Philippians 4:13

I can do all things More exactly, I have strength for all things; whether to do or to bear. The Latin versions, beautifully, render, omnia possum. The "all things" are, of course, not all things absolutely; he is not the Omnipotent. They are "all things" with which he has to do, as the will of God brings them to him; not the boundless field of possibilities, but a straight line across it, the actual path of duty and suffering, chosen not by himself but by his Lord and Master. The reference is thus limited and practical; but withinthat reference it is, observe, not "some" but "all" things that he can meet in peace and strength. Cp. 1 Corinthians 10:13; Ephesians 2:12.

through Christ which strengtheneth me With the best attested reading, and more exactly, in Him who enableth me. The verb occurs elsewhere in the active, 1 Timothy 1:12; 2 Timothy 4:17. It occurs in the middle or passive, Acts 9:22; Romans 4:20; Ephesians 6:10; 2 Timothy 2:1; Hebrews 11:34. It imports the supply on the one hand and reception and realization on the other of a supernatural ability (dynamis), coming out in action.

Observe the phrase, " in Him." It is in vital union with his Head that the "member" is thus able for "all things," and in no other way (cp. John 15:4-5; 2 Corinthians 9:8; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10). But this way is open to the submissive faith of every true Christian, not of Apostles and Martyrs only.

The word "Christ" is not in the true text, but is manifestly a true "gloss."