I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
Parallel translations
- WEB I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.
- KJV I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
- NKJV I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
- NASB I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.
- NLT For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
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Quick answer
Paul can face every circumstance through Christ who strengthens him. His contentment and endurance flow from Christ's empowering, not his own resources.
Overview
This well-known verse is, in context, the secret behind Paul's contentment in plenty and want (4:11-12), not a promise of unlimited personal success. The 'all things' are the varied circumstances of life, met by the strength Christ supplies. It points away from self-reliance to dependence on the indwelling power of Christ.
Cross-references & the web
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- Isa 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
- 2 Cor 12:9–10But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
- Col 1:11being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
- Eph 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
- Isa 40:29–31He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
- Eph 3:16I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
- John 15:7If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
- 2 Cor 3:4–5Such confidence before God is ours through Christ.
- John 15:4–5Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.
- Isa 45:24Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.
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