¹²I know how to live in poverty or prosperity. No matter what the situation, I’ve learned the secret of how to live when I’m full or when I’m hungry, when I have too much or when I have too little. ¹³I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me. ¹⁴Nevertheless, it was kind of you to share my troubles.

¹⁵You Philippians also know that in the early days, when I left the province of Macedonia to spread the Good News, you were the only church to share your money with me. You gave me what I needed, and you received what I gave you. ¹⁶Even while I was in Thessalonica, you provided for my needs twice. ¹⁷It’s not that I’m looking for a gift. The opposite is true. I’m looking for your resources to increase. ¹⁸You have paid me in full, and I have more than enough. Now that Epaphroditus has brought me your gifts, you have filled my needs. Your gifts are a soothing aroma, a sacrifice that God accepts and with which he is pleased. ¹⁹My God will richly fill your every need in a glorious way through Christ Jesus.

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Philippians 4:12: I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need.