Philippians 4:4
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Be glad in the Lord at all times: again I say, Be glad.
Webster's Revision
Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.
World English Bible
Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, Rejoice!
English Revised Version (ERV)
Rejoice in the Lord alway: again I will say, Rejoice.
Clarke's Philippians 4:4 Bible Commentary
Rejoice in the Lord alway - Be continually happy; but this happiness you can find only in the Lord. Genuine happiness is spiritual; as it can only come from God, so it infallibly tends to him. The apostle repeats the exhortation, to show, not only his earnestness, but also that it was God's will that it should be so, and that it was their duty as well as interest.
Barnes's Philippians 4:4 Bible Commentary
Rejoice in the Lord alway - see the notes at Philippians 3:1. It is the privilege of Christians to do this, not at certain periods and at distant intervals, but at all times they may rejoice that there is a God and Saviour; they may rejoice in the character, law, and government of God - in his promises, and in communion with him. The Christian, therefore, may be, and should be, always a happy man. If everything else changes, yet the Lord does not change; if the sources of all other joy are dried up, yet this is not; and there is not a moment of a Christian's life in which he may not find joy in the character, law, and promises of God.