Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. |
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. |
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. |
Philippians 4:6 |
Commentary
Be anxious for nothing. Fret and worry indicate a lack of trust in God's wisdom, sovereignty, or power. Delighting in the Lord and meditating on His Word are a great antidote to anxiety (Ps. 1:2).
in everything. All difficulties are within God's purposes.
prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving .. requests. Gratitude to God accompanies all true prayer.
Be anxious for nothing. Fret and worry indicate a lack of trust in God's wisdom, sovereignty, or power. Delighting in the Lord and meditating on His Word are a great antidote to anxiety (Ps. 1:2).
in everything. All difficulties are within God's purposes.
prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving .. requests. Gratitude to God accompanies all true prayer.
MacArthur, J. J. (1997, c1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed.) (Php 4:6). Nashville: Word Pub.