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Be anxiousμεριμνᾶτεabout nothing,μηδὲνbutἀλλ’inἐνeverything,παντὶby prayerτῇ προσευχῇandκαὶpetitionτῇ δεήσειwithμετ’thanksgiving,εὐχαριστίαςlet yourὑμῶνrequestsτὰ αἰτήματαbe made knownγνωριζέσθωtoπρὸςGod.τὸν θεόν
Philippians 4:6
Study it in the app“Be anxious about nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.”
Instead of worrying, Paul proposes prayer with thanksgivingPrayerPaul asks us to bring our requests to God with thanks; his peace guards the heartPeace and Anxiety
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 4:6, word by word
- Be anxiousμεριμνᾶτεmerimnate
worry
To be anxious about something, with a divided heart.
Where else “merimnate” appears- about nothingμηδὲνmēden
no one, nothing
No one, nothing.
Where else “mēden” appears- by prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēi
prayer
Talking with God, asking him.
Where else “proseuchēi” appears- petitionδεήσειdeēsei
prayer, petition
Prayer, petition: a prayer that asks for something.
Where else “deēsei” appears- thanksgivingεὐχαριστίαςeucharistias
thanksgiving, gratitude
Thanksgiving, giving thanks; gratitude.
Where else “eucharistias” appears- requestsαἰτήματαaitēmata
request
Request, what is asked for.
Where else “aitēmata” appears- be made knownγνωριζέσθωgnōrizesthō
make known
To let others learn something.
Where else “gnōrizesthō” appears- Godθεόνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears
The context
5Let your gentleness be known to all people. The Lord is near.
6 · This verse (above)
7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in the Messiah Jesus.
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?