Philippians 4:15 (KJV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Philippians 4:14 Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.

Philippians 4:15 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.

Philippians 4:16 For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.

Philippians 4:17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "philippians", "beginning", "gospel", "departed", "macedonia", "church", "communicated", and "concerning". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "philippians" and "beginning", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Notwithstanding ye have well done that ye..." into verse 16's "For even in Thessalonica ye sent once...", so "philippians" and "beginning" 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 "philippians" and "beginning" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.