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Philippians 4

Phil. 4:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Rejoice
chairo (Greek #5463)
to be "cheer"ful, i.e. calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well
KJV usage: farewell, be glad, God speed, greeting, hall, joy(- fully), rejoice.
Pronounce: khah'-ee-ro
Origin: a primary verb
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en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
the Lord
kurios (Greek #2962)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
KJV usage: God, Lord, master, Sir.
Pronounce: koo'-ree-os
Origin: from κῦρος (supremacy)
alway
pantote (Greek #3842)
every when, i.e. at all times
KJV usage: alway(-s), ever(-more).
Pronounce: pan'-tot-eh
Origin: from 3956 and 3753
: and again
palin (Greek #3825)
(adverbially) anew, i.e. (of place) back, (of time) once more, or (conjunctionally) furthermore or on the other hand
KJV usage: again.
Pronounce: pal'-in
Origin: probably from the same as 3823 (through the idea of oscillatory repetition)
I say
ereo (Greek #2046)
an alternate for 2036 in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. speak or say
KJV usage: call, say, speak (of), tell.
Pronounce: er-eh'-o
Origin: probably a fuller form of 4483
, Rejoice
chairo (Greek #5463)
to be "cheer"ful, i.e. calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well
KJV usage: farewell, be glad, God speed, greeting, hall, joy(- fully), rejoice.
Pronounce: khah'-ee-ro
Origin: a primary verb
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Phil. 3:1• 1For the rest, my brethren, rejoice in [the] Lord. To write these things to you [is] not irksome to me, but safe for you. (Phil. 3:1)

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Rejoice.
Phil. 3:1• 1For the rest, my brethren, rejoice in [the] Lord. To write these things to you [is] not irksome to me, but safe for you. (Phil. 3:1)
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Rom. 12:12• 12in hope rejoicing; in tribulation enduring, in prayer persevering; (Rom. 12:12)
alway.
Psa. 34:1‑2• 1Of David, when he changeth his judgment before Abimelech; and he driveth him away, and he departeth.{HR}I will bless Jehovah at all times:{HR}His praise [shall be] continually in my mouth.
 2My soul shall glory in Jehovah;{HR}The afflicted shall hear and be glad. (Psa. 34:1‑2)
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Psa. 145:1‑2• 1Praise: of David.{HR}I will exalt thee my God the king,{HR}And I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
 2(In) every day will I bless thee,{HR}And will praise thy name for ever and ever. (Psa. 145:1‑2)
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Psa. 146:2• 2I will praise Jehovah while I live;{HR}I will sing psalms to my God while I have my being. (Psa. 146:2)
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Matt. 5:12• 12Rejoice and exult; for your reward is great in the heavens; for thus persecuted they the prophets that were before you. (Matt. 5:12)
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Acts 5:41• 41They therefore went their way from [the] presence of the council rejoicing that they were accounted worthy to be dishonoured for the Name. (Acts 5:41)
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Acts 16:25• 25But about midnight, Paul and Silas in praying were singing praises to God, and the prisoners were listening to them; (Acts 16:25)
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Rom. 5:2‑3• 2through whom also we have had the access into this grace wherein we stand, and boast in hope of the glory of God.
 3And not only [so], but we also boast in tribulations, knowing that tribulation worketh out endurance; (Rom. 5:2‑3)
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1 Thess. 5:16‑18• 16Rejoice always;
 17pray unceasingly;
 18in everything give thanks, for this [is] God's will in Christ Jesus toward you. (1 Thess. 5:16‑18)
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James 1:2‑4• 2Count [it] all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into various temptations,
 3knowing that the proving of your faith worketh out endurance;
 4but let endurance have a perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing. (James 1:2‑4)
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1 Peter 4:13• 13but inasmuch as ye share in the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, that in the revelation of his glory also ye may rejoice exultingly. (1 Peter 4:13)
again.
Phil. 3:1• 1For the rest, my brethren, rejoice in [the] Lord. To write these things to you [is] not irksome to me, but safe for you. (Phil. 3:1)
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2 Cor. 13:1‑2• 1This third [time] I am coming unto you. At [the] mouth of two witnesses and three shall every word be established.
 2I have foretold and foretell, as if present the second [time] and now absent, to them that have sinned before and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare. (2 Cor. 13:1‑2)
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Gal. 1:8• 8But even if we or an angel out of heaven preach to you contrary to what we preached to you, accursed let him be. (Gal. 1:8)
• This is not an indifference to sorrow which hinders weeping, but it is a spring of joy which enlarges when there is distress, because of its immutability, and which becomes even more pure in the heart the more it becomes the only one. (“Philippians 4” by J.N. Darby)
• He exhorts Christians to rejoice: it is a testimony to the worth of Christ, it is their true portion. Four years in prison chained to a soldier had not hindered his doing it, nor being able to exhort others more at ease than he. (“Philippians 4” by J.N. Darby)
• However painful our circumstances, however great the opposition of the enemy, and however heartbreaking the failure among the Lord's people, in the Lord we can always rejoice. (“Philippians 4” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice.

W. Kelly Translation

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Rejoicea in [the] Lord always: again I will say, rejoice.

WK Translation Notes

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Assuredly "farewell" does not deserve a place in the margin here. See note to