Philippians 4:12
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.”
πᾶς
All, every, whole, any. Pas. All things work together for good. All authority has been given to Me. All the promises of God are yes in Christ. God thinks in absolutes of blessing.
ταπεινόω
how] to be brought low,
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ταπεινόω
To humble, to bring low, to abase. Tapeinoo. God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. Humility positions you to receive what pride forfeits. Choose the low place.
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ὑστερέω
to be deficient;
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ὑστερέω
To fall short, to be behind, to lack. Hustereo. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. The gap between who we are and who God is can only be bridged by grace.
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πεινάω
to hunger
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πεινάω
To hunger, to be famished. Peinao. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. Spiritual hunger is a grace. Those who hunger for God will always be filled.
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μυέω
I have learned the secret
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μυέω
I have learned the secret
To initiate, to teach the secret. Mueo. I have learned the secret of being content. Contentment is a mystery that is learned not a formula that is applied.
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περισσεύω
how] to abound;
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περισσεύω
to superabound (in quantity or quality), be in excess, be superfluous; also (transitively) to cause to superabound or excel
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χορτάζω
to be full
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χορτάζω
to fodder, i.e. (generally) to gorge (supply food in abundance)
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