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PHILIPPENSES 4:13

I Can Do All Things in Him

Philippians 4:13 expresses St. Paul's declaration of total dependence on Christ: 'I can do all things in Him who strengtheneth me.' Written from imprisonment, this verse affirms that the 'all things' refers not to personal ambitions but to whatever God's will requires, accomplished through His strengthening grace.

LATINE
Omnia possum in eo qui me confortat.
ENGLISH
I can do all things in him who strengtheneth me.
NOTA
FONS
Douay-Rheims / Vulgata
USUS
Before difficult tasks, times of weakness
CONTEXT
Paul writes from prison, yet declares contentment in all circumstances. The 'all things' refers not to personal ambitions but to whatever God's will requires of us.