<p>4:15 <i>And you yourselves also know, you Philippians, that in the beginning of the gospel&rsquo;s work, when I departed from Macedonia, no church had fellowship with me in the matter of giving and receiving, but you only</i>- As noted on :14, &quot;fellowship&quot; is no theoretical matter, but concerns not just giving to those we have commonality with, but the art of receiving from others too. Paul was not perceived in his lifetime as the charismatic Christian leader whom all tried to support. In his time of need after leaving Macedonia, not one church apart from the Philippians sent him material support. He would have been perceived as a difficult maverick, a pariah figure rejected by conservatives and liberals alike in the church. We note that although the Antioch church sent him forth on the Gospel's work (Acts 13:1-3), they did not support him in his time of material need; when they as his sponsoring church would surely have been the ones who ought to have done so. We can assume there was some falling out between them and Paul. And yet he speaks of their fellowshipping him in &quot;giving <i>and receiving</i>&quot;. It is too simplistic to read this as meaning that they fellowshipped him by giving to his material needs; for they fellowshipped in giving &quot;and receiving&quot;. This consideration makes attractive the GNB rendition: &quot;You were the only ones who shared my profits and losses&quot;. The trading metaphors continue in :17,18: &quot;I want to see profit added to your account. Here, then, is my receipt for everything you have given me...&quot; (GNB). </p>