Philippians 4:14 (ASV)

Passage

Howbeit ye did well that ye had fellowship with my affliction.

Nearby Context

Philippians 4:12 I know how to be abased, and I know also how to abound: in everything and in all things have I learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want.

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

Philippians 4:14 Howbeit ye did well that ye had fellowship with my affliction.

Philippians 4:15 And ye yourselves also know, ye Philippians, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church had fellowship with me in the matter of giving and receiving but ye only;

Philippians 4:16 for even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my need.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "howbeit", "well", "fellowship", and "affliction". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "howbeit" and "well", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "I can do all things in him..." into verse 15's "And ye yourselves also know ye Philippians...", so "howbeit" and "well" belong inside that flow. In Philippians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "howbeit" and "well" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.