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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Philippians 4 NLT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/philippians/4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/philippians/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NLT</a> > Philippians 4</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../philippians/3.htm" title="Philippians 3">◄</a> Philippians 4 <a href="../colossians/1.htm" title="Colossians 1">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/philippians/4.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/4-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a> stay true to the Lord. I love you and long to see you, dear friends, for you are my joy and the crown I receive for my work.</p><p class="hdg">Words of Encouragement</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/4-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Now I appeal to Euodia and Syntyche. Please, because you belong to the Lord, settle your disagreement. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And I ask you, my true partner,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a> to help these two women, for they worked hard with me in telling others the Good News. They worked along with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are written in the Book of Life.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">c</span></a></p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>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.</p><p class="hdg">Paul’s Thanks for Their Gifts</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>How I praise the Lord that you are concerned about me again. I know you have always been concerned for me, but you didn’t have the chance to help me. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>For I can do everything through Christ,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">d</span></a> who gives me strength. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Even so, you have done well to share with me in my present difficulty.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>As you know, you Philippians were the only ones who gave me financial help when I first brought you the Good News and then traveled on from Macedonia. No other church did this. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Even when I was in Thessalonica you sent help more than once. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>I don’t say this because I want a gift from you. Rather, I want you to receive a reward for your kindness.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/4-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>At the moment I have all I need—and more! I am generously supplied with the gifts you sent me with Epaphroditus. They are a sweet-smelling sacrifice that is acceptable and pleasing to God. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/4-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/4-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Now all glory to God our Father forever and ever! Amen.</p><p class="hdg">Paul’s Final Greetings</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/4-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Give my greetings to each of God’s holy people—all who belong to Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me send you their greetings. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/4-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And all the rest of God’s people send you greetings, too, especially those in Caesar’s household.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/4-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">e</span></a></p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">4:1 </span><span class="ft">Greek </span><span class="it">brothers;</span><span class="ft"> also in 4:8.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">4:3 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">loyal Syzygus.</span><br><span class="fn">c</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">4:5 </span><span class="ft">Greek </span><span class="it">the Lord is near.</span><br><span class="fn">d</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">4:13 </span><span class="ft">Greek </span><span class="it">through the one.</span><br><span class="fn">e</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">4:23 </span><span class="ft">Some manuscripts add </span><span class="it">Amen.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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