4:15 And as you Philippians know, at the beginning of my gospel ministry, when I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in this matter of giving and receiving except you alone. 4:16 For even in Thessalonica 1 on more than one occasion 2 you sent something for my need. 4:17 I do not say this because I am seeking a gift. 3 Rather, I seek the credit that abounds to your account.
1 map For location see JP1 C1; JP2 C1; JP3 C1; JP4 C1.
2 tn Or “several times”; Grk, “both once and twice.” The literal expression “once and twice” is frequently used as a Greek idiom referring to an indefinite low number, but more than once (“several times”); see L&N 60.70.
3 tn Grk “Not that I am seeking the gift.” The phrase “I do not say this…” has been supplied in the translation to complete the thought for the modern reader.