1.1 KiB
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.
Paul is talking to all the Philippian believers. He repeats the command to rejoice to emphasize how important it is. This can be translated as: "Be glad because of what the Lord has done! Again I tell you be glad!"
Your gentleness needs to be known to all people.
"All people need to see how kind you are."
The Lord is near
Possible meanings are 1) The Lord Jesus is near to the believers in spirit or 2) the day the Lord Jesus will return to the earth is near.
in everything by prayer in requests tell God what you need and thank him
"ask God for everything you need with prayer and thanks."
which exceeds all understanding
"which is more than our human minds can understand"
will guard your hearts and your thoughts
This presents God's peace as a soldier that protects our emotions and thoughts from worrying. This full meaning could be made explicit: "will be like a soldier and guard your emotions and thoughts from worrying about the troubles of this life. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)