Philippians 4

v.5

Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.

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v.6-7

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God which transcends all understanding, will guard your heart and your minds in Christ Jesus.

See also 3.39.

v.10

I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you have been concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.

v.11

I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.

v.12

I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.

v.13

I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

See comment in Literary Context, Intertextuality, and Canon.

v.14

Yet it was good of you to share in my troubles.

See also Psalm 119:71 and 75.

v.15

Moreover, as you Philippians know, in the early days of your acquaintance with the gospel, when I set out from Macedonia, not one church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you only;

v.17

Not that I am looking for a gift, but I am looking for what may be credited to your account.

v.18

I have received full payment and even more; I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.