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Where is “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” in the Bible?

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” is Philippians 4:13. Paul writes it from prison to the church in Philippi.

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It is Philippians 4:13.

Yes, it is in the Bible.

Paul writes it from prison to the church in Philippi.

The verse

I know how to live on little, and I know how to have more than enough. In each and every situation I have been let in on the secret of eating my fill and going hungry, of having abundance and doing without. I have strength for everything through the one who empowers me.
Philippians 4:12-13 · open the chapter →

English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here.

What it means there

Paul is talking about contentment. He has learned to live with plenty and with hunger, and Christ gives him strength for both. It is not a promise that a believer will win at whatever they try.

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Where is “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” in the Bible?

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” is Philippians 4:13. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. Paul writes it from prison to the church in Philippi.

Is “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” in the Bible?

Yes. It is Philippians 4:13. In the Lumin Translation, Philippians 4:12-13 reads: “I know how to live on little, and I know how to have more than enough. In each and every situation I have been let in on the secret of eating my fill and going hungry, of having abundance and doing without. I have strength for everything…”

Who said “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”?

Paul writes it from prison to the church in Philippi.

What does “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” mean in the Bible?

Paul is talking about contentment. He has learned to live with plenty and with hunger, and Christ gives him strength for both. It is not a promise that a believer will win at whatever they try.

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