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Let yourὑμῶνgentlenessτὸ ἐπιεικὲςbe knownγνωσθήτωto allπᾶσινpeople.ἀνθρώποιςThe Lordὁ κύριοςis near.ἐγγύς
Philippians 4:5
Study it in the app“Let your gentleness be known to all people. The Lord is near.”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 4:5, word by word
- gentlenessἐπιεικὲςepieikes
gentle, gentleness
Gentle, considerate, not demanding strictly what is due to him.
Where else “epieikes” appears- be knownγνωσθήτωgnōsthētō
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “gnōsthētō” appears- peopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpois
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpois” appears- The Lordκύριοςkyrios
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrios” appears- is nearἐγγύςengys
near
Near, close.
Where else “engys” appears
The context
4Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.
5 · This verse (above)
6Be anxious about nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
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?