11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.

12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content(A) whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry,(B) whether living in plenty or in want.(C) 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.(D)

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11 Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned, in whatever situation I am, to be (A)content. 12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and (B)hunger, abundance and (C)need. 13 I can do all things (D)through him who strengthens me.

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11 I don’t say this out of need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I find myself. 12 I know how to make do with little, and I know how to make do with a lot.(A) In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being content—whether well fed or hungry, whether in abundance or in need. 13 I am able to do all things through him[a] who strengthens me.(B)

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  1. 4:13 Other mss read Christ

11 Not that I speak [a]from want, for I have learned to be [b](A)content in whatever circumstances I am. 12 I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going (B)hungry, both of having abundance and (C)suffering need. 13 I can do all things [c]through Him who (D)strengthens me.

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  1. Philippians 4:11 Lit according to
  2. Philippians 4:11 Or self-sufficient
  3. Philippians 4:13 Lit in