Philippians 4:10

Majority Text:
ἐχάρην δὲ ἐν κυρίῳ μεγάλως ὅτι ἤδη ποτὲ ἀνεθάλετε τὸ ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ φρονεῖν ἐφ' ᾧ καὶ ἐφρονεῖτε ἠκαιρεῖσθε δέ

KJV:
But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.

Comments:
I rejoiced in the Lord greatly: Paul’s joy is in the Lord as a result of the Philippians’ actions, just as his thanks was to the Lord on account of the Philippians’ faithfulness in chapter 1:3-5.

wherein ye were also careful: The first line of the verse has Paul rejoicing because the Philippians have met his material needs in prison. But he wants them to know that he is aware they were thinking of him all along—they just did not have the occasion to meet his needs in this manner. The point is that what believers do materially is only an expression of what is (or was) already true in their hearts. The teaching matches both Matthew 12:34 and a precise reading of John 15:13 (in which the greatest love has a purpose which may result in a man laying down his life for his friends—not, as is often supposed, that the greatest love is equivalent to laying down that life).

Expanded Paraphrase:
As I see your benevolence toward me recently refreshed, my peace and confidence in the Lord is also recently refreshed. Of course, I know you were always caring and thinking about me. But then you had no occasion to demonstrate it as you have now, with this generous provision of things I needed.