Philippians 4:12 (YLT)

Passage

I have known both to be abased, and I have known to abound; in everything and in all things I have been initiated, both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want.

Nearby Context

Philippians 4:10 And I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at length ye flourished again in caring for me, for which also ye were caring, and lacked opportunity;

Philippians 4:11 not that in respect of want I say <FI>it<Fi> , for I did learn in the things in which I am--to be content;

Philippians 4:12 I have known both to be abased, and I have known to abound; in everything and in all things I have been initiated, both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want.

Philippians 4:13 For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

Philippians 4:14 but ye did well, having communicated with my tribulation;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "known", "both", "abased", "abound", "everything", and "been". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "known", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "not that in respect of want I..." into verse 13's "For all things I have strength in...", so "all things" and "known" 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 "known" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.