Philippians 4:5

Let your moderation be known unto all men,.... The Vulgate Latin reads, "your modesty". The Syriac and Arabic versions, "your meekness", or "humility"; graces which accompany moderation, and are very…

Let your moderation be known unto all men - That is, let it be such that others may see it. This does not mean that they were to make an ostentatious display of it, but that it should be such a…

Let your moderation be known - The word επιεικες is of very extensive signification; it means the same as επιεικεια, mildness, patience, yieldingness, gentleness, clemency, moderation, unwillingness…

The apostle begins the chapter with exhortations to divers Christian duties.

I. To stedfastness in our Christian profession, Phi 4:1. It is inferred from the close of the foregoing chapter: Therefore…

moderation R.V., "forbearance"; margin, "gentleness"; Wyclif, "patience"; Tyndale and Cranmer, "softenes"; Geneva, "patient mynde"; Rheims, "modestie"; Lat. versions, modestia; Beza, œquitas; Luther,…