different aspects: their acceptance of the gospel in faith, their identification with the aims thereof, their co-operation in preaching and spreading it, their expression of sympathy with the apostle in his afflictions for the sake of Christ (verse 7), amongst others, by sending pecuniary contributions for the relief of his needs in prison (Phil. 4:14–17) or for the benefit of other fellow believers by collecting for them (Rom. 15:26). In short, it refers to their sympathetic attitude and practical
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