My love ... After having administered severe rebukes, he closes with "love:" his very rebukes were prompted by love, and therefore are in harmony with the profession here: love in Christ Jesus embraced "all" who loved Him.

The subscription represents the letter as written from Philipi. shows it was written at Ephesus. Bengel conjectures that it was sent from Philippi (), because the deputies of the Corinthians accompanied Paul there. From Ephesus there was a road to Corinth above Philippi.

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