Philippians 4:8

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Philippians 4:8

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Summary

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Whatsoever

2 Peter 1:5

Are true

Honest

Are just

Titus 1:8

Are pure

1 John 3:3

Are lovely

1 Peter 4:8

Are of

Praise

Think

Luke 16:15

1 Thessalonians 5:21

1 John 4:1

General references

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Bible References

Whatsoever

Your love must be true. You must always turn in horror from what is wrong, but keep on holding to what is right.

Love is so patient and so kind; love never boils with jealousy; it never boasts, is never puffed with pride;

But the product of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, free from doubts and insincerity.

Now for this very reason you must do your level best to supplement your faith with moral character, moral character with knowledge,

Are true

So they sent to Him their disciples with the Herodians, to say to Him, "Teacher, we know that you are in the habit of telling the truth and of teaching the way of God in honesty, and you do not care what anyone says, for you are not partial.

Whoever utters merely his own ideas is seeking his own honor, but whoever seeks the honor of him who sent him is sincere, and there is no dishonesty in him.

Your love must be true. You must always turn in horror from what is wrong, but keep on holding to what is right.

in honor or dishonor, in slander or praise; considered a deceiver and yet true,

So you must lay aside falsehood and each of you practice telling the truth to his neighbor, for we are parts of one another.

for the product of light consists in practicing everything that is good and right and true;

Hold your position, then, with your waist encircled with the belt of truth, put on right-doing as a coat of mail,

Since you have purified your souls by obeying the truth, in sincere love for the brotherhood you must love one another heartily and fervently,

Dear children, let us stop loving with words or lips alone, but let us love with actions and in truth.

Honest

So, brothers, you must select from your number seven men of good standing, full of the Spirit, and of good practical sense, and we will assign them to this business,

Stop returning evil for evil to anyone. Always see to it that your affairs are right in the sight of everybody.

Let us live becomingly for people who are in the light of day, not in carousing and drunkenness, nor in sexual immorality and licentiousness, nor in quarreling and jealousy.

For I am taking the precaution to do what is right, not only in the sight of the Lord but also in the eyes of men.

But I am praying God that you may never do anything wrong, not to show that I am standing the test, but that you should continue doing right, though I should fail to stand the test.

so that you may live influentially with the outsiders, and not be dependent on anybody.

for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead peaceful, quiet lives in perfect piety and seriousness.

managing his own house well, with perfect seriousness keeping his children under control

the older men to be temperate, serious, and sensible, healthy in faith, in love, and in steadfastness;

Keep on living upright lives among the heathen, so that, when they slander you as evildoers, by what they see of your good deeds they may come to praise God on the judgment day.

Are just

for Herod stood in awe of John, because he knew that he was an upright and holy man, and so he protected him. When he heard him speak, he was very much disturbed, and yet he liked to hear him.

Now there was in Jerusalem a man named Symeon, an upright, devout man; he was expecting to see the consolation of Israel, and he was under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the council, a good and upright man,

They answered, "Cornelius, a colonel in the army, an upright man and one who reveres God, and a man of high reputation with the whole Jewish nation, was instructed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to listen to a message you would bring."

but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sensible, upright, of pure life, self-controlled,

Are pure

Let no one think little of you because you are young, but always set an example for believers, in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity.

older women like mothers, younger women like sisters, with perfect purity.

who gave Himself for us to ransom us from all iniquity and purify for Himself a people to be His very own, zealous of good works.

A religious worship that is pure and stainless in the sight of God the Father is this: To look after orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep one's own self unstained by the world.

The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, free from doubts and insincerity.

This is the second letter, dearly beloved, that I have already written to you, in both of which I am trying by reminders to stir up your unsullied minds

And everyone who has this hope in him tries to make himself as pure as He is.

Are lovely

Above everything else keep your love for one another fervent, because love covers up a multitude of sins.

Are of

So, brothers, you must select from your number seven men of good standing, full of the Spirit, and of good practical sense, and we will assign them to this business,

There a man named Ananias, a man devout in strict accordance with the law, of good reputation among all the Jews who lived there,

Practice living prudently in your relations with outsiders, making the most of your opportunities.

Continue to abstain from every sort of evil.

He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, or else he may incur reproach and fall into the devil's trap.

must have a reputation for doing good deeds, as bringing up children, being hospitable to strangers, washing the feet of God's people, helping people in distress, or devoting herself to any sort of doing good.

For by it the men of old won God's approval.

Praise

The real Jew is the man who is a Jew on the inside, and real circumcision is heart-circumcision, a spiritual, not a literal, affair. This man's praise originates, not with men, but with God.

For civil authorities are not a terror to the man who does right, but they are to the man who does wrong. Do you want to have no dread of the civil authorities? Then practice doing right and you will be commended for it.

So you must stop forming any premature judgments, but wait until the Lord shall come again, for He will bring to light the secrets hidden in the dark and will make known the motives of men's hearts, and the proper praise will be awarded each of us.

I am sending with him the well-known brother whose praise for spreading the good news is ringing through all the churches.

Think

Then He said to them, "You are the men who exhibit your uprightness before the public, but God knows your hearts. For what stands high in the sight of men is detestable in the sight of God.

but continue to prove all things until you can approve them, and then hold on to what is good.

Dearly beloved, stop believing every so-called spiritual utterance, but keep testing them to see whether they come from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

General references

Continue to abstain from every sort of evil.