To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.
20 Now to our God and Father This may be taken as a general thanksgiving, by which he closes the epistle; or it may be viewed as bearing more particularly upon the last clause in reference to the liberality shewn to Paul. “La liberalite de laquelle les Philippiens auoyent vse enuers sainct Paul;” — “The liberality which the Philippians had exercised towards St.
God is our Father, not a tyrant or enemy, and we must ascribe to Him the glory of His excellence and mercy, constant and perpetual, forever and ever. Paul's affection for all good Christians moved him to greet not just the leaders but every single saint, and to rejoice that even in Caesar's own household the gospel had borne fruit.
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Commenting on Philippians 4:20-23
Now unto God and our Father,.... To God, who is our Father in Christ, be glory for ever and ever, Amen; for all the grace he gives now, and for all the glory and happiness expected hereafter; for the supply of every want both temporal and spiritual; seeing every good gift comes from him, and is to be ascribed to his free grace and favour...