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Phil. 4:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Let your moderationc be known unto all men. The Lordd is at hand.*

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1 Cor. 9:25• ²⁵And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. (1 Cor. 9:25)

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Rev. 22:7,20• ⁷Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
²⁰He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. (Rev. 22:7,20)

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Matt. 5:39‑42• ³⁹But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
⁴⁰And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
⁴¹And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
⁴²Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. (Matt. 5:39‑42)

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Matt. 6:25,34• ²⁵Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
³⁴Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. (Matt. 6:25,34)

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Luke 6:29‑35• ²⁹And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.
³⁰Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
³¹And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
³²For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
³³And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
³⁴And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
³⁵But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. (Luke 6:29‑35)

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Luke 12:22‑30• ²²And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
²³The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
²⁴Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
²⁵And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
²⁶If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
²⁷Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
²⁸If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
²⁹And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
³⁰For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. (Luke 12:22‑30)

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Luke 21:34• ³⁴And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. (Luke 21:34)

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1 Cor. 6:7• ⁷Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? (1 Cor. 6:7)

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1 Cor. 7:29‑31• ²⁹But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
³⁰And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;
³¹And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away. (1 Cor. 7:29‑31)

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1 Cor. 8:13• ¹³Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend. (1 Cor. 8:13)

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1 Cor. 9:25• ²⁵And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. (1 Cor. 9:25)

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Titus 3:2• ²To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, showing all meekness unto all men. (Titus 3:2)

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Heb. 13:5‑6• ⁵Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
⁶So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. (Heb. 13:5‑6)

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1 Peter 1:11• ¹¹Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. (1 Peter 1:11)

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Matt. 24:48‑50• ⁴⁸But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
⁴⁹And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
⁵⁰The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, (Matt. 24:48‑50)

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1 Thess. 5:2‑4• ²For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
³For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
⁴But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. (1 Thess. 5:2‑4)

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2 Thess. 2:2• ²That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. (2 Thess. 2:2)

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Heb. 10:25• ²⁵Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. (Heb. 10:25)

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James 5:8‑9• ⁸Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
⁹Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. (James 5:8‑9)

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1 Peter 4:7• ⁷But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. (1 Peter 4:7)

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2 Peter 3:8‑14• ⁸But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
⁹The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
¹⁰But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
¹¹Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
¹²Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
¹³Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
¹⁴Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. (2 Peter 3:8‑14)

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Rev. 22:7,20• ⁷Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
²⁰He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. (Rev. 22:7,20)

• He is at hand. A little while, and all for which men strive will give place to Him whose presence bridles the will (or rather puts it aside) and fills the heart. (“Philippians 4” by J.N. Darby)

• In His own time the Lord will deal with all the evil and bring in all the blessing, and His coming is near. It is not for believers, then, to interfere with the government of the world, nor to assert their rights and fight for them. (“Philippians 4” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Let your gentlenessc be known of all men. The Lord is near.

JND Translation Notes

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Or, "moderation," "mildness," not insisting on one's rights. As "gentle," Jas. 3.17.

W. Kelly Translation

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Let your mildness be known to all men. The Lord [is] near.