PHILIPPIANS Chapter 4 (GNB)
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So then, my friends, how dear you are to me and how I miss you! How happy you
make me, and how proud I am of you!---this, dear
friends, is how you should stand firm in your life in the Lord.
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Euodia and Syntyche,
please, I beg you, try to agree as sisters in the Lord.
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And you too, my faithful partner, I want you to help these women; for they have
worked hard with me to spread the gospel, together with Clement and all my
other fellow workers, whose names are in God's book of the living.
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May you always be joyful in your union with the Lord. I say it again: rejoice!
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Show a gentle attitude toward everyone. The Lord is coming soon.
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Don't worry about anything, but in all your prayers ask God for what you need,
always asking him with a thankful heart.
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And God's peace, which is far beyond human understanding, will keep your hearts
and minds safe in union with Christ Jesus.
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In conclusion, my friends, fill your minds with those
things that are good and that deserve praise: things that are true, noble,
right, pure, lovely, and honorable.
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Put into practice what you learned and received from me, both from my words and
from my actions. And the God who gives us peace will be with you.
4:10
In my life in union with the Lord it is a great joy to me that after so long a
time you once more had the chance of showing that you care for me. I don't mean
that you had stopped caring for me---you just had no chance to show it.
4:11
And I am not saying this because I feel neglected, for I have learned to be
satisfied with what I have.
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I know what it is to be in need and what it is to have more than enough. I have
learned this secret, so that anywhere, at any time, I am content, whether I am
full or hungry, whether I have too much or too little.
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I have the strength to face all conditions by the power that Christ gives me.
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But it was very good of you to help me in my troubles.
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You Philippians know very well that when I left Macedonia in the early days of
preaching the Good News, you were the only church to help me; you were the only
ones who shared my profits and losses.
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More than once when I needed help in Thessalonica, you sent it to me.
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It is not that I just want to receive gifts; rather, I want to see profit added
to your account.
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Here, then, is my receipt for everything you have given me---and it has been
more than enough! I have all I need now that Epaphroditus
has brought me all your gifts. They are like a sweet-smelling offering to God,
a sacrifice which is acceptable and pleasing to him.
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And with all his abundant wealth through Christ Jesus, my God will supply all
your needs.
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To our God and Father be the glory forever and ever!
Amen.
4:21 Greetings to each one of God's people who
belong to Christ Jesus.
The believers here with me send you their greetings.
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All God's people here send greetings, especially those who belong to the
Emperor's palace.
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May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
CHAPTER ENDS
PHILIPPIANS ENDS