But I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at length ye have revived your thought for me; wherein ye did indeed take thought, but ye lacked opportunity.
I view all things through Christ. Your care revived in me as trees sprout forth again in spring, though long in coming. You were always careful; circumstance alone, whether lack of means or messenger, kept your gift from reaching me sooner.
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I rejoiced in the Lord, viewing His kindness as the source of their gift. Their care flourished again like plants growing green in spring, yet I add that they had always cared for me; only lack of opportunity, not neglect, delayed their help.
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Paul had a grateful spirit, and though the Philippians owed him their very souls, he speaks of their gift as if it were generous charity rather than a just debt. What they sent was small, yet he records it for all ages to read; their kindness shall be a memorial wherever this epistle goes. They alone helped him when he left Macedonia, when no other church did so.
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Commenting on Philippians 4:10-19