Darby's translation notes (1890)
Philippians 4:20
4:20 [be] (a-7) Lit. 'the glory' (with an emphatic article), the due divine glory; but 'the glory' in English rather means the glory of that of which he had been speaking.
4:20 [be] (a-7) Lit. 'the glory' (with an emphatic article), the due divine glory; but 'the glory' in English rather means the glory of that of which he had been speaking.
Verse 20. _NOW UNTO GOD AND OUR FATHER_] God is our _Father_ in Christ Jesus; and such pity as a father hath for his children, such has the Lord for them that fear him; as a father is concerned for t...
NOW UNTO GOD AND OUR FATHER, ... - see the notes at Romans 16:27. It was common for Paul to address such an ascription of praise to God, at the close of his epistles....
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...
PHP_4:19-23. CONCLUSION. Paul's wants have been supplied, now he is assured that the wants of his friends will also be provided for; the ground of this hope is that God has given glorious riches in Ch...
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...
All the same, I am most grateful to you for your readiness to share the burden of my troubles. You too, know, Philippians, that in the beginning of the. gospel, when I left Macedonia, no Church entere...
FATHER. App-98. FOR EVER AND EVER. App-151....
_God and our Father_ Better, OUR GOD AND FATHER; the ultimate Source of all faith, love, and hope in the brethren and members of His Son. _"Our":_"It is no longer [_-my"_, for the reference is now not...
ΤΩ͂Ι ΔῈ ΘΕΩ͂Ι ΚΤΛ. “Now to our God and Father &c.”; the ultimate Source of all blessing for the members of His Son. ἩΜΩ͂Ν. “It is no longer μου, for the reference is now not to himself as distinguish...
LOVING THANKS FOR THEIR ALMS, BROUGHT BY EPAPHRODITUS...
ΘΕΏ _dat. sing. от_ ΘΕΌΣ (G2316). _Dat._ преимущества или личной заинтересованности....
NOW UNTO GOD AND OUR FATHER— _Now unto our God and Father._ Pierce and Doddridge....
20. NOW UNTO OUR GOD AND FATHER _BE_ THE GLORY FOR EVER AND EVER. AMEN. _Translation and Paraphrase_ 20. And now (may) the glory (be) unto our God and father for ever and ever, Amen (Truly!). _NOTE...
Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen. BE GLORY - not to us, but to Him be 'the glory' (Greek: implying His exclusive title to the glory) alike of your gift and of His graci...
__ 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...
The Doxology (cp. 2 Corinthians 9:15, in relation to its context) magnifies the bountiful Giver as OUR FATHER: see Matthew 6:8; Matthew 6:32. § 20....
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...
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...
(10-20) These verses form a singularly graceful and dignified postscript, acknowledging the offerings of the Philippians sent by Epaphroditus, in a tone mingling apostolic commendation and blessing wi...
NOW UNTO GOD AND OUR FATHER... — The doxology of this verse seems suggested by the very use of “glory” in the previous verse. “Glory” may be derivatively the privilege of man; but “_the_ glory” (for t...
CHAPTER 19 GIFTS AND SACRIFICES. Philippians 4:10 (R.V). THE Apostle had urged joy. in the Lord, and a moderation visible to all men. If any one supposes that in doing so he recommended a stoical te...
Doxology. _Doxologia fluit ex gaudio totius epistolae_ (Beng.). On the phrase τοὺς αἰῶνας τ. αἰώνων see the excellent note in Grimm-Thayer _ad loc._...
“MY GOD SHALL SUPPLY EVERY NEED” Philippians 4:10 The Apostle had been glad to receive the gifts of his friends, because these evidenced their earnest religious life. It was fruit that increased to t...
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...
CLOSING WORDS Paul reminded the Philippian brethren that all praise and glory rightly belong to God. In the sermon on the mount, Christ told his disciples, "Let your light so shine before men, that th...
(10) В¶ But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity. (11) Not that I speak in respect of wan...
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...
20_Now to our God and Father _This may be taken as a general thanksgiving, by which he closes the epistle; or it may be viewed as bearing more particularly upon the last clause in reference to the lib...
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...
NOW UNTO GOD AND OUR FATHER,.... To God, who is our Father in Christ, [BE] GLORY FOR EVER AND EVER, AMEN; for all the grace he gives now, and for all the glory and happiness expected hereafter; for t...
Now unto God and our Father _be_ glory for ever and ever. Amen. Ver. 20. _Now unto God_] Paul cannot mention God's bounty without a doxology....
_Now unto God and_, rather, even _our Father_ Or, _To our God and Father_, as τω Θεω και πατρι ημων properly signifies, _be glory for ever_ Which is justly due, and shall certainly be given to him by...
NOW UNTO GOD AND OUR FATHER BE GLORY FOREVER AND EVER! AMEN. The apostle now turns the attention of his readers back to the Philippians and their gift, his delicacy and tenderness being unwilling to l...
The generosity of the Philippians and God's reward:...
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,...
The Secret of Contentment 1 Peter 4:10-23 1. KEY WORDS 10 Greatly, flourished, careful, opportunity 11 Want, learned, state, content 12 Abased, abound, full, hungry, need 13 Can do, through, str...
“Now unto our God and Father be the glory for ever and ever. Amen” “Our God and Father”: A CALL FOR UNITED PRAISE. “UNITING HIMSELF ONCE AGAIN WITH HIS CONVERTS IN. SONG OF PRAISE TO THE ONE WHO PROVI...
20-23 The apostle ends with praises to God. We should look upon God, under all our weakness and fears, not as an enemy, but as a Father, disposed to pity us and help us. We must give glory to God as a...
From thanking of the Philippians, the holy man passeth to a giving of thanks unto God, the first cause, that they might not be elated. He had _my God,_ PHILIPPIANS 4:19; now, _our Father; _ not only a...
Php_4:20 Now G1161 our G2257 God G2316 and G2532 Father G3962 glory G1391 forever G1519 G165 ever G165 Amen G281 un
‘Now to our God and Father be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.' The very thought arouses him to praise and he immediately prays that everlasting glory be given to ‘our God and Father', Who as a true...
_He rejoices ever their Liberality_, _because it is a proof of the fruits of their Faith,_ 10-20. Now the apostle, before he closes his letter, turns once again to personal matters. He is rejoiced tha...
Philippians 4:20. NOW UNTO OUR GOD AND FATHER BE THE GLORY. This is a more exact rendering of the original. The pronoun goes with both nouns, and ‘the glory' is that which essentially belongs to God....
THE GLORY (η δοξα). "The doxology flows out of the joy of the whole epistle" (Bengel)....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
TO OUR GOD AND FATHER. "Let us join in praise to our God and Father who has given us this abundant wealth in Christ Jesus, so that everything belongs to us (1 Corinthians 3:21-23) through his great lo...
_Now unto God and our Father _ THE SPIRIT IN WHICH TO CLOSE THE YEAR I. The doxology. 1. We are to give glory to God as to our heavenly Father. We are not to regard Him as a tyrant, nor as a govern...
PHILIPPIANS—NOTE ON PHILIPPIANS 4:1 Concluding Encouragement and Thanksgiving. Paul calls for reconciliation, joyful faith, and disciplined thinking....
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Philippians 4:22. THE SAINTS … OF CÆSAR’S HOUSEHOLD.—This expression does not oblige us to think that any relatives of Cæsar had embraced Christianity. It comprises a...
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...
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...
1 Timothy 1:17; Ephesians 3:21; Galatians 1:5; Jude 1:25; Matthew 28:2
Note here, 1. The endearing title given to Almighty God, GOD OUR FATHER; the word FATHER is. title of great honour; the word OUR is. word of singular comfort. The appropriating positive terms, MINE, T...