Parallel Verses

Amplified

Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything [every circumstance and situation] by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, continue to make your [specific] requests known to God.

New American Standard Bible

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

King James Version

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Holman Bible

Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

International Standard Version

Never worry about anything. Instead, in every situation let your petitions be made known to God through prayers and requests, with thanksgiving.

A Conservative Version

Be anxious about nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thankfulness make your requests known to God.

American Standard Version

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

An Understandable Version

Do not worry about anything, but in everything, by prayer and [special] petition, along with thanksgivings, you should make your requests known to God.

Anderson New Testament

Be anxious about nothing, but in every thing, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God:

Bible in Basic English

Have no cares; but in everything with prayer and praise put your requests before God.

Common New Testament

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Daniel Mace New Testament

the Lord is coming: be not in any manner of sollicitude, but in all your occasions lay your requests before God by prayer and supplication accompany'd by thanksgiving.

Darby Translation

Be careful about nothing; but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

Godbey New Testament

Be solicitous about nothing; but in all prayer and supplication, let your request be made known to God.

Goodspeed New Testament

Have no anxiety about anything, but make all your wants known to God in prayer and entreaty, and with thanksgiving.

John Wesley New Testament

Be careful for nothing, but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God:

Julia Smith Translation

Rave anxiety about nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with gratitude let your desires be made known to God.

King James 2000

Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Modern King James verseion

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Be not careful: but in all things show your petition unto God in prayer and supplication with giving of thanks.

Moffatt New Testament

Never be anxious, but always make your requests known to God in prayer and supplication with thanksgiving;

Montgomery New Testament

Do not worry about anything; but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

NET Bible

Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.

New Heart English Bible

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

Noyes New Testament

Be anxious about nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God;

Sawyer New Testament

Be anxious for nothing, but with all prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

The Emphasized Bible

For nothing, be anxious, but, in everything, by your prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let, your petitions, be made known unto God;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Be not anxious about any thing, but in every case by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known unto God.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Do not be anxious about anything; but under all circumstances, by prayer and entreaty joined with thanksgiving, make your needs known to God.

Webster

Be anxious for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Weymouth New Testament

Do not be over-anxious about anything, but by prayer and earnest pleading, together with thanksgiving, let your request be unreservedly made known in the presence of God.

Williams New Testament

Stop being worried about anything, but always, in prayer and entreaty, and with thanksgiving, keep on making your wants known to God.

World English Bible

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

Worrell New Testament

Be anxious for nothing; but, in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God:

Worsley New Testament

Be anxious in nothing: but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known before God.

Youngs Literal Translation

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Be careful
μεριμνάω 
merimnao 
Usage: 7

μηδείς μηδεμία μηδέν 
medeis 
no man, nothing, no, none, not, anything,
Usage: 79

but
ἀλλά 
Alla 
but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,
Usage: 461

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

by prayer
προσευχή 
Proseuche 
Usage: 31

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

δέησις 
Deesis 
Usage: 19

with
μετά 
meta 
with, after, among, hereafter , afterward , against, not tr,
Usage: 346

εὐχαριστία 
Eucharistia 
Usage: 15

let
γνωρίζω 
Gnorizo 
Usage: 21

ὑμῶν 
Humon 
your, you, ye, yours, not tr.,
Usage: 371

αἴτημα 
Aitema 
Usage: 3

be made known
γνωρίζω 
Gnorizo 
Usage: 21

πρός 
Pros 
unto, to, with, for, against, among, at, not tr, , vr to
Usage: 412

Devotionals

Devotionals about Philippians 4:6

Devotionals containing Philippians 4:6

Images Philippians 4:6

Context Readings

Be Anxious For Nothing

5 Let your gentle spirit [your graciousness, unselfishness, mercy, tolerance, and patience] be known to all people. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything [every circumstance and situation] by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, continue to make your [specific] requests known to God. 7 And the peace of God [that peace which reassures the heart, that peace] which transcends all understanding, [that peace which] stands guard over your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus [is yours].



Cross References

Matthew 6:25-33

“Therefore I tell you, stop being worried or anxious (perpetually uneasy, distracted) about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, as to what you will wear. Is life not more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Ephesians 6:18

With all prayer and petition pray [with specific requests] at all times [on every occasion and in every season] in the Spirit, and with this in view, stay alert with all perseverance and petition [interceding in prayer] for all God’s people.

Matthew 6:8

So do not be like them [praying as they do]; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

Luke 18:1

Now Jesus was telling the disciples a parable to make the point that at all times they ought to pray and not give up and lose heart,

1 Samuel 30:6

Further, David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all of them were embittered, each man for his sons and daughters. But David felt strengthened and encouraged in the Lord his God.

Psalm 34:5-7


They looked to Him and were radiant;
Their faces will never blush in shame or confusion.

Psalm 55:22


Cast your burden on the Lord [release it] and He will sustain and uphold you;
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken (slip, fall, fail).

Psalm 62:8


Trust [confidently] in Him at all times, O people;
Pour out your heart before Him.
God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Proverbs 3:5-6


Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart
And do not rely on your own insight or understanding.

Proverbs 16:3


Commit your works to the Lord [submit and trust them to Him],
And your plans will succeed [if you respond to His will and guidance].

Jeremiah 33:3

‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and tell you [and even show you] great and mighty things, [things which have been confined and hidden], which you do not know and understand and cannot distinguish.’

Matthew 7:7-8

Ask and keep on asking and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking and you will find; knock and keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you.

Matthew 10:19

But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given you within that [very] hour;

Luke 10:41

But the Lord replied to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered and anxious about so many things;

Colossians 3:15

Let the peace of Christ [the inner calm of one who walks daily with Him] be the controlling factor in your hearts [deciding and settling questions that arise]. To this peace indeed you were called as members in one body [of believers]. And be thankful [to God always].

Colossians 4:2

Be persistent and devoted to prayer, being alert and focused in your prayer life with an attitude of thanksgiving.

1 Peter 5:7

casting all your cares [all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares about you [with deepest affection, and watches over you very carefully].

2 Chronicles 33:12-13

But when he was in distress, he sought the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

Psalm 51:15


O Lord, open my lips,
That my mouth may declare Your praise.

Psalm 55:17


Evening and morning and at noon I will complain and murmur,
And He will hear my voice.

Proverbs 15:8


The sacrifice of the wicked is hateful and exceedingly offensive to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight!

Daniel 3:16

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego answered the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to answer you on this point.

Matthew 13:22

And the one on whom seed was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the worries and distractions of the world and the deceitfulness [the superficial pleasures and delight] of riches choke the word, and it yields no fruit.

Luke 12:22

Jesus said to His disciples, “For this reason I tell you, do not worry about your life, as to what you will eat; or about your body, as to what you will wear.

Luke 12:29

So as for you, do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink; nor have an anxious and unsettled mind.

Luke 18:7

And will not [our just] God defend and avenge His elect [His chosen ones] who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay [in providing justice] on their behalf?

1 Corinthians 7:32

But I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;

2 Corinthians 1:11

while you join in helping us by your prayers. Then thanks will be given by many persons on our behalf for the gracious gift [of deliverance] granted to us through the prayers of many [believers].

Ephesians 5:20

always giving thanks to God the Father for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Colossians 3:17

Whatever you do [no matter what it is] in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus [and in dependence on Him], giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

1 Thessalonians 5:17-18

be unceasing and persistent in prayer;

1 Peter 4:7

The end and culmination of all things is near. Therefore, be sound-minded and self-controlled for the purpose of prayer [staying balanced and focused on the things of God so that your communication will be clear, reasonable, specific and pleasing to Him.]

Jude 1:20-21

But you, beloved, build yourselves up on [the foundation of] your most holy faith [continually progress, rise like an edifice higher and higher], pray in the Holy Spirit,

Genesis 32:7-12

Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed; and he divided the people who were with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two camps;

1 Samuel 1:15

But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman with a despairing spirit. I have not been drinking wine or any intoxicating drink, but I have poured out my soul before the Lord.

Song of Songs 2:14

(The Bridegroom)
“O my dove, [here] in the clefts in the rock,
In the sheltered and secret place of the steep pathway,
Let me see your face,
Let me hear your voice;
For your voice is sweet,
And your face is lovely.”

1 Corinthians 7:21

Were you a slave when you were called? Do not worry about that [since your status as a believer is equal to that of a freeborn believer]; but if you are able to gain your freedom, do that.

1 Samuel 7:12

Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and he named it Ebenezer (stone of help), saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”

2 Chronicles 32:20

But Hezekiah the king and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz prayed about this and cried out to heaven [for help].

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