Philippians 4:14

Notwithstanding "Again the Apostle's nervous anxiety to clear himself interposes" (Lightfoot). We would rather call it loving care than nervous anxiety. He is tender over their feelings, as he thinks how "their deep poverty has abounded to the riches of their liberality" (2 Corinthians 8:1-2), in love to him and to the Lord; and not even his testimony to the power of Christ shall make him seem to slight their collection.

ye have well done Better, perhaps, ye did well; when you gave and sent your alms.

communicate with Better, as more intelligible to modern readers, take a share in. For the thought, cp. on Philippians 1:7. Their sympathy, coming out in self-denial, blenttheir experience with that of the imprisoned and impoverished Apostle.