PhilippiansChapter 4

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¹So, my brothers and sisters, I love you and miss you. You are my joy and my crown. This is how you must stand firm in the Lord, my dear friends. ²I beg Euodia and Syntyche to agree with each other in the Lord. ³Yes, and I ask you, my true partner, to help these women. They worked hard beside me to spread the good news. So did Clement and the rest of my coworkers. Their names are in the Book of Life. ⁴Always be full of joy in the Lord. I will say it again: Be full of joy! ⁵Let everyone see how gentle you are. The Lord is near. ⁶Don't worry about anything. Instead, pray about everything. Ask God for what you need, and thank him. Tell God what you want. ⁷Then God's peace will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. His peace is greater than anything we can understand. ⁸Finally, brothers and sisters, think about things that are true and honorable. Think about things that are right and pure. Think about things that are lovely and worth admiring. If anything is excellent or worth praising, think about these things. ⁹Keep doing what you learned and received from me. Do what you heard from me and saw in me. And the God of peace will be with you. ¹⁰I am so full of joy in the Lord that you are caring for me again at last. You did care before, but you had no chance to show it. ¹¹I am not saying this because I need anything. I have learned to be happy with what I have, no matter what happens. ¹²I know how to live with little. I know how to live with a lot. I have learned the secret of being happy in every kind of situation. I know how to be full and how to be hungry. I know how to have plenty and how to be in need. ¹³I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. ¹⁴Still, it was good of you to share in my troubles. ¹⁵You people of Philippi know what happened in the early days of the good news. When I left Macedonia, no church helped me in giving and receiving except you. ¹⁶Even when I was in Thessalonica, you sent help for my needs again and again. ¹⁷I am not looking for a gift. I am looking for the fruit that will be added to your account. ¹⁸I have everything I need and more. Epaphroditus brought me your gifts. They are like an offering with a sweet smell. They are a sacrifice God accepts. They make him very pleased. ¹⁹And my God will give you everything you need. He will give it from his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. ²⁰Glory to our God and Father forever and ever. Amen. ²¹Greet all of God's people in Christ Jesus. The brothers and sisters who are with me send you greetings. ²²All of God's people here send you greetings. This is true most of all for those in Caesar's household. ²³May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.