Philippians 4:9 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Philippians 4:10 Nowe I reioyce also in the Lord greatly, that nowe at the last your care for mee springeth afresh, wherein notwithstanding ye were careful, but yee lacked opportunitie.

Philippians 4:11 I speake not because of want: for I haue learned in whatsoeuer state I am, therewith to bee content.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "haue", "both", "learned", "receiued", "heard", "seene", "things", and "peace". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "haue" and "both", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Furthermore brethre whatsoeuer things are true whatsoeuer..." into verse 10's "Nowe I reioyce also in the Lord...", so "haue" and "both" 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 "haue" and "both" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.