Philippians 4:11 BSB

Philippians 4:11

I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therein to be content.

KJV

Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.

⋯

Commentary

4 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Not that I speak in respect of want - Though Paul was doubtless often in circumstances of necessity, yet he did not make these remarks on that account. In his journeys, in his imprisonments, he could not but be at times in want; but be had learned to bear all this; and that which most impressed itself on his mind was the interest which the church ought to show in the cause of religion, and the evidence which it would thus furnish of attachment to the cause.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

For I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. We have here an account of Paul's learning, not that which he got at the feet of Gamaliel, but that which he got at the feet of Christ. He had learnt to be content; and that was the lesson he had as much need to learn as most men, considering the hardships and sufferings with which he was exercised.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The New Park Street Pulpit, Sermon No. 320: “Contentment” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1860)

THE APOSTLE Paul was a very learned man, but not the least among his manifold acquisitions in science was this—he had learned to be content. Such learning is far better than much that is acquired in the schools. Their learning may look studiously back on the past, but too often those who cull the relics of antiquity with enthusiasm, are thoughtless about the present, and neglect the practical duties of daily life. Their learning may open up dead languages to those who will never derive any living benefit from them. Far better the learning of the apostle.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
οὐχ	ouch	Not	G3756 →
ὅτι	hoti	for	G3754 →
καθ᾽	kath᾽	as to	G2596 →
ὑστέρησιν	husterēsin	destitution	G5304 →
λέγω·	legō	I speak;	G3004 →
ἐγὼ	egō	I myself	G1473 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ἔμαθον	emathon	have learned	G3129 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
οἷς	hois	that which	G3739 →
εἰμι	eimi	I am	G1510 →
αὐτάρκης	autarkēs	content	G842 →
εἶναι.	einai	to be.	G1511 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

G1511einaito be.123×

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
leads to
- Ephesians 3:20
  Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
- Philippians 4:18–19
  I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
- Proverbs 10:22
  The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
- Malachi 3:10
  Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of…
- Haggai 2:8
  The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts.
Through
Philippians 3:8
More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may…
leads to
- Jeremiah 9:23–24
  This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
- Romans 8:18
  I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.
- Acts 20:24
  But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good…

About Philippians

The Arrival at Calvary — obedient unto death — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)

Philippians: the study guide →Read chapter 4 →The featured study →

Continue: Philippians 4 →

01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Philippians

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Philippians