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Philippians 4:10 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 10. 10But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.
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Role in This Section
Paul rejoices that the Philippians' long-standing concern has found a fresh opportunity for material expression.
Read It With
- Philippians 4:10–13
Read verses 10–13 together. The renewed gift prompts Paul's explanation that he has learned contentment in both scarcity and abundance through Christ's strength.
Why It Needs Context
Verse 10 expresses joy over renewed support, but verses 11–13 prevent that joy from sounding like desperate dependence on the gift.
Read Philippians 4:10–13 together
Why these verses belong together: Verse 13 concludes Paul's account of learned contentment in scarcity and abundance.
Verse 10. 10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.
Verse 11. 11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
Verse 12. 12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
Verse 13. 13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Philippians 4:10–20 — Contentment, Partnership, and God's ProvisionSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: The KJV wording and immediate English context for Philippians 4:10–20.
Exact location: eBible/CrossWire eng-kjv2006 USFM, source files dated 2026-08-19, Philippians 4; archive and normalized-corpus SHA-256 values are recorded in the library policy.
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: The critically edited Greek wording and punctuation used as the base text for this passage.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT repository, data/sblgnt/text/Phil.txt, Philippians 4, verses within Philippians 4:10–20.
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