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ΠΡΟΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΗΣΙΟΥΣ · Philippians 4:6, ESV
Do not be anxious1 about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Written from custody, to a church he founded. See the margin.
¹ The word
μεριμνάω merimnaō
Care that divides the mind, from merizō, to split into parts. Paul isn’t naming a mood. He’s naming the pulled-apart feeling.
² The place
“Do not be anxious,” written from a Roman prison, 1,300 km from the church he’s calming.
³ The moment
AD 62. Thirty years after the resurrection, the church still small, its founder in chains, and writing about joy.
Paul isn’t saying calm down. He’s naming the divided mind, and giving every worry one address.
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“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”
Psalm 34:18, ESV
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