⁴Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. ⁵Let your gentleness be made known to all people. The Lord is near. ⁶Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. ⁷And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds^b in Christ Jesus. ⁸Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are right, whatever things are pure, whatever things are pleasing, whatever things are commendable, if there is any excellence of character and if anything praiseworthy, think about these things. ⁹And the things which you have learned and received and heard about and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

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¹⁰But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at last you have renewed your concern for me^c, for whom also you were thinking, but you had no opportunity to express it. ¹¹Not that I speak from need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. ¹²I know how both to make do with little^d and I know how to have an abundance^e. In everything and in all things I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to have an abundance^f and to go without. ¹³I am able to do all things by the one who strengthens me.

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Philippians 4:11: Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.

Footnotes

bOr “thoughts”
cLiterally “you have revived to think on behalf of me”
dLiterally “to be humbled”
eLiterally “to abound”
fLiterally “to abound”