Charles Ellicott Commentary Philippians 4:9

"The things which ye both learned and received and heard and saw in me, these things do: and the God of peace shall be with you." — Philippians 4:9 (ASV)

Ye have both learned, and received.—The reference is here to St. Paul’s teaching, which he “delivered” to them (see 1 Corinthians 15:1–3; Galatians 1:12) as a message, “received” by revelation of God, and which they “received” accordingly.

Heard, and seen in me.—Here the reference is to his example, as subsidiary to his teaching and confirmatory of its truth.

The God of peace.—The inversion is striking. To have the “peace of God” with us is much; to have “the God of Peace” Himself with us is more. With this promise the Letter itself ends. What follows is but postscript.