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Philippians 4: 21-23
The Bible is known for being a powerful book; from those who believe it is the very breath of God, to those people who use it as a history book to look into the past. From the toughest of scripture for people to understand to the simplest passage of John 11:35, “Jesus wept” (New American Standard Bible). Finding the meaning and significance in scripture is not always the easiest undertaking to do. In the study of Philippians 4:21-23; the text will be broken down, in order to find the meaning that the author wanted his original readers to understand, and then the text will be examined for its significance that can be applied to Christians lives today. Apostle Paul wrote Philippians 4:21-23 to the church in Philippi, as Paul was in prison and

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