Philippians 4:20
in Philippians 4To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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Now unto our God and Father be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.
KJV
Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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This verse in Philippians 4
Commentary
13 notes on this verseHere he makes no distinction [as in 4:19] but prays to both our God and our Father. He calls upon God on account of awe. He calls upon the Father for the sake of honor and because every beginning is from him.
This site's exposition
will supply all your needs
on Philippians 4:19-20
The promise answers the givers, who met Paul's need, my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Need is chreia, the word of verse 16, sufficiency for what is lacking.
This site's exposition
To our God and Father be glory
The thanks for a gift end in praise. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown note the article in the Greek, the glory, so that all the glory goes to Him. Matthew Henry marks the name Father as a title the gospel gives believers leave to use.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
Here he praises the Father alone, whereas elsewhere he praises the Son alone. … He does not divide the Son from the Father or the Father from the Son. He offers the hymn to the divine nature as a whole.
"Now unto our God and Father be the glory for ever and ever. Amen." For the glory of which he speaks belongs not only to the Son, but to the Father too, for when the Son is glorified, then is the Father also. For when he said, This is done to the glory of Christ, lest any one should suppose that it is to His glory alone, he continued, "Unto our God and Father be the glory," that glory which is paid to the Son.
The Medieval Church2 voices
For all these things, to our God, to the Trinity, and to our Father be glory: "To the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever" (1 Tim. 1:17).
Since he said: to the glory of the Son, he added that the glory of Christ is at the same time also the glory of the Father.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Observe, (1.) God is to be considered by us as our Father: Now unto God and our Father. It is a great condescension and favour in God to own the relation of Father to sinners, and allow us to say to him, Our Father; and it is a title peculiar to the gospel dispensation.
5 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. 6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
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Now unto God and our Father,.... To God, who is our Father in Christ, be glory for ever and ever, Amen; for all the grace he gives now, and for all the glory and happiness expected hereafter; for the supply of every want both temporal and spiritual; seeing every good gift comes from him, and is to be ascribed to his free grace and favour, and not to any deserts of men: and particularly he may mean for what they had sent him, and he had received from them.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
God and our Father--Translate, "Unto our God and Father." be glory--rather as the Greek, "be the glory." Not to us, but to Him be "the glory" alike of your gift, and of His gracious recompense to you.
Now unto God and our Father - God is our Father in Christ Jesus; and such pity as a father hath for his children, such has the Lord for them that fear him; as a father is concerned for the support and life of his children, so is God concerned for you. A father may be poor, and unable to help his most beloved children; God, your Father, is infinite in his riches of his grace and glory, and out of his abundance we have all received, and grace for grace.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Now unto God and our Father, ... - see the notes at Rom 16:27. It was common for Paul to address such an ascription of praise to God, at the close of his epistles.
The words behind it
14 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| τῷ | to | To the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| θεῷ | theo | God | G2316 → | 1312 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| πατρὶ | patri | Father | G3962 → | 410 times |
| ἡμῶν | hemon | of us [is] | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| ἡ | he | [be] the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| δόξα | doxa | glory | G1391 → | 165 times |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| τοὺς | tous | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| αἰῶνας | aionas | ages | G165 → | |
| τῶν | ton | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| αἰώνων, | aionon | ages, | G165 → | |
| ἀμήν.¶ | amen | Amen. | G281 → |
τῷTo the
toG3588 →19766 times
δὲnow
deG1161 →2765 times
θεῷGod
theoG2316 →1312 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
πατρὶFather
patriG3962 →410 times
ἡμῶνof us [is]
hemonG3165 →1936 times
ἡ[be] the
heG3588 →19766 times
δόξαglory
doxaG1391 →165 times
εἰςto
eisG1519 →1755 times
τοὺςthe
tousG3588 →19766 times
αἰῶναςages
aionasG165 →
τῶνof the
tonG3588 →19766 times
αἰώνων,ages,
aiononG165 →
ἀμήν.¶Amen.
amenG281 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Romans 11:36For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.
it leads to
- Colossians 1:15–17
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
- 1 Corinthians 8:6
yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and…
- Hebrews 2:10
In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.
- 1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Colossians 1:15–17
Through
Revelation 14:7And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea…
it leads to
- Exodus 20:11
For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath…
- Exodus 20:11
Through
Psalms 72:19And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.
it leads to
- Numbers 14:21
“Yet as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD,
- Numbers 14:21
Through
Psalms 115:1Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.
it leads to
- Psalms 79:9–10
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.
- Isaiah 48:11
For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.
- Psalms 79:9–10
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Ambrosiaster, EPISTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS 4.20; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on Philippians 15; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Theodoret of Cyrus, EPISTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS 4.20; Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Philippians and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Philippians.