1 ωστε, αδελφοι μου αγαπητοι και επιποθητοι, χαρα και στεφανος μου, ουτως στηκετε εν κυριω, αγαπητοι. 2 ευοδιαν παρακαλω και συντυχην παρακαλω το αυτο φρονειν εν κυριω· 3 ναι ερωτω και σε, συζυγε γνησιε, συλλαμβανου αυταις, αιτινες εν τω ευαγγελιω συνηθλησαν μοι μετα και κλημεντος και των λοιπων συνεργων μου, ων τα ονοματα εν βιβλω ζωης. 4 χαιρετε εν κυριω παντοτε· παλιν ερω, χαιρετε. 5 το επιεικες υμων γνωσθητω πασιν ανθρωποις. ο κυριος εγγυς. 6 μηδεν μεριμνατε, αλλ εν παντι τη προσευχη και τη δεησει μετα ευχαριστιας τα αιτηματα υμων γνωριζεσθω προς τον θεον. 7 και η ειρηνη του θεου η υπερεχουσα παντα νουν φρουρησει τας καρδιας υμων και τα νοηματα υμων εν χριστω ιησου. 8 το λοιπον, αδελφοι, οσα εστιν αληθη, οσα σεμνα, οσα δικαια, οσα αγνα, οσα προσφιλη, οσα ευφημα, ει τις αρετη και ει τις επαινος, ταυτα λογιζεσθε· 9 α και εμαθετε και παρελαβετε και ηκουσατε και ειδετε εν εμοι, ταυτα πρασσετε· και ο θεος της ειρηνης εσται μεθ υμων. 10 εχαρην δε εν κυριω μεγαλως οτι ηδη ποτε ανεθαλετε το υπερ εμου φρονειν· εφ ω και εφρονειτε, ηκαιρεισθε δε. 11 ουχ οτι καθ υστερησιν λεγω· εγω γαρ εμαθον εν οις ειμι αυταρκης ειναι. 12 οιδα και ταπεινουσθαι, οιδα και περισσευειν· εν παντι και εν πασιν μεμυημαι και χορταζεσθαι και πειναν, και περισσευειν και υστερεισθαι· 13 παντα ισχυω εν τω ενδυναμουντι με χριστω. 14 πλην καλως εποιησατε συγκοινωνησαντες μου τη θλιψει. 15 οιδατε δε και υμεις, φιλιππησιοι, οτι εν αρχη του ευαγγελιου, οτε εξηλθον απο μακεδονιας, ουδεμια μοι εκκλησια εκοινωνησεν εις λογον δοσεως και ληψεως ει μη υμεις μονοι, 16 οτι και εν θεσσαλονικη και απαξ και δις εις την χρειαν μοι επεμψατε. 17 ουχ οτι επιζητω το δομα, αλλ επιζητω τον καρπον τον πλεοναζοντα εις λογον υμων. 18 απεχω δε παντα και περισσευω· πεπληρωμαι δεξαμενος παρα επαφροδιτου τα παρ υμων, οσμην ευωδιας, θυσιαν δεκτην, ευαρεστον τω θεω. 19 ο δε θεος μου πληρωσει πασαν χρειαν υμων κατα τον πλουτον αυτου εν δοξη εν χριστω ιησου. 20 τω δε θεω και πατρι ημων η δοξα εις τους αιωνας των αιωνων· αμην. 21 ασπασασθε παντα αγιον εν χριστω ιησου. ασπαζονται υμας οι συν εμοι αδελφοι. 22 ασπαζονται υμας παντες οι αγιοι, μαλιστα δε οι εκ της καισαρος οικιας. 23 η χαρις του κυριου ιησου χριστου μετα παντων υμων· αμην.
Philippians · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
Philippians 4 Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings
Notes on this text (3)
- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
People & places in this chapter
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People
Clement
Named by Paul as a coworker whose name is in the book of life.
Cited in the guide: Philippians 4:3
Epaphroditus
Paul's brother, coworker, and fellow soldier whom the Philippians sent with a gift; he nearly died of illness.
Cited in the guide: Philippians 2:25; Philippians 4:18
Euodia
A woman at Philippi who had labored with Paul in the gospel; Paul urges her to be of one mind with Syntyche.
Cited in the guide: Philippians 4:2
Syntyche
A woman at Philippi who had labored with Paul in the gospel; Paul urges her to be of one mind with Euodia.
Cited in the guide: Philippians 4:2
Cross references (23)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Philippians 1:27; 1 Corinthians 16:13; Psalm 27:14; Philippians 2:16; 1 Corinthians 15:58
- 2 Hebrews 12:14; 1 Corinthians 1:10; Mark 9:50; 1 Peter 3:8–11; Philippians 2:2–3
- 3 Revelation 3:5; Luke 10:20; Revelation 13:8; Philippians 1:27; Revelation 21:27
- 4 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18; Romans 12:12; James 1:2–4; Philippians 3:1; Matthew 5:12
- 5 James 5:8–9; Matthew 6:25; Titus 3:2; Hebrews 10:37; 1 Peter 4:7
- 6 Proverbs 3:5–6; 1 Peter 5:7; Matthew 6:25–33; Psalm 55:22; 1 Thessalonians 5:17–18
- 7 John 14:27; Isaiah 26:3; 2 Thessalonians 3:16; Colossians 3:15; Psalm 29:11
- 8 James 3:17; Titus 2:7; Romans 12:9–21; 2 Corinthians 8:21; Galatians 5:22
- 9 James 1:22; 1 Thessalonians 4:1–8; Philippians 3:17; 2 Peter 1:10; John 13:17
- 10 2 Corinthians 11:9; Galatians 6:6; 2 Corinthians 7:6–7; Galatians 6:10; Philippians 1:3
- 11 1 Timothy 6:6–9; Hebrews 13:5–6; Matthew 6:31–34; Philippians 3:8; 2 Corinthians 9:8
- 12 Matthew 11:29; 2 Corinthians 12:7–10; 2 Corinthians 11:27; 2 Corinthians 11:9; 2 Corinthians 6:4–10
- 13 Isaiah 41:10; 2 Corinthians 12:9–10; Ephesians 6:10; Colossians 1:11; Isaiah 40:29–31
- 14 Hebrews 13:16; Philippians 1:7; Hebrews 10:34; Galatians 6:6; 1 Kings 8:18
- 15 Philippians 1:5; 2 Corinthians 11:8–12; 2 Corinthians 12:11–15; Acts 16:40–17:5
- 16 1 Thessalonians 2:9; Acts 17:1; 1 Thessalonians 2:18
- 17 Titus 3:14; Hebrews 6:10; 2 Corinthians 9:9–13; John 15:8; Titus 1:7
- 18 Hebrews 13:16; Philippians 4:12; 2 Corinthians 9:12; Ephesians 5:2; Philippians 2:25–26
- 19 2 Corinthians 9:8–11; Psalm 84:11; 1 Peter 5:10; 1 Timothy 6:17; Psalm 23:1–5
- 20 Romans 11:36; Psalm 115:1; Revelation 14:7; Revelation 7:12; Revelation 1:6
- 21 Galatians 1:2; Ephesians 1:1; Colossians 4:10–14; Romans 16:21–22; Philippians 1:1
- 22 Philippians 1:13; 2 Corinthians 13:13; Romans 16:16; 1 Peter 5:13; Hebrews 13:24
- 23 Romans 16:20; 2 Corinthians 13:14
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What the Fathers said
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
"Blessed are they that mourn," and "woe unto them that laugh" (Matt. v. 4; Luke vi. 25.), saith Christ. How then saith Paul, "Rejoice in the Lord alway"? "Woe to them that laugh," said Christ, the laughter of this world which ariseth from the things which are present.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)
… the Levites shall have no part in the whole tribe of Levi, nor substance with Israel; their substance is the offerings (fructifications) of the Lord: these shall they eat." Wherefore also Paul says, "I do not seek after a gift, but I seek after fruit." To His disciples He said, who had a priesthood of the Lord, to whom it …
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." Lo!
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
Heardest thou not what Paul saith, "Rejoice in the Lord?" He said not, "in the devil." When then wilt thou be able to hear Paul?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… the adversary, so likewise ye, after Holy Baptism and the Mystical Chrism, having put on the whole armour of the Holy Ghost, are to stand against the power of the adversary, and vanquish it, saying, I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)