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Philippians 4:12

New Living Translation

I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.

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You sent your good Spirit to instruct them, and you did not stop giving them manna from heaven or water for their thirst.

The Lord has given me a strong warning not to think like everyone else does. He said,

I turned away from God, but then I was sorry. I kicked myself for my stupidity! I was thoroughly ashamed of all I did in my younger days.’

Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Then he added, “Every teacher of religious law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a homeowner who brings from his storeroom new gems of truth as well as old.”

Now I, Paul, appeal to you with the gentleness and kindness of Christ—though I realize you think I am timid in person and bold only when I write from far away.

For some say, “Paul’s letters are demanding and forceful, but in person he is weak, and his speeches are worthless!”

I have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm.

Was I wrong when I humbled myself and honored you by preaching God’s Good News to you without expecting anything in return?

And when I was with you and didn’t have enough to live on, I did not become a financial burden to anyone. For the brothers who came from Macedonia brought me all that I needed. I have never been a burden to you, and I never will be.

He found them in a desert land, in an empty, howling wasteland. He surrounded them and watched over them; he guarded them as he would guard his own eyes.




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