“你们要靠着主常常喜乐，我再说，你们要喜乐。”
腓立比书 4:4
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!”
Philippians 4:4
Joy is a recurring theme in Philippians (1:4, 25; 2:2, 29; 4:1). Paul prays with joy for his beloved brothers and sisters, rejoicing because of their growth in faith, their firm stand and union in Jesus in the midst of persecution (1:27–2:2), and their faithful partnership in the gospel work (1:5, 18). As he closes his short letter, Paul acknowledges their great concern for him (4:10, 14–18), describing the believers as his “joy and crown” (v. 1).
He encourages them to rejoice even in unfavorable and difficult circumstances, for joy in Christ transcends circumstances. (Paul was imprisoned when he wrote this letter, 1:14.) He affirms that even if he’s killed for preaching the gospel, he’ll rejoice, and he commands the Philippian believers to rejoice as well (2:17–18).
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