Passage

Concern without an opportunity

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

¹⁰But I rejoice in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your thought for me; in which you did indeed take thought, but you lacked opportunity.

Philippians 4:10World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The writer rejoices that the Philippians’ care for him has found expression again.

To understand

He says their concern was already there, but they lacked an opportunity. He then explains that he has learned contentment in his circumstances.

A question

What had prevented the Philippians from acting on their concern?