How great is the Joy! "I praise God as the source of all blessings, and I want you to know how happy I was when Epaphroditus came to me with your gift!" Paul was always very sensitive about money, because of the slander against him (1 Thessalonians 2:5; 1 Corinthians 9:3-18; 2 Corinthians 11:8-9). Note that Paul is not scolding them for taking so long, but rather praising their generosity when his circumstances gave them one more opportunity to help!

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