Philippians 4:13 (LSB)

Passage

I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.

Nearby Context

Philippians 4:11 Not that I speak from want, for I learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.

Philippians 4:12 I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in abundance; in any and all things I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need.

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.

Philippians 4:14 Nevertheless, you have done well to fellowship with me in my affliction.

Philippians 4:15 And you yourselves also know, Philippians, that at the first preaching of the gospel, after I left Macedonia, no church fellowshipped with me in the matter of giving and receiving but you alone.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "I know how to get along with..." into verse 14's "Nevertheless you have done well to fellowship...", so "all things" and "through" 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 "through" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.