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I can doἰσχύωall thingsπάνταinἐνthe one who strengthensτῷ ἐνδυναμοῦντίme.με
Philippians 4:13
Study it in the app“I can do all things in the one who strengthens me.”
Paul learned to be content, whether hungry or well fedGenerosity and Money
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 4:13, word by word
- I can doἰσχύωischyō
be able
To have the strength or the capacity to do something.
Where else “ischyō” appears- the one who strengthensἐνδυναμοῦντίendynamounti
strengthen
Strengthen, make strong.
Where else “endynamounti” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “in the Messiah, who strengthens me.”
The context
12I know also how to be brought low, I know also how to abound; in everything and in all things I have learned the secret, both to be well fed and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need.
13 · This verse (above)
14Nevertheless, you did well by sharing in my affliction.
To study Philippians 4 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say about anxiety, prayer, and the peace of God (v. 6-7)?
2. What it means
Paul says he has learned to be content in any situation (v. 11-13). How does he explain how he did it?
3. How I live it
Paul invites us to think about what is true, honorable, and praiseworthy (v. 8). What good thing could you think about today?