Philippians 4:13 (GNV)

Passage

I am able to do al things through the helpe of Christ, which strengtheneth me.

Nearby Context

Philippians 4:11 I speake not because of want: for I haue learned in whatsoeuer state I am, therewith to bee content.

Philippians 4:12 And I can be abased, and I can abounde: euery where in all things I am instructed, both to be full, and to be hungrie, and to abounde, and to haue want.

Philippians 4:13 I am able to do al things through the helpe of Christ, which strengtheneth me.

Philippians 4:14 Notwithstanding yee haue well done, that yee did communicate to mine affliction.

Philippians 4:15 And yee Philippians knowe also that in the beginning of the Gospell, when I departed from Macedonia, no Church communicated with me, concerning the matter of giuing and receiuing, but yee onely.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "able", "things", "through", "helpe", "christ", and "strengtheneth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "able" and "things", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And I can be abased and I..." into verse 14's "Notwithstanding yee haue well done that yee...", so "able" and "things" 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 "able" and "things" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.