Philippians 4:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. ”

Philippians 4:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Be careful for nothing - That is, be not anxious or solicitous about the things of the present life. The word used here - μεριμνᾶτε merimnate - does not mean that we are to exercise no care...
Philippians 4:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(6) Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with (f) thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. (6) The third is, that we are not too anxious for anything,...
Philippians 4:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Php_4:4-7. Joy and Peace. Once again Paul sounds his dominant note of joy. For the fifth and last time he refers to the return of Christ ( cf. Php_1:6; Php_1:10 , Php_2:16, Php_3:20). He deprecates...
Philippians 4:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

careful . anxious. First occurance: Matthew 6:25 , nothing . Greek. medeis prayer . supplication. App-134.:3 requests . App-134. made known . Greek. gnorizo , See Philippians 1:22 . u...
Philippians 4:6 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

6 But in all things It is the singular number that is made use of by Paul, but is the neuter gender; the expression, therefore, is equivalent to omni negotio , (in every matter,) for (...
Philippians 4:6 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2160 A DISSUASIVE FROM CAREFULNESS Philippians 4:6-7 . Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God...
Philippians 4:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. Be careful for nothing - Μηδεν μεριμνατε· Be not anxiously solicitous...
Philippians 4:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

With thanksgiving,— When St. Paul directs them to join thanksgiving with prayer and supplication, in their suffering condition, he appears to have the same design before noticed; namely, to divert...
Philippians 4:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. х Merimnate ( G3309 )] 'Be anxious about nothing' ( Matthew...
Philippians 4:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Final Charge. Acknowledgement of Philippian Bounty VI. Closing Exhortations ( Philippians 4:1-9 ) § 15. Philippians 4:1-3 . With heightened feeling St. Paul resumes the vein of exhortation comme...
Philippians 4:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(4-7) St. Paul returns once more to the exhortation to joy so characteristic of this Epistle. But it is a joy in the sense of the Lord’s being at hand. Hence it turns at once to thanksgiving and pray...
Philippians 4:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 17 PEACE AND JOY. Philippians 4:2-7 (R.V.) DR. LIGHTFOOT has observed that the passages in the Acts of the Apostles which record the Macedonian experiences of Paul have a good deal to...
Philippians 4:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Inspiring Exhortations Philippians 4:1-9 What a strong and faithful heart was Paul's! Poor and despised though he was, he had both joys and crowns of which no hostile force could deprive him. H...
Philippians 4:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Passing from particular to general instruction, the apostle first enjoined the grace of rejoicing. Twice he repeated his injunction. Moreover, he charged the Philippians that forbearance toward all m...
Philippians 4:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(4) Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. (5) Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. (6) Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication w...
Philippians 4:6 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

A DIVINE PRESCRIPTION ‘Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests he made known unto God.’ Php_4:6 What a simple prescription it...
Philippians 4:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Be careful for nothing ,.... This must be understood not in the most extensive sense, but with a limitation and restriction. There are many things that saints are to be careful for, as men and Chris...
Philippians 4:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. Ver. 6. In nothing be careful ] Or care for nothing, viz. with a...
Philippians 4:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Rejoice in the Lord alway For, as believers in Christ, as children and heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ of the heavenly, incorruptible inheritance, and as persons assured that all things,...
Philippians 4:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

His heart overflowing at the contemplation of such an Object, the apostle in Ch.4 dwells upon the sufficiency of the Lord Jesus to supremely satisfy the soul. If in Ch.3 Christ is his Object in Glory...
Philippians 4:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Various Exhortations. A. D. 62. 1 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy...
Philippians 4:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Be careful for nothing; he dissuades not from a spiritual care, arising from a good principle, according to a right rule, for a good end; this care of diligence, in a due manner, within our own sph...
Philippians 4:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Final Words Of Admonition And Guidance ( Philippians 4:1-9 ). Approaching the end of his letter on the glorious note found in the previous verses Paul now takes them back in Philippians 4:1 to t...
Philippians 4:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Philippians 4:6 . Be careful for nothing. —R.V. “in nothing be anxious.” The word suggests the idea of a poor distraught mind on which concerns have fastened thems...
Philippians 4:6 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Philippians 4:4-6 A Life of Prayer a Life of Peace. St. Paul in these words bids the Christians of Philippi to carry all their sorrows and fears to the throne of Christ. He specially bids them re...
Philippians 4:6 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Philippians 4:1 . Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. It is a great joy to a minister, as it was to the apostle P...
Philippians 4:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Philippians 4:6 . Be careful for nothing let your requests be made known unto God. Not that we are to abandon all care, or become careless, about the things of the present life, for that would be...
Philippians 4:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Philippians 4:1 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown. The apostle here, as in 1 Corinthians 15:58 , urges the hope of a glorious resurrectio...
Philippians 4:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The rejoicing of the Christians Especially in Their Fellowship with Christ. The care-free joy of believers:
Philippians 4:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 7:21 ; 1 Corinthians 7:32 ; 1 Peter 4:7 ; 1 Peter 5:7 ; 1 Samuel 1:15 ; 1 Samuel 30:6 ; 1 Samuel 7:12 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:17 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:18 ; 2 Chronicles 32:20 ; 2 C...
Philippians 4:6 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Tender Words from a Prison Cell Philippians 4:1-8 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There is, perhaps, no Epistle that so beautifully displays the inner life-throbs of Paul, as does the Epistle to the Philip...
Philippians 4:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Be anxiously careful for nothing — If men are not gentle towards you, yet neither on this, nor any other account, be careful, but pray. Carefulness and prayer cannot stand together. In every thing...

Philippians 4:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Philippians 4:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Philippians 4:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Philippians 4:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Philippians 4:6 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Philippians 4:6 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Philippians 4:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Philippians 4:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Philippians 4:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Philippians 4:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Philippians 4:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Philippians 4:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Philippians 4:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Philippians 4:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Philippians 4:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Philippians 4:6 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Philippians 4:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Philippians 4:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Philippians 4:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Philippians 4:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Philippians 4:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Philippians 4:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Philippians 4:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Philippians 4:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Philippians 4:6 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Philippians 4:6 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Philippians 4:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Philippians 4:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Philippians 4:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Philippians 4:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Philippians 4:6 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Philippians 4:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes