<p>4:11 <i>Not that I speak regarding want- </i>If Paul didn't really need material help whilst imprisoned, why does he make such an issue about it in 2:30 (see notes there)? It could be that his reasoning is similar to that we find in 2 Corinthians, where he says that the project of donating for the Jerusalem poor, and also temporarily excommunicating the immoral member, was not for the sake of the poor or for the sake of that individual (see on 2 Cor. 7:12). Rather it was all an opportunity to bring forth fruit for the Lord. He states that specifically in :17: &quot;Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that accrues to your account&quot;.</p><p><i>For I have learned to be content whatever my situation</i>- This is the same word used in :9, where he asks the Philippians to &quot;learn&quot; from him. But he the teacher has also had to learn. He does not place himself above them, but rather as an example of how to learn. &quot;Content&quot; is similar to the word found in 2 Cor. 12:9, where Paul was taught that the Lord's grace was &quot;sufficient&quot; or content enough for him. If Paul had nothing materially but had the Lord's grace- that was enough. &quot;Whatever my situation&quot; is an attempt to render a strange phrase- literally 'with what I am'. This is a concept far wider than simply his material state. To be content with ourselves, recognizing that we are not perfect nor as mature in the mind of Christ as we should be (see on 3:13,15,16)- but content with how &quot;I am&quot;, knowing that we are in the true Name of &quot;I am&quot;, Yahweh of Israel.</p>