Philippians 4:11 (DBY)

Passage

Not that I speak as regards privation, for as to me *I* have learnt in those circumstances in which I am, to be satisfied in myself.

Nearby Context

Philippians 4:9 What ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, these things do; and the God of peace shall be with you.

Philippians 4:10 But I rejoiced in [the] Lord greatly, that now however at length ye have revived your thinking of me, though surely ye did also think [of me], but lacked opportunity.

Philippians 4:11 Not that I speak as regards privation, for as to me *I* have learnt in those circumstances in which I am, to be satisfied in myself.

Philippians 4:12 I know both how to be abased and I know how to abound. In everything and in all things I am initiated both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer privation.

Philippians 4:13 I have strength for all things in him that gives me power.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "speak", "regards", "privation", "learnt", "circumstances", "satisfied", and "myself". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "speak" and "regards", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly..." into verse 12's "I know both how to be abased...", so "speak" and "regards" belong inside that flow. In Philippians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "speak" and "regards" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.