Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
I seek for (epizhtw). Old verb, in N.T. only here and Romans 11:7 (linear present, I am seeking for). Lightfoot calls it "the Apostle's nervous anxiety to clear himself" of wanting more gifts. Why not say his delicate courtesy?
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Philippians 4:17:
Philippians 3:12
Philippians 4:15
2 Thessalonians 3:9
1 John 4:10
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