I seek for (επιζητω). Old verb, in N.T. only here and Ro 11:7 (linear present, I am seeking for). Lightfoot calls it "the Apostle'…

Not because I desire a gift. "The reason why I rejoice in the reception of what you have sent to me is not that I am covetous." From the i…

Fruit that may abound (rather, abounds) to your account.—The metaphor is still kept, h…

Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction. Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospe…

Paul’s readers must not suppose that he is primarily concerned with their gift as such, but rather in the development of the grace of giving among …

Not that I demand a gift. Again, he counters an unfavorable opinion that might be formed of excessive greed, so that they would not suppos…

Not because I desire a gift
This commendation of them he entered into, not because he desired another present to be …

It is a good work to support and help a good minister in trouble. The nature of true Christian sympathy is not only to feel concern for our friends…

In his commentary, the Apostle first shows how the faithful should conduct themselves regarding the future. Here, he commends them for the past ben…