“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.”
I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity — Paul's joy (chara mega) at the Philippians' renewed gift and concern is unfeigned. 'Revived' (anathalō, bloomed again) suggests earlier concern waned through circumstance, not coldness. 'You were concerned... but had no opportunity' (akairia, lack of time/chance) absolves them of blame. The gift itself is secondary to the love it expresses.
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