Philippians 4:16

Philippians 4:16. Ye sent once and again, &c.— It appears by 1Th 2:9 and 2Th 3:7-9 that it was not to the liberality of the inhabitants of that city, but chiefly to the labour of his own hands, that St. Paul owed his subsistence during his abode among them. St. Chrysostom remarks judiciously upon this place, "That it is a great commendation of the Philippians, that when St. Paul resided in the metropolis, [Thessalonica,] he should receive no assistance from the inhabitants of that city, while generous contributions were made to him from the little city of Philippi."