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Philippians 4:16

For even in Thessalonica you sent once and again to my need.
Philippians 4:16 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.
  • BSB For even while I was in Thessalonica, you provided for my needs again and again.
  • NKJV For even in Thessalonica you sent aid once and again for my necessities.
  • NASB for even in Thessalonica you sent a gift more than once for my needs.
  • NLT Even when I was in Thessalonica you sent help more than once.

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 3

  • 1 Th 2:9For you remember, brothers, our labor and travail; for working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the Good News of God.
  • Acts 17:1Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
  • 1 Th 2:18because we wanted to come to you — indeed, I, Paul, once and again — but Satan hindered us.

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Philippians videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

    Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PhilippiansMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

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