Phili 4:4 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Phil 4:4-6: 4:4-6 rejoice! ... pray ... thank him: Cp. 1 Thes 5:16-18 ; both passages are addressed to persecuted churches; see also Rom 12:12 . 4:4 In Paul’s letters, joy and rejoicing are a response to the Good News (see Eph 5:19-20 ). Joy is not dependent on circumstances; believers find joy in the Lord even in the midst of suffering. • rejoice! See Phil 2:18 ; 3:1 ; Rom 12:12 , 15 ; 1 Thes 5:16 .

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‏ Philippians 4:4

Summary for Phil 4:4-6: 4:4-6 ^a rejoice! ... pray ... thank him: Cp. 1 Thes 5:16-18 ^b; both passages are addressed to persecuted churches; see also Rom 12:12 ^c. 4:4 ^d In Paul’s letters, joy and rejoicing are a response to the Good News (see Eph 5:19-20 ^e). Joy is not dependent on circumstances; believers find joy in the Lord even in the midst of suffering.

• rejoice! See Phil 2:18 ^f; 3:1 ^g; Rom 12:12 ^h, 15 ⁱ; 1 Thes 5:16 ^j.