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Philippians 4:8

In conclusion. Philippians 4:6 shows that the Christian must actively reach out to God to receive God's peace. Paul's conclusion further explains this reaching out. Fill your minds. The Christian is constantly faced with choices, and because he is new (2 Corinthians 5:17), he must purposely fill his (or her) mind with those things that are good and deserve praise!!! Most of these are familiar enough to need no further explanation. Noble = of good character, worthy, respectable. Lovely = those things whose grace attracts, things which produce love as a response. Greeks would not view this list of virtues (ethical qualities) as religious, but Paul does - in the context of the last hour situation (Philippians 4:5).

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  • A Textual Commentary On The Greek New Testament by Bruce M. Metzger

    PHILIPPIANS 4:8 e;painoj {A} After e;painoj, the scribes of several Western witnesses (D* F G ita), not wishing to leave e;painoj without specification, added evpisth,mhj (“[If there is any] praise o...

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 8. _FINALLY, BRETHREN_] The object of the apostle is to recommend holiness and righteousness to them in every point of view; and to show that the Gospel of Christ requires all its professors to...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    FINALLY, BRETHREN - As for what remains - τὸ λοιπὸν to loipon - or as a final counsel or exhortation. WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE TRUE - In this exhortation the apostle assumes that there were certain thi...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    IV. CHRIST, THE BELIEVER'S STRENGTH, SUFFICIENT FOR ALL CIRCUMSTANCES CHAPTER 4 _ 1. Stand fast and rejoice (Philippians 4:1)_ 2. Dependence on God and true heart occupation (Philippians 4:5) 3. I...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    PHP_4:8 F. SUBJECTS OF THOUGHT. A second time Paul prepares to close, again using the word Finally. His message now is to commend worthy topics of thought. Departing from the usual Biblical vocabulary...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    GREAT THINGS IN THE LORD (Php_4:1) _ 4:1 So, then, my brothers, whom I love and yearn for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved._ Through this passage breathes the warmth of Paul's a...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things have the dignity of holiness on them, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are winsome, whatever things are...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    TRUE. App-175. HONEST. honourable, venerable, GRAVE. Greek. _semnos._ Here, 1 Timothy 3:8; 1 Timothy 2:2; 1 Timothy 2:2. JUST. App-191. PURE, Greek. _hagnos_. See...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    as a last spiritual entreaty, let their regenerate minds be true-thoughtful: let them remember Paul's word and practice 8. _Finally_ A phrase introducing a precept, or precepts, more or less based on...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ΤῸ ΛΟΙΠΌΝ. See above, on Philippians 3:1. Once more he gathers up the thought towards a close.—Are their “hearts and thoughts” thus “sentinelled,” in Christ, by the peace of God? Then let them, in the...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    A LAST SPIRITUAL APPEAL: LET THEIR MINDS BE TRUE TO ALL THAT IS GOOD: LET THEM FOLLOW PAUL’S TEACHING AND PRACTICE...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΤΌ ΛΟΙΠΌΝ (G3063) наконец, ΌΣ _pl. от_ ΔΣΟΣ (G3745) какой бы ни. ΆΛΗΘΉΣ (G227) истина. ΣΕΜΝΌΣ (G4586) достойный уважения или почета, благородный, почетный. Это нечто величественное и внушающее благ...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 2161 THE EXTENT OF A CHRISTIAN’S DUTY Philippians 4:8. _Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure,...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    FINALLY, BRETHREN, WHATSOEVER THINGS, &C.— The reader will find in the _Inferences_ a complete exposition of this beautiful and comprehensive passage...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    8. FINALLY, BRETHREN, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE TRUE, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE HONORABLE, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE JUST, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE PURE, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE LOVELY, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE OF GOOD R...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    __ Exhortation to Imitate Paul fact that in him alone do we see the resurrection life of Christ interpreted in terms of present conduct. Christ's earthly life needs no such interpretation, so none of...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    4:8 noble, (e-12) Or 'venerable,' as 'grave,' 1 Timothy 3:8 . amiable, (f-24) Or 'lovable.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    Final Charge. Acknowledgement of Philippian Bounty _VI. Closing Exhortations (Philippians 4:1)_ § 15. Philippians 4:1. With heightened feeling St. Paul resumes the vein of exhortation commenced in Ph...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LETTER OF JOY Paul’s Letter to the Philippians _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 4 PAUL APPEALS FOR A STEADY *FAITH AND FOR UNITY 4:1-3 V1 So then, my dear brothers and sisters, whom I love and I want very...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    Here, repeating the word “Finally,” the Apostle again draws to a conclusion, in a comprehensive exhortation to stand fast in all that is good on the foundation which he had laid in the name of Christ....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    TRUE... HONEST (better, _venerable;_ see margin). — Truth is the inherent likeness to God, who is Truth. Whatever is true in itself is also “venerable” — _i.e.,_ as the original word, usually rendered...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER 18 THE THINGS TO FIX UPON. Philippians 4:8 (R.V.) THE topics last considered bring us naturally to the remarkable exhortation of Philippians 4:8. This proceeds on the same view of the moral...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    The thought of this paragraph (Philippians 4:8-9) is closely connected with that of the preceding by the resumption of the phrase ἡ εἰρήνη τ. Θ. (Philippians 4:7) in a new form ὁ Θ. τῆς εἰρήνης (Phili...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    GENERAL EXHORTATIONS ON THE RIGHT SPIRIT AND THE RIGHT CONDUCT OF LIFE....

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    INSPIRING EXHORTATIONS Philippians 4:1 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. He lived...

  • 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 me...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    THINKING ON THINGS THAT WILL YIELD THE PEACE OF GOD Those things given thoughtful consideration will have a great impact on one's life (Proverbs 23:1-35; Proverbs 7:1-27; Proverbs 4:23;...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    (7) Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things (i) [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [ar...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    For the rest, brethren, whatsoever things are true, &c. Here the apostle enumerates general precepts of morality, which they ought to practise. --- Whatsoever things are true. In words, in promises, i...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (8) Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good rep...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    There is no epistle in the New Testament which gives so little space to the development of. doctrine as this to the Philippians. Need it be said that it has not the less its own proper office on that...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _TIME TO THINK_ ‘Think on these things.’ Php_4:8 This age has been called an age of growth, and so in many ways it is—growth of empire, of commerce, of wealth, of population, and an improvement in...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _THINGS TO THINK OF_ ‘Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever thi...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    8._Finally _What follows consists of general exhortations which relate to the whole of life. In the _first _place, he commends _truth, _which is nothing else than the integrity of a good conscience, w...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The Philippians were therefore to stand fast in the Lord. This is difficult when the general tone is lowered; painful also, for one's walk becomes much more solitary, and the hearts of others are stra...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    FINALLY, BRETHREN, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE TRUE,.... To close all with respect to the duties of Christianity incumbent on the professors of it, the apostle exhorts to a regard to everything that is true...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things _are_ honest, whatsoever things _are_ just, whatsoever things _are_ pure, whatsoever things _are_ lovely, whatsoever things _are_ of go...

  • Jonathan Edwards' Notes On The Scriptures

    Phil. 4:8. "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Finally_ Το λοιπον, _as for what remains_ for me to say, it may be despatched in a few words. The apostle, says Macknight, “being anxious to make the Philippians virtuous, mentions, in this exhortati...

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    HONEST; honorable and worthy of being respected. ANY VIRTUE-PRAISE; any thing truly virtuous or praiseworthy. THINK ON THESE THINGS; attend to and practise them. Professors of religion should be car...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    FINALLY, BRETHREN, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE TRUE, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE HONEST, WHAT SOEVER THINGS ARE JUST, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE PURE, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE LOVELY, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE OF GOOD REPORT...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Christian progress in all virtues:...

  • Leslie 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,...

  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

    You Don't Have to Worry! 1 Peter 4:1-9 1. KEY WORDS 1 Beloved, longed, crown, fast 2 Beseech, same, mind 3 Intreat, yokefellow, book of life 4 Rejoice, alway 5 Moderation, at hand 6 Careful, s...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    HONEST: Or, venerable...

  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

    “FINALLY, BRETHREN, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE TRUE, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE HONORABLE, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE JUST, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE PURE, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE LOVELY, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE OF GOOD REP...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    2-9 Let believers be of one mind, and ready to help each other. As the apostle had found the benefit of their assistance, he knew how comfortable it would be to his fellow-labourers to have the help...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    As to what remains, he doth, with the fair compellation of BRETHREN, furthermore propose to their serious consideration, living in the neighbourhood of the Gentiles, what he doth here, hastening to a...

  • NT Verse References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers

    Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III "Quod reliquum est, fratres, quaecuque vera, quaecunque honesta, quaecunque justa, quatres, quam aecunque casta, quaecunque amabilia, ques, aecunque bonbilia, q...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Php_4:8 Finally G3063 brethren G80 things G3745 are G2076 (G5748) true G227 things G3745 noble G4586 things G3745 just G1342 thing

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    FINAL WORDS OF ADMONITION AND GUIDANCE (PHILIPPIANS 4:1). 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 that revela...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honourable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are winsome (of good repor...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    _Precepts for the guidance of the Christian Life_, 8,9. With much emphasis of language, St. Paul urges on the Philippians that they be mindful of the various virtues which mark the Christian characte...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Philippians 4:8. FINALLY, BRETHREN. He lingers in the conclusion as though the writing of his letter in some degree soothed his longing for them. WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE TRUE. Not merely in words only...

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    FINALLY (το λοιπον). See on Philippians 3:1.WHATSOEVER (οσα). Thus he introduces six adjectives picturing Christian ideals, old-fashioned and familiar words not necessarily from any philosophic li...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Philippians 4:8 When the Apostle wrote these words, he was filled with the best of all loves. These grand words were almost the last outpouring of the fulness of the Apostle's love. Everybody knows t...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    This Epistle was written by Paul when he was in prison, with iron fetters about his wrists; yet there is no iron in the Epistle. It is full of light, life, love, and joy, blended with traces of sorro...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Philippians 4:1. _Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, do stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved._ You know that the church at Philippi was very dear to the apos...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Philippians 4:1. _Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the lord, my dearly beloved._ Paul had a very warm affection for the church at Philippi. You...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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 Paul...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Christ the believer's strength and source of joy and peace. Giver of victory over anxiety. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Euodias, Syntyche, Clement. CONCLUSION: The believer's hope and pro...

  • 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 inc...

  • The children's great texts of the Bible by James Hastings

    WHAT IS MY THOUGHT LIKE? Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of g...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PHILIPPIANS—NOTE ON PHILIPPIANS 4:8 THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS. The Philippians must fill their minds with things that inspire worship of God and service to others....

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PHILIPPIANS—NOTE ON PHILIPPIANS 4:1 Concluding Encouragement and Thanksgiving. Paul calls for reconciliation, joyful faith, and disciplined thinking....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Philippians 4:8. WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE TRUE.—The apostle recognises the ability of the renewed mind to discern truth under any guise. “Ye have an unction from the Holy...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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 resurrection as an incent...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for (Philippians 4:1), What a beautiful words by Paul to the church, expressing his heart, just bearing his heart to them, "Dearly beloved, I long for...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 13:1; 1 Corinthians 13:4; 1 Corinthians 4:5; 1 John 3:18;...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Honest [σ ε μ ν α]. Rev., honorable, reverend in margin. In classical Greek an epithet of the gods, venerable, reverend. The word occurs only here and in the pastoral epistles, 1 Timothy 3:8; 1 Timoth...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    PRAYER Philippians 4:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The spirit of prayer must ever be the spirit of the believer. He who knows the place and power of prayer knows the victory of the Christian life. He who, i...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    TENDER WORDS FROM A PRISON CELL Philippians 4:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There is, perhaps, no Epistle that so beautifully displays the inner life-throbs of Paul, as does the Epistle to the Philippians....

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Finally — To sum up all. Whatsoever things are true — Here are eight particulars placed in two fourfold rows; the former containing their duty; the latter, the commendation of it. The first word in th...

  • William Burkitt's Expository Notes

    Here we have. very comprehensive precept, describing the duties of all christians: WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE TRUE; truth is the principal character of our profession, and is to be expressed in our words a...

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