Philippians 4:5

Translations

Modern

Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near.

Traditional

Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

Literal

Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is near.

Latin

Modestia vestra nota sit omnibus hominibus: Dominus prope est.

Original

Greek

English

Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near.

Notes

Philippians 4:5

Believers should treat others with kindness and thoughtfulness, when those people are treating them badly or causing them to suffer for their faith. Believers do not need to seek revenge or try to get back at people who hurt them. Instead, they can trust that God will handle justice in his own time and way. Believers can act this way because they believe Jesus will return soon (see James 5:8–9).

Philippians 4:4–6

Rejoice … by prayer and petition … with thanksgiving: Compare with 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18. Both passages were written to churches facing persecution (see also Romans 12:12).

Philippians 4:2–9

Before ending the letter, Paul discusses a small conflict in the church and writes a few words of encouragement.

Theme notes and profiles

Paul (Saul)

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James 5:8–9
You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
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Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
Titus 3:2
…to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.
Hebrews 10:37
For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.
1 Peter 4:7
The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
Revelation 22:7
“Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book.”
Hebrews 10:25
Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
1 Corinthians 6:7
The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
1 Corinthians 8:13
Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to stumble.
2 Peter 3:8–14
Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
Luke 12:22–30
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
Hebrews 13:5–6
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

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