Philippians 4:9

These things which ye have both learned,.... Meaning from himself, in a doctrinal way:

and received; not only into their heads but hearts, had embraced cordially, with great affection, in the love…

Those things which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do - That is, what you have witnessed in me, and what you have learned of me, and what you have heard about me,…

Those things, which ye have - learned - From my preaching and writing;

And received - By faith, as a revelation from God;

And heard - From my preaching, and that of those who labored with me; and…

The apostle begins the chapter with exhortations to divers Christian duties.

I. To stedfastness in our Christian profession, Phi 4:1. It is inferred from the close of the foregoing chapter: Therefore…

Thosethings &c. On the apparent egotism of this appeal, see on Php 3:17. R.V. renders, somewhat better, The things &c.

have doth learned&c. Better, both learned &c. The verbs are aorists, and the…