I exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to be of the same mind in the Lord.
I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord. (2) He also calls on some by name, partly because they needed private exhortation, and partly also to stir up others to be more prompt and ready.
Verse 2. I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche. These are doubtless the names of females. The name Syntyche is sometimes the name of a man; but, if these persons are referred to in , there can be no doubt that they were females. Nothing more is known of them than is here mentioned.
His affection for them burned hot: they were his beloved, his longing, his joy, his crown. He calls them brethren though he was an apostle, because all renewed by one Spirit are brothers. Warm affection must go with brotherly relation. He had no joy greater than hearing of their spiritual health. This is how tenderness works: it makes exhortation cut deeper and carry farther.
AI summary
Commenting on Philippians 4:1-9