12. 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.
13. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
14. Even so, you have done well to share with me in my present difficulty.
15. As you know, you Philippians were the only ones who gave me financial help when I first brought you the Good News and then traveled on from Macedonia. No other church did this.
16. Even when I was in Thessalonica you sent help more than once.
17. I don’t say this because I want a gift from you. Rather, I want you to receive a reward for your kindness.