Philippians 4:14 (DRB)

Passage

Nevertheless, you have done well in communicating to my tribulation.

Nearby Context

Philippians 4:12 I know both how to be brought low, and I know how to abound (every where and in all things I am instructed): both to be full and to be hungry: both to abound and to suffer need.

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

Philippians 4:14 Nevertheless, you have done well in communicating to my tribulation.

Philippians 4:15 And you also know, O Philippians, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but you only.

Philippians 4:16 For unto Thessalonica also you sent once and again for my use.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nevertheless", "done", "well", "communicating", and "tribulation". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nevertheless" and "done", 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 you also know O Philippians that...", so "nevertheless" and "done" 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 "nevertheless" and "done" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.