for the coming of the Lord,_ 4-7. Turning from special exhortation, St. Paul gives some general precepts to the whole church. In these he exhorts to a religious joy, and this should b...
AGAIN I WILL SAY (παλιν ερω). Future active indicative of defective verb ειπον.REJOICE (χαιρετε). Present active imperative as in Philippians 3:1, repeated for emphasis in spite of discouragement...
Philippians 4:4 A Life of Prayer a Life of Peace. St. Paul in these words bids the Christians of Philippi to carry all their sorrows and fears to the throne of Christ. He specially bids them remember...
Philippians 4:4 Christian Cheerfulness. I. We can hardly appreciate the full instruction to be drawn from these words unless we remember St. Paul's condition when he wrote his epistle to the Philippi...
Philippians 4:3 One Spirit and One Body. I. This measureless body, spread out before our eyes in vast outline, so varied, so glorious, so wonderful, is convincement enough of the wealth and grandeur...
This Epistle was written by Paul when he was in prison, with iron fetters about his wrists; yet there is no iron in the Epistle. It is full of light, life, love, and joy, blended with traces of sorro...
Philippians 4:1. _Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, do stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved._ You know that the church at Philippi was very dear to the apos...
Philippians 4:1. _Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the lord, my dearly beloved._ Paul had a very warm affection for the church at Philippi. You...
Philippians 4:1. _Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved._ It is a great joy to a minister, as it was to the apostle Paul...
CONTENTS: Christ the believer's strength and source of joy and peace. Giver of victory over anxiety. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Euodias, Syntyche, Clement. CONCLUSION: The believer's hope and pro...
Philippians 4:6. _Be careful for nothing let your requests be made known unto God._ Not that we are to abandon all care, or become careless, about the things of the present life, for that would be inc...
PHILIPPIANS—NOTE ON PHILIPPIANS 4:1 Concluding Encouragement and Thanksgiving. Paul calls for reconciliation, joyful faith, and disciplined thinking....
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Philippians 4:4. REJOICE IN THE LORD.—R.V. margin, “Farewell.” The word is neither “farewell” alone, nor “rejoice” alone (_Lightfoot_). That the A.V. and R.V. texts a...
EXPOSITION PHILIPPIANS 4:1 THEREFORE, MY BRETHREN DEARLY BELOVED AND LONGED FOR, MY JOY AND CROWN. The apostle here, as in 1 Corinthians 15:58, urges the hope of a glorious resurrection as an incent...
Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for (Philippians 4:1), What a beautiful words by Paul to the church, expressing his heart, just bearing his heart to them, "Dearly beloved, I long for...
1 Peter 4:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:16; 2 Corinthians 13:1; 2 Corinthians 13:2;...
PRAYER Philippians 4:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The spirit of prayer must ever be the spirit of the believer. He who knows the place and power of prayer knows the victory of the Christian life. He who, i...
TENDER WORDS FROM A PRISON CELL Philippians 4:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There is, perhaps, no Epistle that so beautifully displays the inner life-throbs of Paul, as does the Epistle to the Philippians....
How can we rejoice always when Jesus said “blessed are those who mourn”? PROBLEM: Paul commands us here to “Rejoice in the Lord always,” but Jesus insisted that “Blessed are those who mourn” (Matthew...
Observe here, 1. The duty exhorted to: Christian cheerfulness and joy;. duty which glorifies God, adorns religion, is beneficial to ourselves, by enabling us to bear afflictions, to glory in them, and...