Philippians 4:4-18

“Rejoice in the Lord alway . . .” (v. 4). In verses 4 and 5, Paul directs the Philippian believers to rejoice continually in the Lord and to let their moderation be known unto all men. The Greek translated here as “moderation” is epieikes, meaning moderate in the sense of letting one’s patience and gentleness be known.

This instruction follows a plea from Paul to Euodias and Syntyche to be of the same…