God’s Provisions

¹⁰ But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at last ^(A)you have revived your concern for me; indeed, you were concerned before, but you lacked an opportunity to act. ¹¹ Not that I speak ^[a]from need, for I have learned to be ^[b](B)content in whatever circumstances I am. ¹² I know how to get along with little, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going ^(C)hungry, both of having abundance and ^(D)suffering need. ¹³ I can do all things ^[c]through Him who ^(E)strengthens me.

⁵ Make sure that your character is ^(A)free from the love of money, ^(B)being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “^(C)I will never desert you, nor will I ever abandon you,”

^6 (A)But godliness actually is a means of ^(B)great gain when accompanied by ^(C)contentment.

²⁶ Let’s not become ^(A)boastful, challenging one another, envying one another.

^5 (A)Therefore, ^[a]treat ^(B)the parts of your earthly body as dead to ^(C)sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which ^[b]amounts to idolatry.