“That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.”
So that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, when I come to you again — Paul's presence will vindicate their faith and provide grounds for boasting (kauchēma, glorying/exultation) in Christ alone. 'When I come to you again' envisions release and reunion, anticipated as God's gift. Their glorying is not in Paul but in Christ as revealed through Paul's faithful witness. The letter thus promises future restoration of direct relationship.
Church Fathers on Philippians 1:26
Nothing can be more blessed than the spirit of Paul, for the reason that nothing is more noble. We all shudder at death, I am wont to say, some by reason of our many sins, of whom I too am one, others from love of life, and cowardice, of whom may I never be one; for they who are subject to this fear are mere animals. This then, which we all shudder at, he prayed for, and hasted toward Him; saying, “To depart is very far better.” What do you say? When you are about to change…
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