Philippians 4:10

Appreciation for Support

4:10 I have great joy in the Lord because now at last you have again expressed your concern for me. (Now I know you were concerned before but had no opportunity to do anything.) ¹ 

Philippians 1:7

1:7 For ²  it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, ³  since both in my imprisonment ⁴  and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God’s grace ⁵  together with me.

¹ tn Grk “for you were even concerned, but you lacked opportunity.”

² tn Grk “Just as.” The sense here is probably, “So I give thanks (v. 3) just as it is right for me…”

³ tn Or possibly “because you have me in your heart.”

⁴ tn Grk “in my bonds.” The meaning “imprisonment” derives from a figurative extension of the literal meaning (“bonds,” “fetters,” “chains”), L&N 37.115.

⁵ tn The word “God’s” is supplied from the context (v. 2) to clarify the meaning.