Philippians 4:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Those things, which ye have both learned; he recommends to their serious practice not new things, but those weighty matters which they had before learned of him when preaching amongst them. And received, and heard; yea, and approved as worthy to be kept. And seen in me; and that all things might be more lively and affecting, with an increase of words, he moves with this, that his doctrine was exemplified by his own practice when amongst them, (as he had hinted before, Philippians 3:17), expressing the same thing by his life which he did by his word, 1 Timothy 4:12 1 Peter 5:3. Do; whereupon he would have them to be doers also of the same things, 1 Thessalonians 1:6, 1 Thessalonians 2:13 Hebrews 13:7 James 1:22. And the God of peace shall be with you; and in this practice you have comfort from the presence of the God of peace, (as above, Philippians 4:7), who will embrace and prosper you, being reconciled to you in Christ, and at peace with you: so Romans 15:5,33 Romans 16:20 2 Corinthians 13:11 1 Thessalonians 5:23.

Philippians 4:9

9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.