“Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.”
What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me — put into practice, and the God of peace will be with you — Paul's life is the curriculum: learn, receive, hear, see from him. 'Seen in me' (horaō en emoi) is direct observation. 'Put into practice' (pratsō, do, enact) turns observation to imitation. 'The God of peace will be with you' is promised result: practice produces peace-presence. The ethical transformation is relational: they follow Paul who follows Christ.
Church Fathers on Philippians 4:9
“The things which you both learned and received, and heard and saw in me.” What means, “whatsoever things are lovely”? Lovely to the faithful, lovely to God. “Whatsoever things are true.” Virtue is really true, vice is falsehood. For the pleasure of it is a falsehood, and its glory is falsehood, and all things of the world are falsehood. “Whatsoever things are pure.” This is opposed to the words “who mind earthly things.” “Whatsoever things are honorable.” This is opposed to…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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