Bible Strands
Philippians 4:19
And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul, writing from prison to the church at Philippi, has just received their financial gift (v. 18) and responds not with mere thanks but with a declaration of God's ongoing provision.
The words — πληρώσει (plērōsei), "will fill up," is a stronger verb than the English "supply"; it carries the sense of bringing to fullness, not merely meeting a deficit.
The thread — 2 Corinthians 9:8 echoes the same logic: God makes grace abound so that, having all you need, you will have surplus for good works. Psalms 84:11 states it as a standing character of the LORD: He withholds no good thing from the upright. 1 Peter 5:10 grounds the promise in the same "God of all grace" who calls to eternal glory.
Why it lands — The verse is not a prosperity formula but a release from self-reliance: it asks the reader to stop treating their own resources as the final word on their needs, and to act from that freedom rather than from scarcity.
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The Greek words
King James Version
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Cross-references
- 2 Corinthians 9:8 And 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.
- Psalms 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- 1 Peter 5:10 And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
- Psalms 23:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
- 1 Timothy 6:17 Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
- Micah 7:7 But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
- Proverbs 3:9 Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;
- Deuteronomy 8:3 He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
- Luke 12:30 For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
- Malachi 3:10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.