Philippians 4:6–7
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Bee carefull for nothing: but in euery thing by prayer and supplication with thankesgiuing, let your request be made knowen vnto God.
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
And the peace of God which passeth all vnderstanding, shall keepe your hearts & minds through Christ Iesus.
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From verse 6
- Proverbs 3:5–6Rank 1 from verse 6
5¶ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
5¶ Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and leaue not vnto thine owne vnderstanding.
6*In all thy wayes acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy pathes.
- 1 Peter 5:7Rank 2 from verse 6
- Matthew 6:25–33Rank 3 from verse 6
25Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
25Therfore I say vnto you, *Take no thought for your life, what yee shall eate, or what ye shall drinke, nor yet for your body, what yee shall put on: Is not the life more then meate? and the body then raiment?
26Behold the foules of the aire: for they sow not, neither do they reape, nor gather into barnes, yet your heauenly father feedeth them. Are yee not much better then they?
27Which of you by taking thought, can adde one cubite vnto his stature?
28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lillies of the field, how they grow: they toile not, neither doe they spinne.
29And yet I say vnto you, that euen Solomon in all his glory, was not arayed like one of these.
30Wherefore, if God so clothe the grasse of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the ouen: shall he not much more clothe you, O yee of little faith?
31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eate? or, what shall we drinke? or wherewithall shall wee be clothed?
32(For after all these things doe the Gentiles seeke:) for your heauenly father knoweth that ye haue neede of all these things.
33But seeke ye first the kingdome of God, and his righteousnesse, and all these things shalbe added vnto you.
- Psalms 55:22Rank 4 from verse 6
- 1 Thessalonians 5:17–18Rank 5 from verse 6
- Matthew 7:7–8Rank 6 from verse 6
7¶ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
7¶ *Aske, and it shalbe giuen you: seeke, and ye shall finde: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you.
8For euery one that asketh, receiueth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shalbe opened.
- Psalms 34:5–7Rank 7 from verse 6
5They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
6This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
7The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
5‖They looked vnto him, and were lightned: and their faces were not ashamed.
6This poore man cried, and the LORD heard him; and saued him out of all his troubles.
7The Angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that feare him, and deliuereth them.
- Matthew 6:8Rank 8 from verse 6
- Jeremiah 33:3Rank 9 from verse 6
- Proverbs 16:3Rank 10 from verse 6
- Psalms 62:8Rank 11 from verse 6
- Colossians 4:2Rank 12 from verse 6
- Ephesians 6:18Rank 13 from verse 6
- Colossians 3:17Rank 15 from verse 6
- Luke 12:22Rank 16 from verse 6
22¶ And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
22¶ And he said vnto his disciples, Therefore I say vnto you, *Take no thought for your life what yee shall eate, neither for the body what yee shall put on.
- Colossians 3:15Rank 17 from verse 6
- Psalms 51:15Rank 18 from verse 6
- Psalms 55:17Rank 19 from verse 6
- 1 Samuel 30:6Rank 20 from verse 6
6And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.
6And Dauid was greatly distressed: for the people spake of stoning him, because the soule of all the people was †grieued, euery man for his sonnes, and for his daughters: but Dauid encouraged himselfe in the LORD his God.
- Ephesians 5:20Rank 21 from verse 6
- Jude 1:20–21Rank 22 from verse 6
20But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
21Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
20But yee beloued, building vp your selues on your most holy faith, praying in the holy Ghost,
21Keepe your selues in the loue of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Iesus Christ vnto eternall life.
- Luke 10:41Rank 23 from verse 6
- Matthew 10:19Rank 24 from verse 6
- Proverbs 15:8Rank 25 from verse 6
- 1 Samuel 1:15Rank 26 from verse 6
15And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord.
15And Hannah answered, and said, No, my lord, I am a woman †of a sorrowfull spirit: I haue drunke neither wine nor strong drinke, but haue powred out my soule before the LORD.
- Luke 12:29Rank 27 from verse 6
- 2 Chronicles 33:12–13Rank 28 from verse 6
12And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
13And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord he was God.
12And when hee was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himselfe greatly before the God of his fathers,
13And prayed vnto him, and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him againe to Ierusalem into his kingdome. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD hee was God.
- 2 Corinthians 1:11Rank 30 from verse 6
11Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
11You also helping together by prayer for vs, that for the gift bestowed vpon vs by the meanes of many persons, thankes may bee giuen by many on our behalfe.
- 1 Peter 4:7Rank 31 from verse 6
- 1 Corinthians 7:32Rank 32 from verse 6
- Matthew 13:22Rank 33 from verse 6
22He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
22He also that receiued seed among the thorns, is he that heareth the word, and the care of this world, and the deceitfulnesse of riches choke the word, and he becommeth vnfruitfull.
- Genesis 32:7–12Rank 34 from verse 6
7Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
8And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.
9¶ And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the Lord which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:
10I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.
11Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children.
12And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
7Then Iacob was greatly afraid, and distressed, and he diuided the people that was with him, and the flockes, and herdes, and the camels into two bands,
8And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left, shall escape.
9¶ And Iacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst vnto me, *Returne vnto thy countrey, and to thy kinred, and I will deale well with thee:
10†I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the trueth, which thou hast shewed vnto thy seruant: for with my staffe I passed ouer this Iordan, and now I am become two bands.
11Deliuer me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I feare him, lest he will come, and smite me, and the mother †with the children.
12And thou saidst, I will surely doe thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbred for multitude.
- 1 Samuel 7:12Rank 35 from verse 6
- 2 Chronicles 32:20Rank 36 from verse 6
- Daniel 3:16Rank 37 from verse 6
- 1 Corinthians 7:21Rank 38 from verse 6
- Song of Solomon 2:14Rank 39 from verse 6
14¶ O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
14¶ O my doue! that art in the clefts of the rocke, in the secret places of the staires: let me see thy countenance, let me heare thy voice, for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
From verse 7
- John 14:27Rank 1 from verse 7
27Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
27Peace I leaue with you, my peace I giue vnto you, not as the world giueth, giue I vnto you: let not your heart bee troubled, neither let it bee afraid.
- Isaiah 26:3Rank 2 from verse 7
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16Rank 3 from verse 7
- Colossians 3:15Rank 4 from verse 7
- Psalms 29:11Rank 5 from verse 7
- John 16:33Rank 6 from verse 7
33These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
33These things I haue spoken vnto you, that in me ye might haue peace, in the world ye shall haue tribulation: but be of good cheare, I haue ouercome the world.
- Romans 15:13Rank 7 from verse 7
- Galatians 5:22Rank 8 from verse 7
- Romans 8:6Rank 9 from verse 7
- Ephesians 3:19Rank 10 from verse 7
- Romans 5:1Rank 12 from verse 7
- Isaiah 48:18Rank 13 from verse 7
- Isaiah 48:22Rank 14 from verse 7
- Romans 14:17Rank 15 from verse 7
- Revelation 1:4Rank 17 from verse 7
4JOHN to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
4Iohn to the seuen Churches in Asia, Grace be vnto you, & peace, from him *which is, and which was, and which is to come, and from the seuen spirits which are before his throne:
- Numbers 6:26Rank 18 from verse 7
- 2 Corinthians 13:11Rank 19 from verse 7
- Proverbs 6:22Rank 21 from verse 7
- Philippians 4:9Rank 22 from verse 7
- Isaiah 55:11–12Rank 23 from verse 7
11So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
12For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
11So shall my word bee that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not returne vnto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
12*For ye shall goe out with ioy, and bee led foorth with peace: the mountaines and the hilles shall breake forth before you into singing, and al the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
- Psalms 85:8Rank 24 from verse 7
- Isaiah 26:12Rank 25 from verse 7
- Proverbs 4:6Rank 26 from verse 7
- Romans 1:7Rank 27 from verse 7
- Isaiah 57:19–21Rank 28 from verse 7
19I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord; and I will heal him.
20But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
21There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
19I create the fruite of the lippes; peace, peace to him that is farre off, and to him that is neere, sayth the LORD, and I will heale him.
20But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast vp myre and dirt.
21* There is no peace, sayth my God, to the wicked.
- Jeremiah 33:6Rank 29 from verse 7
- Proverbs 2:11Rank 30 from verse 7
- Isaiah 45:7Rank 31 from verse 7
- Nehemiah 8:10Rank 32 from verse 7
10Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
10Then hee sayd vnto them, Goe your way, eat the fat, & drinke the sweet, and send portions vnto them, for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy vnto our LORD: neither be ye sory, for the ioy of the LORD is your strength.
- Hebrews 13:20Rank 33 from verse 7
20Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
20Now the God of peace, that brought againe from the dead our Lord Iesus, that great shepheard of the sheepe, through the blood of the euerlasting ‖Couenant,
29When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:
29When he giueth quietnesse, who then can make trouble? and when hee hideth his face, who then can beholde him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man onely:
- Philippians 1:2Rank 35 from verse 7
- Revelation 2:17Rank 36 from verse 7
17He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
17Hee that hath an eare, let him heare what the Spirit saith vnto the Churches. To him that ouercommeth will I giue to eate of the hidden Manna, and will giue him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth, sauing hee that receiueth it.
- 1 Peter 1:4–5Rank 38 from verse 7
4To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
5Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
4To an inheritance incorruptible, and vndefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserued in heauen ‖for you,
5Who are kept by the power of God through faith vnto saluation, ready to be reuealed in the last time.
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Philippians 4:6
Sense 1: Anxious, troubled, or concerned. Sense 2: Attentive, watchful, or diligent.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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supplication
A humble or earnest request, plea, or prayer.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604
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thanksgiving
1. The act or expression of giving thanks to God. 2. A sacrifice or offering made to God as an expression of thanks.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.
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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.
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Things asked for; petitions.
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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
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Recognized, understood, perceived, acknowledged, or made evident.
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The one true God.
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Philippians 4:7
Freedom from war, strife, disturbance, or inward trouble; quietness, reconciliation, safety, or well-being.
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The one true God.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Third-person singular present form of pass, meaning to go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.
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understanding
1. The capacity or act of perceiving, comprehending, discerning, judging, interpreting, or applying knowledge. 2. Knowledge, insight, wisdom, or prudent judgment possessed or gained. 3. Skill or ability in a work, art, subject, vision, saying, or interpretation.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
To guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.
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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.
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The inward lives of persons: their thoughts, understanding, conscience, affections, desires, purposes, will, courage, or disposition.
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Sense 1: The faculty or state of thought, understanding, intention, disposition, memory, or will. Sense 2: As a verb, to regard or set one's thought upon.
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From one side or end to another; by means of; throughout; or because of.
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The Anointed One; the same title as Messias.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828
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5Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
5Let your moderation be knowen vnto all men. The Lord is at hand.
6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
6Bee carefull for nothing: but in euery thing by prayer and supplication with thankesgiuing, let your request be made knowen vnto God.
Selected passage7And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
7And the peace of God which passeth all vnderstanding, shall keepe your hearts & minds through Christ Iesus.
Selected passage8Finally, 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.
8Finally, brethren, whatsoeuer things are true, whatsoeuer things are ‖honest, whatsoeuer things are iust, whatsoeuer things are pure, whatsoeuer things are louely, whatsoeuer things are of good report: if there bee any vertue, and if there bee any praise, thinke on these things: