Philippians 4:11

In 9 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

Not that I speak because of lack, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content in it.

ASV

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

LSV

I do not say that in respect of want, for I learned in the things in which I am—to be content;

YLT

not that in respect of want I say [it], for I did learn in the things in which I am — to be content;

DBY

Not that I speak as regards privation, for as to me I have learnt in those circumstances in which I am, to be satisfied in myself.

DRC

I speak not as it were for want. For I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, to be content therewith.

GNV

I speake not because of want: for I haue learned in whatsoeuer state I am, therewith to bee content.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

οὐχ ὅτι καθʼ ὑστέρησιν λέγω, ἐγὼ γὰρ ἔμαθον ἐν οἷς εἰμι αὐτάρκης εἶναι·

RP2018

Οὐχ ὅτι καθ’ ὑστέρησιν λέγω· ἐγὼ γὰρ ἔμαθον, ἐν οἷς εἰμί, αὐτάρκης εἶναι.

TR-Boyd

Οὐχ ὅτι καθ᾿ ὑστέρησιν λέγω· ἐγὼ γὰρ ἔμαθον, ἐν οἷς εἰμί, αὐτάρκης εἶναι.

SCR1894

ουχ οτι καθ υστερησιν λεγω εγω γαρ εμαθον εν οις ειμι αυταρκης ειναι

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• 1 Timothy 6:6–9Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. Those who want to be…
• Hebrews 13:5–6Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be…
• Matthew 6:31–34Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first…
• Philippians 3:8More 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 gain Christ
• 2 Corinthians 9:8And 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.
• 2 Corinthians 6:10sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
• 2 Corinthians 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
• 1 Corinthians 4:11–12To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless. We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
• Hebrews 10:34You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.
• 2 Corinthians 11:27in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.
• Luke 3:14Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
• Genesis 28:20Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear,
• Exodus 2:21Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.

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