Polyglot Bible: Philippians: Philippians 4

This is a trilingual biblical text presenting Philippians 4:1–23 in three parallel columns: the Greek New Testament (GNT), the King James Version (KJV), and the Latin Vulgate (Vul). It belongs to the tradition of polyglot Bible scholarship, placing source and translation texts side by side for comparative study. The passage is the closing chapter of Paul's letter to the church at Philippi, written from imprisonment, and covers several distinct movements: an appeal for two named women (Euodia and Syntyche) to reconcile, the famous exhortation to rejoice always and "be anxious for nothing," and the promise that God's peace will guard the hearts of the faithful. Paul then enumerates virtues for meditation—whatever is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, and commendable—and closes with personal reflections on contentment learned through both abundance and deprivation, culminating in the well-known claim "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." The chapter ends with Paul's warm acknowledgment of the Philippians' financial support, a doxology, and closing greetings that notably include members of Caesar's household. The distinctive value of this presentation is practical and scholarly: readers can compare Greek lexical choices with Jerome's Latin renderings and the KJV's English, making it useful for translation study, textual criticism, or exegesis of specific terms.

Polyglot Bible: Philippians: Philippians 4

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