Philippians 4:7 (GNV)

Passage

And the peace of God which passeth all vnderstanding, shall preserue your heartes and mindes in Christ Iesus.

Nearby Context

Philippians 4:5 Let your patient minde be knowen vnto all men. The Lord is at hand.

Philippians 4:6 Be nothing carefull, but in all thinges let your requestes be shewed vnto God in praier, and supplication with giuing of thankes.

Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God which passeth all vnderstanding, shall preserue your heartes and mindes in Christ Iesus.

Philippians 4:8 Furthermore, brethre, whatsoeuer things are true, whatsoeuer things are honest, whatsoeuer thinges are iust, whatsoeuer thinges are pure, whatsoeuer thinges are worthie loue, whatsoeuer things are of good report, if there be any vertue, or if there be any praise, thinke on these things,

Philippians 4:9 Which yee haue both learned and receiued, and heard, and seene in mee: those things doe, and the God of peace shalbe with you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "peace", "passeth", "vnderstanding", "shall", "preserue", "heartes", "mindes", and "christ". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "peace" and "passeth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Be nothing carefull but in all thinges..." into verse 8's "Furthermore brethre whatsoeuer things are true whatsoeuer...", so "peace" and "passeth" belong inside that flow. In Philippians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "peace" and "passeth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.