The Meaning of Philippians 4:19 Explained

Philippians 4:19

KJV: But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

YLT: and my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;

Darby: But my God shall abundantly supply all your need according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

ASV: And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Discover Philippians 4:19

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Philippians 4:19?

MEANING: What does Philippians 4:19 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Philippians 4:19 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Philippians 4:19?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But  my  God  shall supply  all  your  need  according to  his  riches  in  glory  by  Christ  Jesus. 

What does Philippians 4:19 Mean?

Verse Meaning

This promise harmonizes with previous revelation concerning how God supplies the needs of His people (cf. Proverbs 11:25; Matthew 5:7; Matthew 6:33). Note that it is needs that He will meet, not "greeds." God will supply them all. He will do so commensurate with His riches in glory, not simply out of them. As His riches are lavish, so He will give lavishly.
Why do so many Christians suffer because they lack food, clothing, or money in view of this promise? Perhaps it is because some of our greatest needs are not material. To meet these needs God sometimes does not make us rich or even financially comfortable. Remember too that God gave this promise to generous and sacrificial givers. We may be able to think of examples that appear to be exceptions to this promise. However, I believe if we could see things from God"s perspective we would realize that God has been completely faithful to His Word.
Note too that the supply of our needs comes through Jesus Christ. They come through His sovereign control, through His vast resources, through His infinite Wisdom of Solomon , through His loving heart, and through our union with Him.

Context Summary

Philippians 4:10-23 - "my God Shall Supply Every Need"
The Apostle had been glad to receive the gifts of his friends, because these evidenced their earnest religious life. It was fruit that increased to their account. On his own part he had learned one of the greatest of lessons-contentment with whatever state he found himself in. This is a secret that can only be acquired by our experience of life in the will of God. When once the soul lives in God and finds its highest ideal in the fulfillment of His will, it becomes absolutely assured that all things which are necessary will be added. All things are possible to those who derive their daily strength from God.
It is wonderful to hear Paul say that he abounded, Philippians 4:18. A prison, a chain, a meager existence! The great ones of the world would have ridiculed the idea that any could be said to abound in such conditions. But they could not imagine the other hemisphere in which Paul lived; and out of his own blessed experience of what Christ could do, he promised that one's every need would be supplied. God's measure is his riches in glory; and his channel is Jesus Christ. Let us learn from Philippians 4:18 that every gift to God's children which is given from a pure motive is acceptable to Him as a fragrant sacrifice. That reference in Philippians 4:22 shows that Paul was making good use of his stay in Rome [source]

Chapter Summary: Philippians 4

1  From particular admonitions,
4  he proceeds to general exhortations,
10  showing how he rejoiced at their generosity toward him while in prison
19  And so he concludes with prayer and salutations

Greek Commentary for Philippians 4:19

According to his riches in glory [κατα το πλουτος αυτου εν δοχηι]
God has an abundant treasure in glory and will repay the Philippians for what they have done for Paul. The spiritual reward is what spurs men into the ministry and holds them to it.sa120 [source]
In glory []
This is differently connected by expositors. Some with riches, as A.V. and Rev. Others with shall supply, but with different explanations, as, shall supply your need with glory: in a glorious way: by placing you in glory. It is better to construe with shall supply, and to explain in glory as the element and instrument of the supply. The need shall be supplied in glory and by glory; by placing you in glory where you shall be partakers of glory. [source]

What do the individual words in Philippians 4:19 mean?

- And [the] God of me will fill up all [the] needs of you according to the riches of Him in glory Christ Jesus
Ὁ δὲ Θεός μου πληρώσει πᾶσαν χρείαν ὑμῶν κατὰ τὸ πλοῦτος αὐτοῦ ἐν δόξῃ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ

Ὁ  - 
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: ὁ  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
Θεός  [the]  God 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: θεός  
Sense: a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities.
μου  of  me 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 1st Person Singular
Root: ἐγώ  
Sense: I, me, my.
πληρώσει  will  fill  up 
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: πληρόω  
Sense: to make full, to fill up, i.e. to fill to the full.
χρείαν  [the]  needs 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular
Root: χρεία  
Sense: necessity, need.
ὑμῶν  of  you 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Root: σύ  
Sense: you.
κατὰ  according  to 
Parse: Preposition
Root: κατά 
Sense: down from, through out.
πλοῦτος  riches 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Neuter Singular
Root: πλοῦτος  
Sense: riches, wealth.
αὐτοῦ  of  Him 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Root: αὐτός  
Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.
δόξῃ  glory 
Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular
Root: δόξα  
Sense: opinion, judgment, view.
Χριστῷ  Christ 
Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Singular
Root: Χριστός  
Sense: Christ was the Messiah, the Son of God.
Ἰησοῦ  Jesus 
Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Singular
Root: Ἰησοῦς  
Sense: Joshua was the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses’ successor.

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