Philippians 4:15
Now ye Philippians know also, that ein the beginning of the gospel, fwhen I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.
Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.
οἴδατε δὲ καὶ ὑμεῖς, Φιλιππήσιοι, ὅτι ἐν ἀρχῇ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, ὅτε ἐξῆλθον ἀπὸ Μακεδονίας, οὐδεμία μοι ἐκκλησία ἐκοινώνησεν εἰς λόγον δόσεως καὶ λήψεως, εἰ μὴ ὑμεῖς μόνοι·
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Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
Acts 11:15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
1 John 2:7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
Philippians 1:5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;
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Acts 16:12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.
Acts 17:14 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.
2 Corinthians 11:8 I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service.
2 Corinthians 11:9 And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.
He amplifies the present favour the Christians at Philippi had vouchsafed to him, by a thankful recollection of their former liberality.
soon after he had preached and planted the good things of salvation amongst them, Php 2:22 Act 16:12,13,40.
comparing their first benevolence with other churches, when leaving of Macedonia, Act 18:5 2Co 11:9.
none of the rest of the churches had, for the spiritual things received of him in his ministration, distributed of their carnal or temporal, (though that was their duty beyond dispute, 1Co 9:7,11,13,14 Ga 6:6 1Ti 5:17,18), but they alone: which might at once commend their Christian liberality, and evince that he in preaching of the gospel was not mercenary, not having exacted a reward from others, but preached the gospel freely, 2Co 11:7.