Philippians 4:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And you have knowledge, Philippians, that when the good news first came to you, when I went away from Macedonia, no church took part with me in the business of giving to the saints, but you only;

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  • Phil 1:5 : 5 Because of your help in giving the good news from the first day till now;
  • 2 Cor 11:8-9 : 8 I took money from other churches as payment for my work, so that I might be your servant; 9 And when I was present with you, and was in need, I let no man be responsible for me; for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, gave me whatever was needed; and in everything I kept myself from being a trouble to you, and I will go on doing so. 10 As the true word of Christ is in me, I will let no man take from me this my cause of pride in the country of Achaia. 11 Why? because I have no love for you? let God be judge. 12 But what I do, that I will go on doing, so that I may give no chance to those who are looking for one; so that, in the cause of their pride, they may be seen to be the same as we are.
  • 2 Cor 12:11-15 : 11 I have been forced by you to become foolish, though it was right for my praise to have come from you: for in no way was I less than the chief of the Apostles, though I am nothing. 12 Truly the signs of an Apostle were done among you in quiet strength, with wonders and acts of power. 13 For what is there in which you were made less than the other churches, but in the one thing that I was not a trouble to you? Let me have forgiveness for this wrong. 14 This is now the third time that I am ready to come to you; and I will not be a trouble to you: my desire is for you, not for your property: for it is not the children's business to make store for their fathers, but the fathers for the children. 15 And I will gladly give all I have for your souls. If I have the more love for you, am I to be loved the less?
  • 2 Kgs 5:16 : 16 But he said, By the life of the Lord whose servant I am, I will take nothing from you. And he did his best to make him take it but he would not.
  • 2 Kgs 5:20 : 20 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said, Now my master has taken nothing from Naaman, this Aramaean, of what he would have given him: by the living Lord, I will go after him and get something from him.
  • Acts 16:40-17:5 : 40 And they came out of the prison and went to the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brothers they gave them comfort and went away. 1 Now when they had gone through Amphipolis and Apollonia they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Synagogue of the Jews: 2 And Paul, as he generally did, went in to them, and on three Sabbath days had discussions with them from the holy Writings, 3 Saying to them clearly and openly that Christ had to be put to death and come back to life again; and that this Jesus, whom, he said, I am preaching to you, is the Christ. 4 And some of them had faith, and were joined to Paul and Silas; and a number of the God-fearing Greeks, and some of the chief women. 5 But the Jews, being moved with envy, took with them certain low persons from among the common people, and getting together a great number of people, made an outcry in the town, attacking the house of Jason with the purpose of taking them out to the people.

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  • 14But you did well to have care for me in my need.

  • Phil 4:16-18
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    16Because even in Thessalonica you sent once and again to me in my need.

    17Not that I am looking for an offering, but for fruit which may be put to your credit.

    18I have all things and more than enough: I am made full, having had from Epaphroditus the things which came from you, a perfume of a sweet smell, an offering well pleasing to God.

  • Phil 1:4-5
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    4And in all my prayers for you all, making my request with joy,

    5Because of your help in giving the good news from the first day till now;

  • 2 Cor 11:8-9
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    8I took money from other churches as payment for my work, so that I might be your servant;

    9And when I was present with you, and was in need, I let no man be responsible for me; for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, gave me whatever was needed; and in everything I kept myself from being a trouble to you, and I will go on doing so.

  • 10But I am very glad in the Lord that your care for me has come to life again; though you did in fact take thought for me, but you were not able to give effect to it.

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    34You yourselves have seen that with these hands I got what was necessary for me and those who were with me.

    35In all things I was an example to you of how, in your lives, you are to give help to the feeble, and keep in memory the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, There is a greater blessing in giving than in getting.

  • 7So it is right for me to take thought for you all in this way, because I have you in my heart; for in my chains, and in my arguments before the judges in support of the good news, making clear that it is true, you all have your part with me in grace.

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    14Even as you have been ready, in part, to say that we are your glory, in the same way that you are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.

    15And being certain of this, it was my purpose to come to you before, so that you might have a second grace;

    16And by way of Corinth to go into Macedonia, and from there to come back again to you, so that you might send me on my way to Judaea.

  • 1And now we give you news, brothers, about the grace of God which has been given to the churches of Macedonia;

  • 13But you have knowledge that with a feeble body I was preaching the good news to you the first time;

  • 4Seriously requesting us that they might have a part in this grace of being servants to the needs of the saints:

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    6And you took us and the Lord as your example, after the word had come to you in much trouble, with joy in the Holy Spirit;

    7So that you became an example to all those who have faith in Christ in Macedonia and Achaia.

    8For not only was the word of the Lord sounding out from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God is made clear; so that we have no need to say anything.

  • 12And from there to Philippi, which is the most important town of Macedonia and a Roman colony: and we were there for some days.

  • Phil 1:26-27
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    26So that your pride in me may be increased in Christ Jesus through my being present with you again.

    27Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;

  • 18And in the same way do you be glad and have a part in my joy.

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    4For fear that, if any from Macedonia come with me, and you are not ready, we (not to say, you) might be put to shame in this thing.

    5So it seemed to me wise for the brothers to go before, and see that the amount which you had undertaken to give was ready, so that it might be a cause for praise, and not as if we were making profit out of you.

  • 11You at the same time helping together by your prayer for us; so that for what has been given to us through a number of persons, praise may go up to God for us from all of them.

  • 1Now about the giving of money for the saints, as I gave orders to the churches of Galatia, so do you.

  • 13For what is there in which you were made less than the other churches, but in the one thing that I was not a trouble to you? Let me have forgiveness for this wrong.

  • 19And not only so, but he was marked out by the churches to go with us in the grace of this giving which we have undertaken to the glory of the Lord and to make clear that our mind was ready:

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    6That the faith which you have in common with them may be working with power, in the knowledge of every good thing in you, for Christ.

    7For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother.

  • 20For I have no man of like mind who will truly have care for you.

  • 1For you yourselves, brothers, are conscious that our coming among you was not without effect:

  • 15Where then is that happy condition of yours? because I give you witness, that, if possible, you would have taken out your eyes and given them to me.

  • 15For it is possible that for this reason he was parted from you for a time, so that you might have him for ever;

  • 10And, truly, you are lovers of all the brothers in Macedonia; but it is our desire that your love may be increased still more;

  • 26For it has been the good pleasure of those of Macedonia and Achaia to send a certain amount of money for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.

  • Phil 1:1-2
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    1Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, with the Bishops and Deacons of the church:

    2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 15For this cause I, having had news of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and which you make clear to all the saints,

  • 12That is to say, that all of us may be comforted together by the faith which is in you and in me.

  • 1But there is no need for me to say anything in my letter about the giving to the saints:

  • 13And I am not saying this so that others may get off free, while the weight comes on you:

  • 3And when I come, I will send the men of your selection with letters to take the money you have got together to Jerusalem.

  • 7For they went out for love of the Name, taking nothing from the Gentiles.

  • 24Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;

  • 30Fighting the same fight which you saw in me, and now have word of in me.

  • 4After hearing of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have for all the saints,