Philippians 4:4 (WEB)

Passage

Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!”

Nearby Context

Philippians 4:2 I exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to think the same way in the Lord.

Philippians 4:3 Yes, I beg you also, true partner, help these women, for they labored with me in the Good News, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.

Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!”

Philippians 4:5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.

Philippians 4:6 In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "rejoice", "lord", "always", and "again". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "rejoice" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Yes I beg you also true partner..." into verse 5's "Let your gentleness be known to all...", so "rejoice" and "lord" 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 "rejoice" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.