Bible verses about "content" | WNT

Romans 6:23

23 For the wages paid by Sin are death; but God's free gift is the Life of the Ages bestowed upon us in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Philippians 4:11-13

11 I do not refer to this through fear of privation, for (for my part) I have learned, whatever be my outward experiences, to be content. 12 I know both how to live in humble circumstances and how to live amid abundance. I am fully initiated into all the mysteries both of fulness and of hunger, of abundance and of want. 13 I have strength for anything through Him who gives me power.

1 Timothy 6:6-9

6 And godliness *is* gain, when associated with contentment; 7 for we brought nothing into the world, nor can we carry anything out of it; 8 and if we have food and clothing, with these we will be satisfied. 9 But people who are determined to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many unwise and pernicious ways which sink mankind in destruction and ruin.

2 Corinthians 12:10

10 In fact I take pleasure in infirmities, in the bearing of insults, in distress, in persecutions, in grievous difficulties--for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.

Hebrews 13:5

5 Your lives should be untainted by love for money. Be content with what you have; for God Himself has said, "I WILL NEVER, NEVER LET GO YOUR HAND: I WILL NEVER NEVER FORSAKE YOU."

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