Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
The proof (thn dokimhn). "The test" as of metals (II Corinthians 2:9; II Corinthians 9:13). Three times they had seen Timothy (Acts 16:13; Acts 19:22; Acts 20:3 f.).
With me (sun emoi). Paul's delicacy of feeling made him use sun rather than emoi alone. Timothy did not serve Paul.
In furtherance of (eiv). See Philippians 1:5 for this use of eiv.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Philippians 2:22:
2 Corinthians 2:9
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