Philippians 4:11

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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  • 1 Tim 6:6-9 : 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain: 7 for we brought nothing into the world, for neither can we carry anything out; 8 but having food and covering we shall be therewith content. 9 But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.
  • Heb 13:5-6 : 5 Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee. 6 So that with good courage we say, The Lord is my helper; I will not fear: What shall man do unto me?
  • Matt 6:31-34 : 31 Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32 For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33 But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 34 Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
  • Phil 3:8 : 8 Yea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but refuse, that I may gain Christ,
  • 2 Cor 9:8 : 8 And God is able to make all grace abound unto you; that ye, having always all sufficiency in everything, may abound unto every good work:
  • 2 Cor 11:27 : 27 [ in] labor and travail, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
  • Heb 10:34 : 34 For ye both had compassion on them that were in bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your possessions, knowing that ye have for yourselves a better possession and an abiding one.
  • 2 Cor 6:10 : 10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and [yet] possessing all things.
  • 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich.
  • Luke 3:14 : 14 And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Extort from no man by violence, neither accuse [any one] wrongfully; and be content with your wages. [
  • 1 Cor 4:11-12 : 11 Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling-place; 12 and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;
  • Gen 28:20 : 20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
  • Exod 2:21 : 21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

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    12I know how to be abased, and I know also how to abound: in everything and in all things have I learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want.

    13I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

    14Howbeit ye did well that ye had fellowship with my affliction.

  • 1 Tim 6:8
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    8but having food and covering we shall be therewith content.

  • Phil 4:9-10
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    9The things which ye both learned and received and heard and saw in me, these things do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

    10But I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at length ye have revived your thought for me; wherein ye did indeed take thought, but ye lacked opportunity.

  • Phil 4:17-19
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    17Not that I seek for the gift; but I seek for the fruit that increaseth to your account.

    18But I have all things, and abound: I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things [that came] from you, an odor of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God.

    19And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

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    4Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice.

    5Let your forbearance be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

    6In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

    7And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

  • 1 Tim 6:6
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    6But godliness with contentment is great gain:

  • Heb 13:5
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    5Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

  • 2 Cor 11:9
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    9and when I was present with you and was in want, I was not a burden on any man; for the brethren, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my want; and in everything I kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and [so] will I keep [myself] .

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    17but the other proclaim Christ of faction, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction for me in my bonds.

    18What then? only that in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and therein I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

    19For I know that this shall turn out to my salvation, through your supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

  • Rom 15:17
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    17I have therefore my glorifying in Christ Jesus in things pertaining to God.

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    10Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

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    3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.

    4For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

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    12that ye may walk becomingly toward them that are without, and may have need of nothing.

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    16I rejoice that in everything I am of good courage concerning you.

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    13For [I say] not [this] that others may be eased [and] ye distressed;

    14but by equality: your abundance [being a supply] at this present time for their want, that their abundance also may become [a supply] for your want; that there may be equality:

    15as it is written, He that [gathered] much had nothing over; and he that [gathered] little had no lack.

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    12Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus.

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    21For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

    22But if to live in the flesh,--[ if] this shall bring fruit from my work, then what I shall choose I know not.

    23But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better:

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    33I coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.

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    4For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that through patience and through comfort of the scriptures we might have hope.

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    15But I have used none of these things: and I write not these things that it may be so done in my case; for [it were] good for me rather to die, than that any man should make my glorifying void.

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    11being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

    12Now I would have you know, brethren, that the things [which happened] unto me have fallen out rather unto the progress of the gospel;

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    2Continue stedfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;

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    8Wherefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to enjoin thee that which is befitting,

  • 2 Cor 7:4
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    4Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying on your behalf: I am filled with comfort, I overflow with joy in all our affliction.

  • 1 Cor 1:5
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    5that in everything ye were enriched in him, in all utterance and all knowledge;

  • Heb 10:34
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    34For ye both had compassion on them that were in bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your possessions, knowing that ye have for yourselves a better possession and an abiding one.

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    4that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.

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    11Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling-place;

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    4though I myself might have confidence even in the flesh: if any other man thinketh to have confidence in the flesh, I yet more:

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    20For I have no man likeminded, who will care truly for your state.

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    4always in every supplication of mine on behalf of you all making my supplication with joy,

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    30having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

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    18in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you-ward.

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    8[ we are] pressed on every side, yet not straitened; perplexed, yet not unto despair;