Paul’s Trust
Paul’s Trust Philippians 2:24 Excerpt I trust can also be rendered “I am confident” ( NEB , NAB ). The verb used is a strong one, carrying the components of confidence, reliance, and hope. The ground of this confidence and hope is in the Lord Every mood of Paul’s life is regulated by the will of the Lord. I trust has here the force of “if the Lord wills it” ( Brc ; cf . 1 Cor 4.19 ). It is only in the Lord that the apostle can look ahead with confidence, and with this confidence he says I myself will be able to come to you soon , that is, to follow soon after Timothy. More Loh, I-Jin, and Eugene Albert Nida. A Handbook on Paul’s Letter to the Philippians . New York: United Bible Societies, 1995. Print. UBS Handbook Series.