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Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord [is] at hand.

KJV

Greek original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Que votre douceur soit connue de tous les hommes. Le Seigneur est proche.

KJV

Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord [is] at hand.

Patristic reading

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  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    . Objection 3: Further, it seems that "epikeia" is the same as modesty. For where the Apostle says ( Phil. 4:5 ), "Let your modesty be known to all men," the Greek has {epieikeia} [*{to epieikes}]. Now, according to Tully (De Invent. Rhet. ii), modesty is a part of temperance. Th…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    of temperance. Objection 3: Further, modesty concerns external action, wherefore the Apostle says ( Phil. 4:5 ): "Let your modesty be known to all men." Now external actions are the matter of justice, as stated above ( Q[58], A[8] ). Therefore modesty is a part of justice rather…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    For the inward movements of the passions cannot be known to other persons. Yet the Apostle enjoins ( Phil. 4:5 ): "Let your modesty be known to all men." Therefore modesty is only about outward actions. Objection 2: Further, the virtues that are about the passions are distinguish…

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