Philippians 4:4–5
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Philippians 4:4–5 is a New Testament passage in which the Apostle Paul exhorts believers to rejoice in the Lord always and to let their gentleness be evident to all because the Lord is near.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible verse passage
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New Testament passage ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Christians in Philippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| addressesAudienceAs | believers in the Lord ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocationOfWriting | Roman imprisonment of Paul GENERATED ⓘ |
| audienceScope | all believers ⓘ |
| author | Paul the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| book | Philippians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | canonical Scripture ⓘ |
| chapter | 4 ⓘ |
| citationFormat | Phil 4:4–5 ⓘ |
| commonlyQuotedFor |
Christian ethics
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Christian joy ⓘ |
| containsExhortation |
Let your gentleness be evident to all
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Rejoice in the Lord always ⓘ |
| crossReferenceBook |
1 Thessalonians 5:16–18
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Galatians 5:22 ⓘ |
| crossReferenceTheme | joy in suffering ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
continuous rejoicing
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public witness of gentleness ⓘ |
| ethicalFocus | gentleness toward all people ⓘ |
| genre | epistle ⓘ |
| languageOriginal | Koine Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | paranesis ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Christian Bible
NERFINISHED
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New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Epistle to the Philippians
NERFINISHED
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Philippians chapter 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonGiven | the Lord is near ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| testament | New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
gentleness
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joy in the Lord ⓘ rejoicing ⓘ the nearness of the Lord ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus | imminence of the Lord ⓘ |
| traditionallyDated | 1st century AD ⓘ |
| traditionViews | Pauline authorship as authentic ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian devotional practice
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Christian liturgy NERFINISHED ⓘ Christian preaching ⓘ |
| verse4TextSummary | Command to rejoice in the Lord always ⓘ |
| verse5TextSummary | Command to let gentleness be evident because the Lord is near ⓘ |
| verseEnd | Philippians 4:5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| verses | 4–5 ⓘ |
| verseStart | Philippians 4:4 ⓘ |
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