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RejoiceΧαίρετεinἐνthe Lordκυρίῳalways;πάντοτεagainπάλινI will say,ἐρῶrejoice.χαίρετε
Philippians 4:4
Study it in the app“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.”
Paul asks us to rejoice in the Lord always, and says it againJoy and thanks
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 4:4, word by word
- RejoiceΧαίρετεChairete
rejoice
To feel joy and gladness about something.
Where else “Chairete” appears- the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears- alwaysπάντοτεpantote
always
Always.
Where else “pantote” appears- againπάλινpalin
again
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “palin” appears- I will sayἐρῶerō
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “erō” appears
The context
3Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these women, who struggled together with me in the good news, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.
4 · This verse (above)
5Let your gentleness be known to all people. The Lord is near.
To study Philippians 4 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say about anxiety, prayer, and the peace of God (v. 6-7)?
2. What it means
Paul says he has learned to be content in any situation (v. 11-13). How does he explain how he did it?
3. How I live it
Paul invites us to think about what is true, honorable, and praiseworthy (v. 8). What good thing could you think about today?