Philippians 4:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

It is the same to me if I am looked down on or honoured; everywhere and in all things I have the secret of how to be full and how to go without food; how to have wealth and how to be in need.

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  • 2 Cor 11:27 : 27 In hard work and weariness, in frequent watchings, going without food and drink, cold and in need of clothing.
  • 2 Cor 12:7-9 : 7 And because the revelations were so very great, in order that I might not be overmuch lifted up, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, one sent from Satan to give me pain. 8 And about this thing I made request to the Lord three times that it might be taken away from me. 9 And he said to me, My grace is enough for you, for my power is made complete in what is feeble. Most gladly, then, will I take pride in my feeble body, so that the power of Christ may be on me. 10 So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong.
  • 2 Cor 11:9 : 9 And when I was present with you, and was in need, I let no man be responsible for me; for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, gave me whatever was needed; and in everything I kept myself from being a trouble to you, and I will go on doing so.
  • Matt 11:29 : 29 Take my yoke on you and become like me, for I am gentle and without pride, and you will have rest for your souls;
  • 2 Cor 6:4-9 : 4 But in everything making it clear that we are the servants of God, in quiet strength, in troubles, in need, in sorrow, 5 In blows, in prisons, in attacks, in hard work, in watchings, in going without food; 6 In a clean heart, in knowledge, in long waiting, in being kind, in the Holy Spirit, in true love, 7 In the true word, in the power of God; with the arms of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, 8 By glory and by shame, by an evil name and a good name; as untrue, and still true; 9 Unnoted, but still kept fully in mind; as near to death, but still living; as undergoing punishment, but not put to death; 10 As full of sorrow, but ever glad; as poor, but giving wealth to others; as having nothing, but still having all things.
  • 2 Cor 10:1 : 1 Now I, Paul, myself make request to you by the quiet and gentle behaviour of Christ, I who am poor in spirit when with you, but who say what is in my mind to you without fear when I am away from you:
  • 2 Cor 10:10 : 10 For his letters, they say, have weight and are strong; but in body he is feeble, and his way of talking has little force.
  • 2 Cor 11:7 : 7 Or did I do wrong in making myself low so that you might be lifted up, because I gave you the good news of God without reward?
  • Deut 32:10 : 10 He came to him in the waste land, in the unpeopled waste of sand: putting his arms round him and caring for him, he kept him as the light of his eye.
  • Neh 9:20 : 20 And you gave your good spirit to be their teacher, and did not keep back your manna from their mouths, and gave them water when they had need of it.
  • Isa 8:11 : 11 For the Lord, controlling me with a strong hand, gave me orders not to go in the way of this people, saying,
  • Jer 31:19 : 19 Truly, after I had been turned, I had regret for my ways; and after I had got knowledge, I made signs of sorrow: I was put to shame, truly, I was covered with shame, because I had to undergo the shame of my early years.
  • Matt 13:52 : 52 And he said to them, For this reason every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house, who gives out from his store things new and old.
  • 1 Cor 4:9-9 : 9 For it seems to me that God has put us the Apostles last of all, as men whose fate is death: for we are put on view to the world, and to angels, and to men. 10 We are made to seem foolish for Christ, but you are wise in Christ; we are feeble, but you are strong; you have glory, but we have shame. 11 Even to this hour we are without food, drink, and clothing, we are given blows and have no certain resting-place; 12 And with our hands we do the hardest work: when they give us curses we give blessings, when we undergo punishment we take it quietly; 13 When evil things are said about us we give gentle answers: we are made as the unclean things of the world, as that for which no one has any use, even till now.
  • Eph 4:20-21 : 20 For this was not the teaching of Christ which was given to you; 21 If in fact you gave ear to him, and were given teaching in him, even as what is true is made clear in Jesus:

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  • Phil 4:9-11
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    9The things which came to you by my teaching and preaching, and which you saw in me, these things do, and the God of peace will be with you.

    10But I am very glad in the Lord that your care for me has come to life again; though you did in fact take thought for me, but you were not able to give effect to it.

    11But I will not say anything about my needs, for I am able, wherever I am, to be dependent on myself.

  • Phil 4:13-14
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    13I am able to do all things through him who gives me strength.

    14But you did well to have care for me in my need.

  • Phil 4:17-19
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    75%

    17Not that I am looking for an offering, but for fruit which may be put to your credit.

    18I have all things and more than enough: I am made full, having had from Epaphroditus the things which came from you, a perfume of a sweet smell, an offering well pleasing to God.

    19And my God will give you all you have need of from the wealth of his glory in Christ Jesus.

  • 2 Cor 12:9-11
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    9And he said to me, My grace is enough for you, for my power is made complete in what is feeble. Most gladly, then, will I take pride in my feeble body, so that the power of Christ may be on me.

    10So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong.

    11I have been forced by you to become foolish, though it was right for my praise to have come from you: for in no way was I less than the chief of the Apostles, though I am nothing.

  • 1 Tim 6:8
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    8But if we have food and a roof over us, let that be enough.

  • 2 Cor 11:9
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    9And when I was present with you, and was in need, I let no man be responsible for me; for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, gave me whatever was needed; and in everything I kept myself from being a trouble to you, and I will go on doing so.

  • 2 Cor 9:8
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    8And God is able to give you all grace in full measure; so that ever having enough of all things, you may be full of every good work:

  • 1 Cor 4:11-12
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    11Even to this hour we are without food, drink, and clothing, we are given blows and have no certain resting-place;

    12And with our hands we do the hardest work: when they give us curses we give blessings, when we undergo punishment we take it quietly;

  • Phil 3:8
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    8Yes truly, and I am ready to give up all things for the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, which is more than all: for whom I have undergone the loss of all things, and to me they are less than nothing, so that I may have Christ as my reward,

  • 2 Cor 6:10
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    10As full of sorrow, but ever glad; as poor, but giving wealth to others; as having nothing, but still having all things.

  • Acts 20:34
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    34You yourselves have seen that with these hands I got what was necessary for me and those who were with me.

  • 1 Cor 6:12
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    12I am free to do all things; but not all things are wise. I am free to do all things; but I will not let myself come under the power of any.

  • Phil 4:4-6
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    4Be glad in the Lord at all times: again I say, Be glad.

    5Let your gentle behaviour be clear to all men. The Lord is near.

    6Have no cares; but in everything with prayer and praise put your requests before God.

  • Phil 1:18-19
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    18What then? only that in every way, falsely or truly, the preaching of Christ goes on; and in this I am glad, and will be glad.

    19For I am conscious that this will be for my salvation, through your prayer and the giving out of the stored wealth of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

  • Phil 1:12
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    12Now it is my purpose to make clear to you, brothers, that the cause of the good news has been helped by my experiences;

  • 2 Cor 8:14-15
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    14But so that things may be equal; that from those things of which you have more than enough at the present time their need may be helped, and that if you are in any need they may be a help to you in the same way, making things equal.

    15As it says in the Writings, He who had taken up much had nothing over and he who had little had enough.

  • Phil 3:10
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    10That I may have knowledge of him, and of the power of his coming back from the dead, and a part with him in his pains, becoming like him in his death;

  • 2 Cor 11:27
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    27In hard work and weariness, in frequent watchings, going without food and drink, cold and in need of clothing.

  • 2 Cor 8:9
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    9For you see the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, how though he had wealth, he became poor on your account, so that through his need you might have wealth.

  • 2 Cor 6:4
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    4But in everything making it clear that we are the servants of God, in quiet strength, in troubles, in need, in sorrow,

  • Phil 1:30
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    30Fighting the same fight which you saw in me, and now have word of in me.

  • 2 Cor 7:4
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    4My words to you are without fear, I am full of pride on account of you: I have great comfort and joy in all our troubles.

  • 1 Thess 4:12
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    12That you may be respected by those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

  • 2 Cor 8:2
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    2How while they were undergoing every sort of trouble, and were in the greatest need, they took all the greater joy in being able to give freely to the needs of others.

  • Job 13:2
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    2The same things are in my mind as in yours; I am equal to you.

  • 1 Cor 9:22
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    22To the feeble, I was as one who is feeble, so that they might have salvation: I have been all things to all men, so that some at least might have salvation.

  • Gal 4:12
    67%

    12My desire for you, brothers, is that you may be as I am, because I am as you are. You have done me no wrong;

  • Rom 15:17
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    17So I have pride in Christ Jesus in the things which are God's.

  • 1 Cor 4:4
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    4For I am not conscious of any wrong in myself; but this does not make me clear, for it is the Lord who is my judge.

  • 1 Cor 9:15
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    15But I have not made use of any of these things: and I am not writing this in the hope that it may be so for me: for it would be better for me to undergo death, than for any man to make this pride of mine of no effect.

  • 2 Tim 1:12
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    12And for which I undergo these things: but I have no feeling of shame. For I have knowledge of him in whom I have faith, and I am certain that he is able to keep that which I have given into his care till that day.

  • 2 Cor 12:3
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    3And I have knowledge of such a man (if he was in the body, or out of the body, I am not able to say, but God only),

  • Phil 1:22
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    22But if I go on living in the flesh--if this is the fruit of my work--then I do not see what decision to make.

  • 2 Cor 4:8
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    8Troubles are round us on every side, but we are not shut in; things are hard for us, but we see a way out of them;

  • 2 Cor 2:9
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    9And for the same reason I sent you a letter so that I might be certain of your desire to do my orders in all things.

  • 1 Cor 1:5
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    5So that in him you have wealth in all things, in word and in knowledge of every sort;

  • Phil 3:12
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    12Not as if I had even now got the reward or been made complete: but I go on in the hope that I may come to the knowledge of that for which I was made the servant of Christ Jesus.

  • 2 Cor 7:16
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    16It gives me great joy to see you answering to my good opinion of you in every way.