Philippians 4:13 (DBY)

Passage

I have strength for all things in him that gives me power.

Nearby Context

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.

Philippians 4:14 But ye have done well in taking part in my affliction.

Philippians 4:15 And know also *ye*, O Philippians, that in [the] beginning of the gospel, when I came out of Macedonia, no assembly communicated [anything] to me in [the] way of giving and receiving save *ye* alone;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "strength", "gives", and "power". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "strength", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "I know both how to be abased..." into verse 14's "But ye have done well in taking...", so "all things" and "strength" 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 "all things" and "strength" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.