Philippians 4:7

World English Bible (2000)

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἡ εἰρήνη τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἡ ὑπερέχουσα πάντα νοῦν, φρουρήσει τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν καὶ τὰ νοήματα ὑμῶν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ.

Transliteration

And the eirēnē of the Theou, the hyperechousa panta noun, phourēsei the kardias of you and the noēmata of you in Christō Iēsou.

Grammar Details

• *eirēnē*: nominative, feminine, singular - peace
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
• *hyperechousa*: present participle, nominative, feminine, singular - surpassing/exceeding
• *panta*: accusative, masculine, singular - all/every
• *noun*: accusative, masculine, singular - mind/understanding
• *phourēsei*: future indicative, 3rd person singular - will guard/protect
• *kardias*: accusative, feminine, plural - hearts
• *noēmata*: accusative, neuter, plural - thoughts/minds
• *Christō*: dative, masculine, singular - Christ
• *Iēsou*: dative, masculine, singular - Jesus

Word Meanings

• *eirēnē*: peace/tranquility/harmony
• *Theou*: of God/divine
• *hyperechousa*: surpassing/exceeding/transcending/beyond
• *panta*: all/every
• *noun*: mind/understanding/comprehension/intellect
• *phourēsei*: will guard/protect/keep/garrison
• *kardias*: hearts/inner selves/emotions
• *noēmata*: thoughts/minds/mental perceptions/understanding
• *Christō*: Christ/Messiah/Anointed One
• *Iēsou*: Jesus

Referenced Verses

• John 14:27 : 27 Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don't let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
• Col 3:15 : 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.
• Isa 26:3 : 3 You will keep whoever's mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you.
• John 16:33 : 33 I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world."
• 2 Thess 3:16 : 16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.
• Eph 3:19 : 19 and to know Christ's love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
• Rom 15:13 : 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
• Rom 8:6 : 6 For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace;
• Prov 6:22 : 22 When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.
• Isa 48:18 : 18 Oh that you had listened to my commandments! then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea:
• Isa 48:22 : 22 "There is no peace," says Yahweh, "for the wicked."
• Luke 2:14 : 14 "Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men."
• Isa 26:12 : 12 Yahweh, you will ordain peace for us, for you have also worked all our works for us.
• Isa 45:7 : 7 I form the light, and create darkness. I make peace, and create calamity. I am Yahweh, who does all these things.
• Num 6:26 : 26 Yahweh lift up his face toward you, and give you peace.'
• Job 22:21 : 21 "Acquaint yourself with him, now, and be at peace. Thereby good shall come to you.
• Job 34:29 : 29 When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? Alike whether to a nation, or to a man,
• Ps 29:11 : 11 Yahweh will give strength to his people. Yahweh will bless his people with peace. A Psalm. A Song for the Dedication of the Temple. By David.
• Ps 85:8 : 8 I will hear what God, Yahweh, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, his saints; but let them not turn again to folly.
• Prov 2:11 : 11 Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,
• Prov 4:6 : 6 Don't forsake her, and she will preserve you. Love her, and she will keep you.
• Rom 14:17 : 17 for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
• 2 Cor 13:11 : 11 Finally, brothers, rejoice. Be perfected, be comforted, be of the same mind, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
• Rom 5:1 : 1 Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
• Rev 2:17 : 17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes, to him I will give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knows but he who receives it.
• 1 Pet 1:4-5 : 4 to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn't fade away, reserved in Heaven for you, 5 who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
• Jude 1:1 : 1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:
• Gal 5:22 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,
• Phil 1:2 : 2 Grace to you, and peace from God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Neh 8:10 : 10 Then he said to them, "Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Don't be grieved; for the joy of Yahweh is your strength."
• Rom 1:7 : 7 to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Isa 57:19-21 : 19 I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is far off and to him who is near," says Yahweh; "and I will heal them." 20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it can't rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt. 21 "There is no peace," says my God, "for the wicked."
• Jer 33:6 : 6 Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them; and I will reveal to them abundance of peace and truth.
• Luke 1:79 : 79 to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace."
• Isa 55:11-12 : 11 so shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth: it shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing I sent it to do. 12 For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands.
• Phil 4:9 : 9 The things which you learned, received, heard, and saw in me: do these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
• Heb 13:20 : 20 Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus,
• Rev 1:4 : 4 John, to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from God, who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;