Philippians 4:3-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 Yes, and I ask you also, my true yokemate,[a] to help them, for they have struggled at my side in promoting the gospel, along with Clement and my other co-workers, whose names are in the book of life.(A)
Joy and Peace. 4 Rejoice[b] in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice!(B) 5 Your kindness[c] should be known to all. The Lord is near.(C)
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- 4:3 Yokemate: or “comrade,” although the Greek syzygos could also be a proper name. Clement: otherwise unknown, although later writers sought to identify him with Clement, bishop of Rome (Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History 3.15.1).
- 4:4 Rejoice: see note on Phil 3:1.
- 4:5 Kindness: considerateness, forbearance, fairness. The Lord is near: most likely a reference to Christ’s parousia (Phil 1:6, 10; 3:20–21; 1 Cor 16:22), although some sense an echo of Ps 119:151 and the perpetual presence of the Lord.
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