So soon as I shall see (ως αν αφιδω). Indefinite temporal clause with ως αν and the second aorist active subjunctive of αφοραω. Th…

So soon as I shall see how it will go with me. Paul was a prisoner at Rome, and there was not a little uncertainty whether he would be con…

How it will go with me.—An explanatory paraphrase, though probably correct, of the original, the things concerning me. P…

Paul now gathers up all that he has just said about Timothy and emphasizes that he is the one to be sent to Philippi. He will not be the bearer of …

Him therefore I hope to send presently
For the reasons now given:

so soon as I shall see how it w…

It is best for us when our duty becomes natural to us. Naturally, that is, sincerely, and not in pretense only; with a willing heart and upright vi…

Previously, the Apostle exhorted them to do works leading to salvation; here he teaches them how. First, he teaches them the way to perform these w…