Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
You have not seen Jesus, yet you love Him, and trusting Him brings a joy too deep for words.
Philippians 4:4
Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Paul, writing from prison, says it twice: rejoice in the Lord always. This joy rests on the Lord, not on how things are going.
KJVPhilippians 4:4 in context
1Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. 2I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord. 3And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life. 4Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. 5Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. 6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
A letter of joy that Paul wrote from prison to a church he loved.
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