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Philippians 4

Phil. 4:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.

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1-3: From particular admonitions,

4-9: he proceeds to general exhortations,

10-18: shewing how he rejoiced at their liberality towards him lying in prison, not so much for the supply of his own wants as for the grace of God in them.

19-23: And so he concludes with prayer and salutations.

Therefore.

Phil. 3:20‑21• ²⁰for *our* commonwealth has its existence in the heavens, from which also we await the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour,
²¹who shall transform our body of humiliation into conformity to his body of glory, according to the working of the power which he has even to subdue all things to himself. (Phil. 3:20‑21)

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2 Peter 3:11‑14• ¹¹All these things then being to be dissolved, what ought ye to be in holy conversation and godliness,
¹²waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, by reason of which the heavens, being on fire, shall be dissolved, and the elements, burning with heat, shall melt?
¹³But, according to his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwells righteousness.
¹⁴Wherefore, beloved, as ye wait for these things, be diligent to be found of him in peace, without spot and blameless; (2 Peter 3:11‑14)

and.

Phil. 1:8• ⁸For God is my witness how I long after you all in the bowels of Christ Jesus. (Phil. 1:8)

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Phil. 2:26• ²⁶since he had a longing desire after you all, and was distressed because ye had heard that he was sick; (Phil. 2:26)

my joy.

Phil. 2:16• ¹⁶holding forth the word of life, so as to be a boast for me in Christ's day, that I have not run in vain nor laboured in vain. (Phil. 2:16)

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2 Cor. 1:14• ¹⁴even as also ye have recognised us in part, that we are your boast, even as *ye* are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus. (2 Cor. 1:14)

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1 Thess. 2:19‑20• ¹⁹For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? are not *ye* also before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
²⁰for ye are our glory and joy. (1 Thess. 2:19‑20)

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1 Thess. 3:9• ⁹For what thanksgiving can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on account of you before our God, (1 Thess. 3:9)

so.

Phil. 1:27• ²⁷Only conduct yourselves worthily of the glad tidings of the Christ, in order that whether coming and seeing you, or absent, I may hear of what concerns you, that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul, labouring together in the same conflict with the faith of the glad tidings; (Phil. 1:27)

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Psa. 27:14• ¹⁴Wait for Jehovah; be strong and let thy heart take courage: yea, wait for Jehovah. (Psa. 27:14)

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Psa. 125:1• ¹A Song of degrees. They that confide in Jehovah are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved; it abideth for ever. (Psa. 125:1)

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Matt. 10:22• ²²and ye shall be hated of all on account of my name. But he that has endured to the end, *he* shall be saved. (Matt. 10:22)

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John 8:31• ³¹Jesus therefore said to the Jews who believed him, If ye abide in my word, ye are truly my disciples; (John 8:31)

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John 15:3‑4• ³Ye are already clean by reason of the word which I have spoken to you.
⁴Abide in me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abide in the vine, thus neither can ye unless ye abide in me. (John 15:3‑4)

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Acts 2:42• ⁴²And they persevered in the teaching and fellowship of the apostles, in breaking of bread and prayers. (Acts 2:42)

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Acts 11:23• ²³who, having arrived and seeing the grace of God, rejoiced, and exhorted all with purpose of heart to abide with the Lord; (Acts 11:23)

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Acts 14:22• ²²establishing the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to abide in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God. (Acts 14:22)

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Rom. 2:7• ⁷to them who, in patient continuance of good works, seek for glory and honour and incorruptibility, life eternal. (Rom. 2:7)

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1 Cor. 15:58• ⁵⁸So then, my beloved brethren, be firm, immovable, abounding always in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord. (1 Cor. 15:58)

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1 Cor. 16:13• ¹³Be vigilant; stand fast in the faith; quit yourselves like men; be strong. (1 Cor. 16:13)

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Gal. 5:1• ¹Christ has set us free in freedom; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of bondage. (Gal. 5:1)

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Eph. 6:10‑18• ¹⁰For the rest, brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the might of his strength.
¹¹Put on the panoply of God, that ye may be able to stand against the artifices of the devil:
¹²because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but against principalities, against authorities, against the universal lords of this darkness, against spiritual power of wickedness in the heavenlies.
¹³For this reason take to you the panoply of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having accomplished all things, to stand.
¹⁴Stand therefore, having girt about your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
¹⁵and shod your feet with the preparation of the glad tidings of peace:
¹⁶besides all these, having taken the shield of faith with which ye will be able to quench all the inflamed darts of the wicked one.
¹⁷Have also the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is God's word;
¹⁸praying at all seasons, with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching unto this very thing with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints; (Eph. 6:10‑18)

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Col. 4:12• ¹²Epaphras, who is one of you, the bondman of Christ Jesus, salutes you, always combating earnestly for you in prayers, to the end that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. (Col. 4:12)

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1 Thess. 3:8,13• ⁸because now we live if *ye* stand firm in the Lord.
¹³in order to the confirming of your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. (1 Thess. 3:8,13)

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2 Thess. 2:15• ¹⁵So then, brethren, stand firm, and hold fast the instructions which ye have been taught, whether by word or by our letter. (2 Thess. 2:15)

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2 Tim. 2:1• ¹Thou therefore, my child, be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus. (2 Tim. 2:1)

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Heb. 3:14• ¹⁴For we are become companions of the Christ if indeed we hold the beginning of the assurance firm to the end; (Heb. 3:14)

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Heb. 4:14• ¹⁴Having therefore a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast the confession. (Heb. 4:14)

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Heb. 10:23,35‑36• ²³Let us hold fast the confession of the hope unwavering, (for he is faithful who has promised;)
³⁵Cast not away therefore your confidence, which has great recompense.
³⁶For ye have need of endurance in order that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise. (Heb. 10:23,35‑36)

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2 Peter 3:17• ¹⁷*Ye* therefore, beloved, knowing these things before, take care lest, being led away along with the error of the wicked, ye should fall from your own stedfastness: (2 Peter 3:17)

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Jude 20‑21,24‑25• ²⁰But *ye*, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
²¹keep yourselves in the love of God, awaiting the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
²⁴But to him that is able to keep you without stumbling, and to set you with exultation blameless before his glory,
²⁵to the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, might, and authority, from before the whole age, and now, and to all the ages. Amen. (Jude 20‑21,24‑25)

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Rev. 3:10‑11• ¹⁰Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, *I* also will keep thee out of the hour of trial, which is about to come upon the whole habitable world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
¹¹I come quickly: hold fast what thou hast, that no one take thy crown. (Rev. 3:10‑11)

• In the last chapter it is Christ our Strength, to meet all our needs (4:13). (“Philippians 4” by H. Smith)

• We are not asked, or expected, to overcome in our own strength, or by our wisdom, but to “stand fast in the Lord” — in the power of His might. (“Philippians 4” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

So that, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, thus stand fast in the Lord, beloved.

W. Kelly Translation

So that, my brethren beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand in [the] Lord, beloved.