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Philippians 4
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New King James Version (NKJV). Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Read in the Church
In the coming year this chapter is read in the Katameros on 7 occasions.
- Friday, December 18, 2026Kiahk 9Pauline Epistle: Philippians 3:20–4:9
- Saturday, January 30, 2027Toubah 22Pauline Epistle: Philippians 3:20–4:9
- Saturday, April 3, 2027Baramhat 25 · Great LentPauline Epistle: Philippians 4:4–9
- Thursday, June 24, 2027Baounah 17Pauline Epistle: Philippians 3:20–4:9
- Wednesday, June 30, 2027Baounah 23Pauline Epistle: Philippians 3:20–4:9
- Tuesday, August 31, 2027Misra 25Pauline Epistle: Philippians 3:20–4:9
- Thursday, November 4, 2027Babah 24Pauline Epistle: Philippians 3:20–4:9
The Fathers on Philippians 4
46 passages from Fathers received by the Coptic Orthodox Church. Open a group of verses to read.
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Verse 12 passages
Ambrosiaster, John Chrysostom
Verse 21 passage
Ignatius of Antioch
Verses 2–31 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 33 passages
Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Jerome
Verse 41 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 54 passages
Ambrosiaster, Tertullian, John Chrysostom
Verse 61 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 72 passages
Theonas of Alexandria, John Chrysostom
Verse 82 passages
Clement of Alexandria, John Chrysostom
Verse 92 passages
Ambrosiaster, John Chrysostom
Verse 101 passage
John Chrysostom
Verses 11–131 passage
Clement of Alexandria
Verse 111 passage
John Chrysostom
Verses 11–121 passage
Augustine of Hippo
Verse 122 passages
John Chrysostom, Philoxenus of Mabbug
Verse 132 passages
Ignatius of Antioch, John Chrysostom
Verse 141 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 152 passages
Ambrosiaster, John Chrysostom
Verse 161 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 172 passages
Irenaeus, John Chrysostom
Verse 184 passages
Irenaeus, Cyprian, Ambrosiaster, John Chrysostom
Verse 193 passages
Tertullian, Ambrosiaster, John Chrysostom
Verse 202 passages
Ambrosiaster, John Chrysostom
Verse 212 passages
Ambrosiaster, John Chrysostom
Verse 221 passage
Irenaeus
Verses 22–231 passage
John Chrysostom
The Fathers’ words are from the Commentaries Database, a free public collection. Only the Fathers received by the Coptic Orthodox Church are shown.
Commentary
English
Arabic
English: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty’s commentary in its English translation, as printed. Arabic commentaries by Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Fr. Antonios Fekry and the priests and servants of St. Mark’s, Heliopolis.