Philippians 4:16

For unto Thessalonica also you sent once and again for my use.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.

In Context

15And you also know, O Philippians, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but you only:

17Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that may abound to your account.

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Cross References

Acts 17:1And when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.

1 Thessalonians 2:18For we would have come unto you, I Paul indeed, once and again: but Satan hath hindered us.

Matthew Henry on Philippians 4:11-20

Kindness Acknowledged; Christian Contentment. ( a. d. 62.) 10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity. 11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. 12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all… Read the whole commentary →

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