I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me — dynameō (strengthen, empower) places all ability in Christ. 'All things' (ta panta) is limitless: Christ's strength covers all circumstances. This is not stoic self-reliance but theistic dependence. The strength is Christological: his dynamis (power) becomes Paul's capacity. The verse is universalized often, but its context is specifically hardship-endurance. Paul's sufficiency rests on Christ's inexhaustible power.

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