11 translations · Greek
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.
Philippians 4:8 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.
- KJV King James Version
- Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- As to the rest, brothers, as many things as are true, as many as [are] revered, as many as [are] righteous, as many as [are] pure, as many as [are] lovely, as many as [are] of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, think on these things;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Lastly, whatever is true, honorable, right, pure, beautiful, commendable, whatever is truly good and deserves to be praised, think about these kinds of things.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as [are] grave, as many as [are] righteous, as many as [are] pure, as many as [are] lovely, as many as [are] of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;
- DBY Darby Translation
- For the rest, brethren, whatsoever things [are] true, whatsoever things [are] noble, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] amiable, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue and if any praise, think on these things.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think on these things.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report: if there is any virtue and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- For the rest, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever modest, whatsoever just, whatsoever holy, whatsoever lovely, whatsoever of good fame, if there be any virtue, if any praise of discipline, think on these things.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Τὸ | To | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| λοιπόν | loipon | Finally | G3063 λοιπόν henceforth |
| ἀδελφοί | adelphoi | brothers | G80 ἀδελφός brother |
| ὅσα | hosa | whatever | G3745 ὅσος just as/how much |
| ἐστὶν | estin | is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ἀληθῆ | alēthē | true | G227 ἀληθής true |
| ὅσα | hosa | whatever | G3745 ὅσος just as/how much |
| σεμνά | semna | [is] honorable | G4586 σεμνός noble |
| ὅσα | hosa | whatever | G3745 ὅσος just as/how much |
| δίκαια | dikaia | [is] right | G1342 δίκαιος just |
| ὅσα | hosa | whatever | G3745 ὅσος just as/how much |
| ἁγνά | hagna | [is] pure | G53 ἁγνός pure |
| ὅσα | hosa | whatever | G3745 ὅσος just as/how much |
| προσφιλῆ | prosphilē | [is] lovely | G4375 προσφιλής lovely |
| ὅσα | hosa | whatever | G3745 ὅσος just as/how much |
| εὔφημα | euphēma | [is] admirable | G2163 εὔφημος commendable |
| εἴ | ei | if | G1487 εἰ if |
| τις | tis | [is] | G5100 τις one |
| ἀρετὴ | aretē | excellent | G703 ἀρετή virtue |
| καὶ | kai | [or] | G2532 καί and |
| εἴ | ei | — | G1487 εἰ if |
| τις | tis | anything | G5100 τις one |
| ἔπαινος | epainos | praiseworthy | G1868 ἔπαινος praise |
| ταῦτα | tauta | these things | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| λογίζεσθε | logizesthe | think on | G3049 λογίζομαι to count |
Related verses
- James 3:17
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
- Titus 2:7
in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,
- Romans 12:9–21
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good. In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor preferring one another; not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; …
- 2 Corinthians 8:21
Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
- Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,
- 1 Thessalonians 5:21–22
Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good. Abstain from every form of evil.
- 2 Peter 1:3–7
seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue; by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust. Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge; …
- Ephesians 5:9
for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,
- Hebrews 13:18
Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.
- 1 Peter 2:12
having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
6 In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.
9 The things which you learned, received, heard, and saw in me: do these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
10 But I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at length you have revived your thought for me; in which you did indeed take thought, but you lacked opportunity.
Read all of Philippians 4 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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