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Philippians 4:9

Keep on doing all the things you learned and received and heard from me. Do the things you saw me do. Then the God Who gives peace will be with you.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Commandments;   Example;   Peace;   Thompson Chain Reference - Example;   Imitation;   Paul's;   Peace;   Rest-Unrest;   Spiritual;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Paul;   Reconciliation;   Tradition;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Knowledge of God;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Brothers;   Ethics;   Peace, Spiritual;   Philippians;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Perfection;   Philippians, Epistle to;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Example;   Peace;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Philippians, the Epistle to;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for December 12;   Faith's Checkbook - Devotion for March 16;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Do what you have learned and received and heard from me, and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.
King James Version (1611)
Those things which ye haue both learned and receiued, and heard, and seene in mee, doe: and the God of peace shall be with you.
King James Version
Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
English Standard Version
What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
New American Standard Bible
As for the things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
New Century Version
Do what you learned and received from me, what I told you, and what you saw me do. And the God who gives peace will be with you.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
Legacy Standard Bible
The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
Berean Standard Bible
Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Contemporary English Version
You know the teachings I gave you, and you know what you heard me say and saw me do. So follow my example. And God, who gives peace, will be with you.
Complete Jewish Bible
Keep doing what you have learned and received from me, what you have heard and seen me doing; then the God who gives shalom will be with you.
Darby Translation
What ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, these things do; and the God of peace shall be with you.
Easy-to-Read Version
And do what you learned and received from me—what I told you and what you saw me do. And the God who gives peace will be with you.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Which yee haue both learned & receiued, and heard, and seene in mee: those things doe, and the God of peace shalbe with you.
George Lamsa Translation
Those things, which you have learned and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
Good News Translation
Put into practice what you learned and received from me, both from my words and from my actions. And the God who gives us peace will be with you.
Lexham English Bible
And the things which you have learned and received and heard about and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
Literal Translation
And what things you learned and received and heard and saw in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
Amplified Bible
The things which you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things [in daily life], and the God [who is the source] of peace and well-being will be with you.
American Standard Version
The things which ye both learned and received and heard and saw in me, these things do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
Bible in Basic English
The things which came to you by my teaching and preaching, and which you saw in me, these things do, and the God of peace will be with you.
Hebrew Names Version
The things which you learned, received, heard, and saw in me: do these things, and the God of shalom will be with you.
International Standard Version
Likewise, keep practicing these things: what you have learned, received, heard, and seen in me. Then the God of peace will be with you.Romans 15:33; 16:20; 1 Corinthians 14:33; 2 Corinthians 13:11; Philippians 3:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 13:20;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
These which you have learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, these perform; and the God of peace will be with you.
Murdock Translation
What things ye have learned, and received, and heard, and seen, in me, these do ye: and the God of peace will be with you.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Which ye haue both learned, and receaued, and hearde, and seene in me: Those thinges do, and the God of peace shalbe with you.
English Revised Version
The things which ye both learned and received and heard and saw in me, these things do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
World English Bible
The things which you learned, received, heard, and saw in me: do these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Which also ye have learned and received, and heard and seen in me; these do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
Weymouth's New Testament
The doctrines and the line of conduct which I taught you--both what you heard and what you saw in me-- hold fast to them; and God who gives peace will be with you.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that also ye han lerud, and take, and heed, and seyn in me. Do ye these thingis, and God of pees schal be with you.
Update Bible Version
The things which you both learned and received and heard and saw in me, do these things: and the God of peace shall be with you.
Webster's Bible Translation
Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace will be with you.
New English Translation
And what you learned and received and heard and saw in me, do these things. And the God of peace will be with you.
New King James Version
The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
New Living Translation
Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.
New Revised Standard
Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The things which ye have both learned, and accepted, and heard, and seen in me, the same, practise; - and, the God of peace, shall be with you.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The things which you have both learned and received and heard and seen in me, these do ye: and the God of peace shall be with you.
Revised Standard Version
What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, do; and the God of peace will be with you.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
those same have ye in youre mynde which ye have both learned and receaved herde and also sene in me: those thynges do and the god of peace shalbe with you.
Young's Literal Translation
the things that also ye did learn, and receive, and hear, and saw in me, those do, and the God of the peace shall be with you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
haue those same in yor mynde, which ye haue both lerned and receaued, and herde and sene in me: those thinges do, and the God of peace shalbe with you.
Mace New Testament (1729)
practise what I have taught, what you have learnt of me, what you have heard me preach, and seen me practise. this do, and the God of peace will then be with you.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Keep on keepin' on with the things you heard and learned from me. That means riding for the Lord, not just walking around in your shiny boots and store-bought hat. God will ride with you and give you the peace you need.

Contextual Overview

1 So, my dear Christian brothers, you are my joy and crown. I want to see you. Keep on staying true to the Lord, my dear friends. 2 I ask Euodias and Syntyche to agree as Christians should. 3 My true helper, I ask you to help these women who have worked with me so much in preaching the Good News to others. Clement helped also. There are others who worked with me. Their names are in the book of life. 4 Be full of joy always because you belong to the Lord. Again I say, be full of joy! 5 Let all people see how gentle you are. The Lord is coming again soon. 6 Do not worry. Learn to pray about everything. Give thanks to God as you ask Him for what you need. 7 The peace of God is much greater than the human mind can understand. This peace will keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 8 Christian brothers, keep your minds thinking about whatever is true, whatever is respected, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever can be loved, and whatever is well thought of. If there is anything good and worth giving thanks for, think about these things. 9 Keep on doing all the things you learned and received and heard from me. Do the things you saw me do. Then the God Who gives peace will be with you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

which: Philippians 3:17, 1 Corinthians 10:31-33, 1 Corinthians 11:1, 1 Thessalonians 1:6, 1 Thessalonians 2:2-12, 1 Thessalonians 2:14, 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-10

do: Deuteronomy 5:1, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:20, Matthew 7:21, Matthew 7:24-27, Luke 6:46, Luke 8:21, John 2:5, John 13:17, John 15:14, Acts 9:6, 2 Thessalonians 3:4, James 1:22, 2 Peter 1:10, 1 John 3:22

the God: Philippians 4:7, Romans 15:33, Romans 16:20, 1 Corinthians 14:33, 2 Corinthians 5:19, 2 Corinthians 5:20, 2 Corinthians 13:11, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Hebrews 13:20, Hebrews 13:21

with: Isaiah 8:10, Isaiah 41:10, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 28:20, 2 Timothy 4:22

Reciprocal: Genesis 26:3 - I will be 1 Samuel 20:13 - the Lord be 2 Chronicles 19:11 - the Lord Psalms 119:4 - General Proverbs 3:17 - all Ezekiel 18:11 - that Amos 5:14 - and so Romans 12:17 - Provide Romans 13:13 - us 1 Thessalonians 1:5 - what 2 Thessalonians 3:7 - how 1 Timothy 6:11 - righteousness 2 Timothy 1:13 - which 1 Peter 3:8 - courteous 1 Peter 5:3 - but

Cross-References

Genesis 4:4
But Abel brought a gift of the first-born of his flocks and of the fat parts. The Lord showed favor to Abel and his gift.
Genesis 4:9
Then the Lord said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" And he said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"
Genesis 4:11
Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
Genesis 4:13
Then Cain said to the Lord, "I am being punished more than I can take!
Genesis 4:14
See, this day You have made me go away from the land. And I will be hidden from Your face. I will run away and move from place to place. And whoever finds me will kill me."
Genesis 37:32
They sent the coat of many colors to their father. And they said, "We found this. Is it your son's coat or not?"
Psalms 9:12
For He Who punishes for the blood of another remembers them. He does not forget the cry of those who suffer.
Proverbs 28:13
It will not go well for the man who hides his sins, but he who tells his sins and turns from them will be given loving-pity.
John 8:44
The devil is your father. You are from him. You want to do the sinful things your father, the devil, wants you to do. He has been a killer from the beginning. The devil has nothing to do with the truth. There is no truth in him. It is expected of the devil to lie, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

These things which ye have both learned,.... Meaning from himself, in a doctrinal way:

and received; not only into their heads but hearts, had embraced cordially, with great affection, in the love thereof, as well as given a full assent to:

and heard; either publicly or privately, from the pulpit, or in conversation; or had heard of him when absent, or from him when present:

and seen in me: in his life and conversation, which were well known, and were a pattern to them that believe; and therefore he adds,

do; practise the same things which they had learned from him as their duty, and had heard him urge as such, and had seen exemplified in himself:

and the God of peace shall be with you; to give that peace which is beyond the conception of a natural man, and the expression of a spiritual one, and is the great preservative through Christ; and to enable to do and to continue to do the above things, and to keep them from all harm, and every enemy of their souls; to favour them with his gracious presence here, and with endless peace hereafter.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Those things which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do - That is, what you have witnessed in me, and what you have learned of me, and what you have heard about me, practice yourselves. Paul refers them to his uniform conduct - to all that they had seen, and known, and heard of him, as that which it was proper for them to imitate. The same thing, substantially, he urges in Philippians 3:17; see the notes at that verse. It could have been only the consciousness of a pure and upright life which would make such counsel proper. How few are the people at this day who can urge others to imitate all that they have seen in them, and learned from them, and heard of them.

And the God of peace shall be with you - The God who gives peace; compare Hebrews 13:20; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; see also the notes at Philippians 4:7. The meaning here is, that Paul, by pursuing the course of life which he had led, and which he here counsels them to follow, had found that it had been attended with the blessing of the God of peace, and he felt the fullest assurance that the same blessing would rest on them if they imitated his example. The way to obtain the blessing of the God of peace, is to lead a holy life, and to perform with faithfulness all the duties which we owe to God and to our fellow-men.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 9. Those things, which ye have - learned — From my preaching and writing;

And received — By faith, as a revelation from God;

And heard — From my preaching, and that of those who laboured with me; and heard from me, in my private communications with you; and heard of me from other Churches;

And seen in me — While living and labouring among you;

Do — Take them for the rule of your faith and practice.

And the God of peace — He who is the author of peace, the lover of peace, and the maintainer of peace; he who has made peace between heaven and earth, by the mission and sacrifice of his Son, shall be ever with you while you believe and act as here recommended.


 
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