“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.”
And you Philippians know also that in the early days of my ministry, when I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving except you alone — Paul recalls the Philippians' early partnership (en archē tou euangeliou, in the beginning of the gospel): when he left Macedonia (moving to Thessalonica and Corinth), they alone supported him. 'Giving and receiving' (dosis kai lepsis) frames economics as exchange, but spiritual: they gave, Christ receives.
Church Fathers on Philippians 4:15
“You yourselves also know, you Philippians, that in the beginning of the Gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no Church had communicated with me, as concerning giving and receiving, but you only.” Lo, how great is his commendation! For the Corinthians and Romans are stirred up by hearing these things from him, while the Philippians did it without any other Church having made a beginning. For “in the beginning of the Gospel,” says he, they manifested such zeal towards the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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