Philippians 4:17

Philippians 4:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
• New International Version (NIV)Not that I desire your gifts; what I desire is that more be credited to your account.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that increases to your credit.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account.

Context of Philippians 4:17

15And as you Philippians know, in the early days of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church but you partnered with me in the matter of giving and receiving. 16For even while I was in Thessalonica, you provided for my needs again and again. Not that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account. 18I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God. 19And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:17 word by word

οὐχ ὅτι ἐπιζητῶ τὸ δόμα, ἀλλ᾽ ἐπιζητῶ τὸν καρπὸν τὸν πλεονάζοντα εἰς λόγον ὑμῶν·Read the interlinear

• Notοὐou · noG3756
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• I am seekingἐπιζητέωepizēteō · to seek afterG1934
• aὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• giftδόμαdoma · giftG1390
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• fruitκαρπόςkarpos · fruitG2590
• may be creditedπλεονάζωpleonazō · to increaseG4121
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• accountλόγοςlogos · wordG3056

Cross-references for Philippians 4:17

• Philippians 4:11I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances.
• Malachi 1:10“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.
• Acts 20:33I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
• 1 Corinthians 9:12If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.
• 2 Corinthians 11:16I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:5As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
• 1 Timothy 3:3not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
• 1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
• 1 Peter 5:2Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;
• 2 Peter 2:3In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
• Jude 1:11Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed for profit into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.
• Philippians 1:11filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
• Micah 7:1Woe is me! For I am like one gathering summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster to eat, no early fig that I crave.
• John 15:8This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.
• Romans 15:28So after I have completed this service and have safely delivered this bounty to them, I will set off to Spain by way of you.
• 2 Corinthians 9:9As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”

Commentaries on Philippians 4:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Not because I desire a gift - I do not speak thus to incite you to send me a farther gift; I speak this on the general subject, because I wish you to bear such fruit as shall abound to your account in the day of the Lord.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Not because I desire a gift - “The reason why I rejoice in the reception of what you have sent to me, is not that I am covetous.” From the interest with which he had spoken of their attention to him, some might perhaps be disposed to say, that it arose from this cause. He says, therefore, that, grateful as he was for the favor which he had received, his chief interest in it arose from the fact that it would contribute ultimately to their own good. It…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-19Verses 10-19 It is a good work to succour and help a good minister in trouble. The nature of true Christian sympathy, is not only to feel concern for our friends in their troubles, but to do what we can to help them. The apostle was often in bonds, imprisonments, and necessities; but in all, he learned to be content, to bring his mind to his condition, and make the best of it. Pride, unbelief, vain hankering after something we have not got, and fickle…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17Not that I am seeking a gift: Paul preferred to support himself financially (see Acts 18:3; 1 Corinthians 4:12; 9:3–18; 2 Corinthians 11:7–11; 12:14–15). Paul was not seeking a gift for himself. Instead, he wanted their generosity to produce spiritual fruit, a reward from God credited to their accountRead the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. a gift--Greek, "the gift." Translate, "It is not that I seek after the gift, but I do seek after the fruit that aboundeth to your account"; what I do seek is your spiritual good, in the abounding of fruits of your faith which shall be put down to your account, against the day of reward (He 6:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Philippians 4:17

• Beneficence
• Church
• Minister, Christian
• Philippi
• Unselfishness
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Communicate
• Crown
• Epaphroditus
• Need
• Request
• Therewith
• Bible, the
• Macedonia
• Money
• Philippi

Commentaries on Philippians 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings