What does Philippians 4:6 mean?

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Philippians 4:6, King James Version

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The verse in its chapter

Philippians 4:4-8

  1. 4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
  2. 5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
  3. 6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
  4. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
  5. 8 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.

Study note

Tyndale Open Study Notes (CC BY-SA 4.0).

4:6 Believers need not worry about anything because the heavenly Father loves his children and cares about their needs, and he has invited his children to pray about everything (see Matt 6:25-34; 7:9-11; Rom 12:12; Eph 6:18; 1 Thes 5:17; 1 Pet 5:7).

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About the book of Philippians

Author
Paul (Philippians 1:1)
When
c. AD 60 to 62, from prison
Period
Igreja primitiva, c. 30 a 70 d.C. (in Portuguese)

Authorship: the book itself or Christian tradition. Approximate dates, as in Carson and Moo, An Introduction to the New Testament, and Longman and Dillard, An Introduction to the Old Testament.

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