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Philippians 4:4

Reioyce in the Lorde alway, and agayne I say reioyce.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Joy;   Thompson Chain Reference - Joy-Sorrow;   Paul;   Rejoicing;   The Topic Concordance - Rejoice;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Conduct, Christian;   Joy;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Joy;   Sorrow;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Fruit of the Spirit;   Paul the Apostle;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Joy;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Brothers;   Joy;   Philippians;   Wrath, Wrath of God;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Joy;   Perfection;   Philippians, Epistle to;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Cheerfulness ;   Joy;   Perseverance;   Philippians Epistle to the;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - In the Lord;   Joy;   Papyrus;   Philippians, the Epistle to;   Text and Manuscripts of the New Testament;  

Devotionals:

- Chip Shots from the Ruff of Life - Devotion for December 26;   Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for November 30;   Every Day Light - Devotion for December 12;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
King James Version (1611)
Reioyce in the Lord alway: and againe I say, Reioyce.
King James Version
Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.
English Standard Version
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.
New American Standard Bible
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!
New Century Version
Be full of joy in the Lord always. I will say again, be full of joy.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!
Legacy Standard Bible
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!
Berean Standard Bible
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Contemporary English Version
Always be glad because of the Lord! I will say it again: Be glad.
Complete Jewish Bible
Rejoice in union with the Lord always! I will say it again: rejoice!
Darby Translation
Rejoice in [the] Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice.
Easy-to-Read Version
Always be filled with joy in the Lord. I will say it again. Be filled with joy.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Reioyce in the Lorde alway, againe I say, reioyce.
George Lamsa Translation
Rejoice in our LORD alway; and again I say, Rejoice.
Good News Translation
May you always be joyful in your union with the Lord. I say it again: rejoice!
Lexham English Bible
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice.
Literal Translation
Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, Rejoice!
Amplified Bible
Rejoice in the Lord always [delight, take pleasure in Him]; again I will say, rejoice!
American Standard Version
Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice.
Bible in Basic English
Be glad in the Lord at all times: again I say, Be glad.
Hebrew Names Version
Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, Rejoice!
International Standard Version
Keep on rejoicing in the Lord at all times. I will say it again: Keep on rejoicing!Romans 12:12; Philippians 3:1; 1 Thessalonians 5:16; 1 Peter 4:13;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
Rejoice in our Lord in all time, and again I say, Rejoice.
Murdock Translation
Rejoice ye in our Lord, at all times; and again I say, Rejoice.
English Revised Version
Rejoice in the Lord alway: again I will say, Rejoice.
World English Bible
Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, Rejoice!
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Rejoice in the Lord always: again, I say, rejoice.
Weymouth's New Testament
Always be glad in the Lord: I will repeat it, be glad.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Ioye ye in the Lord euere more; eft Y seie, ioye ye.
Update Bible Version
Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice.
Webster's Bible Translation
Rejoice in the Lord always: [and] again I say, Rejoice.
New English Translation
Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice!
New King James Version
Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!
New Living Translation
Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!
New Life Bible
Be full of joy always because you belong to the Lord. Again I say, be full of joy!
New Revised Standard
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Rejoice in the Lord always: again, I will say - rejoice!
Douay-Rheims Bible
Rejoice in the Lord always: again, I say, rejoice.
Revised Standard Version
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Reioyce in the Lorde alwaye and agayne I saye reioyce.
Young's Literal Translation
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Reioyce in the LORDE allwaye, & agayne I saye, Reioyse.
Mace New Testament (1729)
Rejoice in the Lord alway: I say it again, rejoice.
THE MESSAGE
Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him! Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you're on their side, working with them and not against them. Help them see that the Master is about to arrive. He could show up any minute!
Simplified Cowboy Version
Keep your chins up! Celebrate God every single day for what he has done for you. I'll say it again, get glad about what you've got!

Contextual Overview

1 Therfore my brethren beloued & longed for, my ioy and crowne, so continue in the Lorde ye beloued. 2 I pray Euodias, and beseche Syntyches, yt they be of one accorde in the Lorde. 3 Yea, and I beseche thee also faythfull yockefelowe, helpe those [women] which laboured with me in the Gospell, and with Clement also, and with other my labour felowes, whose names [are] in the booke of lyfe. 4 Reioyce in the Lorde alway, and agayne I say reioyce. 5 Let your pacient mynde be knowen vnto all men: The Lorde [is] at hande. 6 Be carefull for nothyng: but in all thynges, let your petition be manifest vnto God, in prayer and supplication with geuyng of thankes. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all vnderstandyng, shall kepe your heartes and myndes through Christe Iesus. 8 Furthermore brethren, whatsoeuer, thynges are true, whatsoeuer thynges (are) honest, whatsoeuer thynges (are) iuste, whatsoeuer thynges (are) pure, whatsoeuer thynges pertayne to loue, whatsoeuer thynges (are) of honest report: If there be any vertue, & yf there be any prayse, thynke on these thynges: 9 Which ye haue both learned, and receaued, and hearde, and seene in me: Those thinges do, and the God of peace shalbe with you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Rejoice: Philippians 3:1, Romans 12:12

alway: Psalms 34:1, Psalms 34:2, Psalms 145:1, Psalms 145:2, Psalms 146:2, Matthew 5:12, Acts 5:41, Acts 16:25, Romans 5:2, Romans 5:3, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, James 1:2-4, 1 Peter 4:13

again: Philippians 3:1, 2 Corinthians 13:1, 2 Corinthians 13:2, Galatians 1:8

Reciprocal: Leviticus 10:19 - should Leviticus 23:40 - rejoice Deuteronomy 12:7 - ye shall Deuteronomy 16:11 - General Deuteronomy 26:11 - rejoice Deuteronomy 27:7 - rejoice 1 Samuel 2:1 - My heart 1 Kings 8:66 - joyful 1 Chronicles 15:25 - with joy 2 Chronicles 6:41 - thy saints 2 Chronicles 7:10 - glad 2 Chronicles 29:30 - they sang 2 Chronicles 30:21 - great gladness Ezra 6:16 - with joy Nehemiah 12:27 - gladness Psalms 9:2 - I will be Psalms 32:11 - Be glad Psalms 33:1 - Rejoice Psalms 64:10 - righteous Psalms 89:16 - name Psalms 90:14 - that we Psalms 97:12 - Rejoice Psalms 100:2 - Serve Psalms 104:34 - I will be Ecclesiastes 3:12 - but Ecclesiastes 3:22 - nothing Song of Solomon 1:4 - we will be Isaiah 9:3 - they joy Isaiah 29:19 - rejoice Isaiah 58:14 - delight Isaiah 61:10 - will greatly Joel 2:23 - rejoice Habakkuk 3:18 - I will rejoice Zechariah 2:10 - and rejoice Zechariah 10:7 - their heart Luke 1:46 - General Acts 8:39 - and he Acts 16:34 - and rejoiced Romans 5:11 - but we Romans 14:17 - peace 2 Corinthians 6:10 - sorrowful 2 Corinthians 13:11 - farewell Galatians 1:9 - so Galatians 5:22 - love Philippians 1:26 - General Philippians 2:18 - do 1 Peter 1:6 - ye greatly 1 Peter 1:8 - believing

Cross-References

Genesis 4:16
And Cain went out from the presence of the Lorde, & dwelt in the lande of Nod, eastwarde from Eden.
Genesis 4:17
Cain also knewe his wyfe, whiche conceaued and bare Henoch, and buyldyng a citie, he called the name of the same citie after the name of his sonne Henoch.
Genesis 4:19
And Lamech toke vnto hym two wyues, the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the other was Sella.
Genesis 4:20
And Ada bare Iabel, which was the father of such as dwel in the tentes, and of such as haue cattell.
Genesis 15:17
And so it was, that when the sonne went downe, and it was twylyght, beholde a smokyng furnesse and a fire brande goyng betweene the said peeces.
Exodus 13:12
And then thou shalt appoynt vnto the Lorde all that openeth the matrice, and euery firstlyng that commeth of a beast which thou hast, yf it be a male, it shalbe the Lordes.
Leviticus 9:24
And there came a fire out from before the Lorde, and consumed vpon the aulter the burnt offering & the fat: Whiche when all the people sawe, they gaue thankes, and fell on their faces.
Numbers 16:35
And there came out a fire from the Lorde, and consumed the two hundred and fiftie men that offered incense.
Numbers 18:12
Al the fat of the oyle, & al the fat of the wine, & of the wheate, which they shall offer vnto the Lorde for first fruites, the same haue I geuen vnto thee.
Numbers 18:17
But the first borne of a cowe, sheepe, & goate, shalt thou not redeeme, for they are holy: therfore thou shalt sprinckle their blood vpon the aulter, and shalt burne their fat as a sacrifice made by fire, for a sweete sauour vnto the Lord.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Rejoice in the Lord alway,.... This is a repetition of the exhortation in the preceding chapter; :-; with this addition "alway"; for there is always cause and matter for rejoicing in Christ, even in times of affliction, distress, and persecution; since he is always the same; his grace is always sufficient; his blood has a continual virtue in it, and always speaks for peace and pardon; his righteousness is an everlasting one, and so is his salvation, and such is his love; though some join this word with what follows,

[and] again, I say, rejoice; this is what was continually inculcated by him, as being of great importance and use for the comfort of believers, and the honour of Christ.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Rejoice in the Lord alway - see the notes at Philippians 3:1. It is the privilege of Christians to do this, not at certain periods and at distant intervals, but at all times they may rejoice that there is a God and Saviour; they may rejoice in the character, law, and government of God - in his promises, and in communion with him. The Christian, therefore, may be, and should be, always a happy man. If everything else changes, yet the Lord does not change; if the sources of all other joy are dried up, yet this is not; and there is not a moment of a Christian’s life in which he may not find joy in the character, law, and promises of God.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Philippians 4:4. Rejoice in the Lord alway — Be continually happy; but this happiness you can find only in the Lord. Genuine happiness is spiritual; as it can only come from God, so it infallibly tends to him. The apostle repeats the exhortation, to show, not only his earnestness, but also that it was God's will that it should be so, and that it was their duty as well as interest.


 
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