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Philippians 4:19 And my God will supply (3SFAO) all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus (NASB: Lockman)
Greek: o de theos mou plerosei (3SFAO) pasan chreian humon kata to ploutos autou en doxe en Christo Iesou
Amplified: And my God will liberally supply (fill to the full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. (Amplified Bible - Lockman)
Lightfoot: And I am confident that God on my behalf will recompense you and supply all your wants with the wealth which he only can command, in the kingdom of his glory, in Christ Jesus.
NLT: And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. (NLT - Tyndale House)
Phillips: My God will supply all that you need from his glorious resources in Christ Jesus. Phillips: Touchstone)
Wuest: But my God shall satisfy to the full your every need in accordance with His wealth in glory in Christ Jesus. ( (Eerdmans)
Young's Literal: and my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;
AND MY GOD SHALL SUPPLY ALL YOUR NEEDS: o de theos mou plerosei (3SFAO) pasan chreian humon: (2Sa 22:7; 2Chr 18:13; Neh 5:19; Da 6:22; Mic 7:7; Jn 20:17,27; Ro 1:8; 2 Co 12:21; Philemon 1:4) (supply Ge 48:15; Dt 8:3,4; Neh 9:15; Ps 23:1, 2, 3, 4, 5; 41:1, 2, 3; 84:11; 112:5, 6, 7, 8, 9; Pr 3:9,10; 11:24,25; Mal 3:10; Lk 12:30, 31, 32, 33; 2Co 9:8, 9, 10, 11)
The KJV Commentary writes…
Don't yank this verse out of context and apply it indiscriminately. Such amazing generosity does not allow for foolish and frivolous spending on our part while at the same time we consider God is responsible for necessities! Rather, because the Philippians had been so generous in their Christian giving, God would meet their needs as well. (see Jesus' promise of the Father's intimate care of His children's needs in the notes on the Sermon on the Mount - Mt 6:25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34- see notes Mt 6:25-26, 6:27-29, 6:30-32, 6:33-34)
Commenting on the phrase "my God" Eadie writes that
Vine writes that
The value of a promise depends entirely upon the one making the promise. "My God" is faithful to His promise and will never let you down. Paul could not repay the Philippians, but God could and would.
J M Boice asks the important application question:
Paul is saying
Paul is reminding
Shall supply (4137) (liberally supply) (pleroo [word study]) means to be filled (passive voice = saints acted on by outside force) to the brim (a net, Mt 13:48, a building, Jn 12:3, Acts 2:2, a city, Acts 5:28, needs Phil 4:19), to make complete in every particular, to cause to abound, to furnish or supply liberally, to flood, to diffuse throughout, to pervade, to take possession of and so to ultimately to control.
Note that some translations suggest this verse is a prayer (eg, the Contemporary English Version has "I pray that God will take care of all your needs… ") but most versions do not hold to that view.
Barnes paraphrases this verse as
Pleroo - 86x in the NT - Matt. 1:22; 2:15, 17, 23; 3:15; 4:14; 5:17; 8:17; 12:17; 13:35, 48; 21:4; 23:32; 26:54, 56; 27:9; Mk. 1:15; 14:49; Lk. 1:20; 2:40; 3:5; 4:21; 7:1; 9:31; 21:24; 22:16; 24:44; Jn. 3:29; 7:8; 12:3, 38; 13:18; 15:11, 25; 16:6, 24; 17:12f; 18:9, 32; 19:24, 36; Acts 1:16; 2:2, 28; 3:18; 5:3, 28; 7:23, 30; 9:23; 12:25; 13:25, 27, 52; 14:26; 19:21; 24:27; Rom. 1:29; 8:4; 13:8; 15:13f, 19; 2 Co. 7:4; 10:6; Gal. 5:14; Eph. 1:23; 3:19; 4:10; 5:18; Phil. 1:11; 2:2; 4:18, 19; Col. 1:9, 25; 2:10; 4:17; 2 Thess. 1:11; 2 Tim. 1:4; Jas. 2:23; 1 Jn. 1:4; 2 Jn. 1:12; Rev. 3:2; 6:11.
The NAS renders pleroo as accomplish(1), accomplished(1), amply supplied(1), approaching(1), complete(1),completed(3), completing(1), elapsed(1), fill(3), filled(16), fills(1), finished(1), fulfill(5), fulfilled(35), fully carry out(3), fully come(1), fully preached(1), increasing(1), made complete(2), made full(5), make complete(1), make full(1), passed(2), supply(1).
All (3956) (pas) without exception or "every" need is a comprehensive description covering all kinds of need. Paul emphasized the all inclusiveness in the Corinthian letter writing that
Needs (5532) (chreia from chréos = debt) necessities or that that which should happen or be supplied because it is needed. Note that Paul says the promise is to meet needs not their "greeds" and all of their wishes, wants, or whims. Men have physical needs, mental needs, social needs, economic needs. These needs are temporal, but spiritual and eternal because all men need perpetual pardon, perpetual peace, and perpetual power. All would be supplied to the saints at Philippi!
Chreia - 49x in the NT - Matt. 3:14; 6:8; 9:12; 14:16; 21:3; 26:65; Mk. 2:17, 25; 11:3; 14:63; Lk. 5:31; 9:11; 10:42; 15:7; 19:31, 34; 22:71; Jn. 2:25; 13:10, 29; 16:30; Acts 2:45; 4:35; 6:3; 20:34; 28:10; Rom. 12:13; 1 Co. 12:21, 24; Eph. 4:28, 29; Phil. 2:25; 4:16, 19; 1 Thess. 1:8; 4:9, 12; 5:1; Tit. 3:14; Heb. 5:12; 7:11; 10:36; 1 Jn. 2:27; 3:17; Rev. 3:17; 21:23; 22:5.
The NAS renders chreia as necessary(1), need(40), needed(1), needs(6), task(1).
Jesus reminds busy Martha (and all of us) that
Paul says that practical sanctification shows itself in
hose who freely give (like the Philippians) will also receive--not their wants, but all they need for their service for Christ. The world's richest person was Jesus, Who had no place to sleep (Mt 8:20). He shared the Heavenly Father's unlimited resources. We can, too, if we dedicate all we have to Him.
Dwight Pentecost offers an important caveat writing that…
Solomon exhorts us to
And again he says
Although in context God was speaking to Israel in the following verse, the principle applies that God's people have the responsibility to support the work of God, rather than to heap luxuries on themselves. Thus God tells Israel to
Barnes has a practical comment noting God supplying all their needs
Calvin writes that the saints at Philippi
F B Meyer cautions that
KJV Commentary has an excellent summation of this section writing
ACCORDING TO HIS RICHES IN GLORY IN CHRIST JESUS: kata to ploutos autou en doxe en Christo Iesou: (Ps 36:8; 104:24; 130:7; Ro 9:23; 11:33; Ep 1:7,18; 2:7; 3:8,16; Col 1:27; 3:16; 1Ti 6:17) (glory Ro 8:18; 2Co 4:17; 1Th 2:12; 1Pe 5:1,10)
According to (2596) (kata) reveals the extent to which God would supply the Philippians' needs.
According to (kata) which is not the same as "out of" His riches. If I am a billionaire and I give you ten dollars, I have given you out of my riches; but if I give you a million dollars, I have given to you according to my riches. The first is a portion; the second is a proportion. The first would take it out of His riches, & would be like Mr. Rockefeller who used to give his caddy a dime. God gives in proportion to His infinite and inexhaustible riches!
Spurgeon comments…
In his sermon on Philippians 4:19 entitled A New Year's Wish Spurgeon adds that…
Riches (4149) (ploutos [word study]) properly denotes abundance, plentitude, and literally is used to refer to material wealth or prosperity (abundance of earthly, temporal goods) which is the meaning in the parable of the seed and the soils (Mt 13:22, Mk 4:19, Lk 8:14 = Material riches are deceitful and choke out reception of the Word of God. Be careful all you wealthy readers! Contrast spiritual riches - Ep 3:8) Indeed, think of the people who know whose whole lives glow with the glory of God for they are rich in spiritual possessions, albeit often poor in material possessions!
Ploutos - 22x in NT - Matt. 13:22; Mk. 4:19; Lk. 8:14; Rom. 2:4; 9:23; 11:12, 33; 2 Co. 8:2; Eph. 1:7, 18; 2:7; 3:8, 16; Phil. 4:19; Col. 1:27; 2:2; 1 Tim. 6:17; Heb. 11:26; Jas. 5:2; Rev. 5:12; 18:17
The NAS renders ploutos as riches(19), wealth(3).
Figuratively ploutos refers to spiritual abundance or prosperity. Ploutos refers to a high point on any scale with the implication of value as well as abundance. God's storehouse will never go bankrupt for He who own everything and has abundant fullness has an inexhaustible ability to supply their needs.
Francis Havergal alluded to true riches in these lines…
Take my silver and my gold,
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(Another Version by Chris Tomlin)
In Greek Plutus was the god of riches. Liddell-Scott records secular uses of ploutos as referring to treasures of gold, silver, the "riches" of the earth. Our English word plutocrat means one who rules because of his wealth. In Greek the word is connected to pleroma, the word for "fullness" so that a rich person is one who is "full of money or property."
Detzler writes that…
In early Greek literature, the fullness of material things was contrasted with the fullness of spiritual things. It was regarded as crude to be wealthy in terms of possessions but poor in terms of immaterial things. (Sadly, many people still make this foolish exchange. They surrender spiritual wealth for financial fatness.) Along the lines of this spiritual wealth one reads of Zeus, who was a pagan god rich in peace. But Homer spoke of wealth which made it possible for one to live without working. Socrates said that the rich were regarded as being socially sought after. (Wayne A Detzler. New Testament Words in Today's Language)
The KJV Commentary draws our focus to His…
Vine writes regarding "according to His riches in glory"…
A T Robertson adds that
In Christ Jesus - (See related studies on In Christ and in Christ Jesus) This phrase emphasizes the Source and Channel of all riches.
Writing to Timothy Paul declared that…
In Christ Jesus, God gives enough grace to meet whatever we face. Our needs can never exhaust His supply for Paul explains in Colossians that in Christ "are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." (see note Colossians 2:3)
Williams (in Student's Commentary) calls Philippians 4:19 a note drawn upon the bank of faith:
Have you ever heard the false statement "God helps those who help themselves." The real truth is brought out in this verse:
How easy it is to take this verse out of context and use it as a soft pillow for Christians who are squandering their money on themselves with seldom a thought for the work of God!
While it is true in a general sense that God does supply the needs of His people, this is a specific promise that those who are faithful and devoted in their giving to Christ will never suffer lack.
The famous missionary to China, Hudson Taylor, wrote
When God leads He provides. Hudson Taylor observed,
Our God hasn't changed. When the child of God is in the will of God, serving for the glory of God, then he will have every need met.
As Paul closes this letter, he again affirms the centrality of Christ Jesus as the Source of every spiritual blessing and benefit from God. The preposition in emphasizes the essential nature of the believer's personal union with God through Christ and that it is via this dynamic union that God will supply every need.
So wonderful is the truth of v19 that Paul cannot refrain from breaking forth with a doxology of praise in the next verse. All saints should continually show a similar response to the incalculable riches bestowed upon us in Christ Jesus.
Think back over the past few days. Has the Lord taken care of some minor needs in your life? Has He solved some nagging problem? Thank Him! As today unfolds, remember that He provides the little things too.
"If you can't be happy with what you already have, why should God trust you with anything else?" Good question. Far too many people go through life chronically unhappy with their circumstances. Yet in every situation we have whatever we need to be content (if not happy). When we focus on material things, we will often feel frustrated, but when we focus on the Lord, we can rejoice that what we have can never be taken from us.
A classic illustration of the truth of this Scripture comes from the life of George Muller (Online biography).
Eadie comments that in Christ Jesus…
F B Meyer comments that
Christ is God's Answer to Our Need. "
In Him are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden.
It pleased the Father that in Him should all the fulness dwell.
In Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
The Divine-Human nature of Christ is replete with every possible supply for His people.
He filleth all in all.
Those that trust Him can say, as the Apostle did of the Philippian gifts, "I have all things and abound; I am filled, hating received from Christ the things that came from God, and which were treasured in Him for my enrichment and thanksgiving." The teaching of the Apostle is full of this thought, as when he says, "I thank my God always concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus; that in everything ye were enriched in Him" (1Co 1:4-5), and again, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ" (see note Ephesians 1:3). Peter also affirms the same thought.
Grace to you, and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord; seeing that His Divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness" (see notes 2 Peter 1:2; 1:3).
Christ is the complement i.e. the complement of every soul. Just as the dark face of the moon taken with her first crescent of light makes a complete circle, so the unseen Redeemer together with our infinite need makes a complete man after God's stature. The greater our deficiency the larger His supply.
The Prime Necessity. The prime necessity, however, is that we should reckon it is so, and avail ourselves of all the treasures that are prepared for our use in our Risen Lord. Too often we act as if we had to meet the demands of life from our own limited exchequer, instead of believing that we have been taken into partnership with the Son of God, and can at any moment draw upon His all-sufficiency. What would you think if a clerk, who was sent to a distant land to open a branch of some great business firm, were to seek to meet the expenses out of his own limited salary, when the head of the firm had told him to draw upon his credit to any extent which he deemed necessary? But we make the same mistake when we meet the calls of life apart from the boundless wealth which is placed to our credit in Jesus.
A story is told by Dr. Richard Newton of an old and poverty-stricken Indian, who many years ago made his way into a Western settlement in search of food to keep him from starving. A bright-coloured ribbon was seen around his neck, from which there hung a small, dirty pouch. On being asked what it was, he said it was a charm given him in his younger days. He opened it, and took out a worn and Crumpled paper, which he handed to the person making the inspection. It proved, on examination, to be a regular discharge from the federal army, signed by George Washington himself, and entitling him to a pension for life. Here was a man with a promise duly signed, which if presented in the right place would have secured him ample provision, yet he was wandering about hungry, helpless, and forlorn, and begging bread to keep him from starving.
What a picture of many Christians who are in need of everything when they might be rich and full! Perhaps their own life had not been generous, certainly their faith has never put in its claim to God's great bank of promise. (Commentary on Philippians)
Spurgeon has the following devotional entitled Limitless Riches…
PAUL'S God is our God, and He will supply all our need. Paul felt sure of this in reference to the Philippians, and we feel sure of it as to ourselves. God will do it, for it is like Him: He loves us, He delights to bless us, and it will glorify Him to do so. His pity, His power, His love, His faithfulness, all work together that we be not famished. What a measure doth the Lord go by: "According to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." The riches of His grace are large, but what shall we say of the riches of His glory? His "riches of glory by Christ Jesus," who shall form an estimate of this? According to this immeasurable measure will God fill up the immense abyss of our necessities. He makes the Lord Jesus the receptacle and the channel of His fullness, and then He imparts to us His wealth of love in its highest form. Hallelujah! The writer knows what it is to be tried in the work of the Lord. Fidelity has been recompensed with anger, and liberal givers have stopped their subscriptions. But he whom they sought to oppress has not been one penny the poorer; nay, rather he has been the richer, for this promise has been true, "My God shall supply all our need." God's supplies are surer than any bank. (Faith's Checkbook)
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The following devotionals are from Our Daily Bread (Copyright RBC Ministries, Grand Rapids, MI. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved)
The saying "You can never out give God" may be doubted by overanxious or tightfisted people. But Paul's letter to the Philippian believers fully supports this saying. Having just received their generous gifts to meet his needs in prison, he assured them that because of their generosity God wouldn't allow them to suffer undue need. He told them, "My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus" (Phil. 4:19). God's people have relied on the truth of those words ever since.
To help us place our trust more confidently in this promise of God, someone has put Philippians 4:19 in terms we can all understand:
"My God [the bank] shall supply [the check] all your need [the amount] according to His riches in glory [the capital] by Christ Jesus [the signature]."
As with any valid check that we have received, we need only endorse God's check through our "signature of faith" and it will be paid in full. As long as we're willing to be content with much or little, as Paul was (v.12), we can dare to be generous people. Only then will we discover for ourselves that we can never out give our rich and generous God. (Our Daily Bread)
God's riches fill up our supply,
God gives freely to us so that we can give freely to others.
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Winds Of Love - A farmer had a weather vane on his barn, on which was written "God is love." When friends asked why, the farmer said, "This is to remind me that no matter which way the wind blows, God is love."
When the cold "north wind" of trial and testing sweeps down upon you, God is love.
When the "west wind" blows hard upon you with its punishing intent, God is love.
When the "east wind" threatens to sweep away all that you have, God is love.
Perhaps you are discouraged and downhearted. If so, remember, God still cares for you. What you are experiencing has either been sent or it has been allowed by Him for your good.
Yes, no matter which way the wind is blowing, God is love. —Richard De Haan (Our Daily Bread, Copyright RBC Ministries, Grand Rapids, MI. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved)
God is love: His mercy brightens
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Faith & Riches - Do you want to be rich? Do you think your faith will bring you riches? What kind of riches are you looking for?
Christ, "the hope of glory," living in us (Col 1:27-see note Col 1:27).
Mighty strength in our inner being, "through His Spirit" (Eph 3:16-see note Ep 3:16).
Having all our needs met by God (Php 4:19-see note Php 4:19).
The "wisdom and knowledge of God" (Ro 11:33-see note Ro 11:33).
"Redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins," which comes from God's grace (Eph 1:7-see note Ep 1:7).
Yes, God's Word promises us great riches—treasures that we cannot even attempt to purchase with any amount of money. It is these riches that we must seek, enjoy, and use to glorify their source—our heavenly Father.—Dave Branon (Our Daily Bread, Copyright RBC Ministries, Grand Rapids, MI. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved)
The treasures of earth are not mine,
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WHEN THIS GETS ALL - We had thoroughly enjoyed the meeting in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and the privilege of greeting many friends of the Radio Bible Class who attended the service that evening. Some dear friends invited us to their home after the meeting for a lunch; but when we got there, it was more like a full-course dinner, and what a feast we had! As we were eating, one of the hostesses came into the living room to see if we had enough. Upon leaving, she turned around and said, "There's more in the kitchen when this gets all!" Since I come from the Midwest, this Pennsylvania Dutch expression really tickled me. "There's more in the kitchen when this gets all!" It was just another way of saying, "When what you have is all gone, there's more where that came from!" That was good to know, but how much more wonderful this is in the spiritual realm. How comforting the assurance that no matter how great our need, no matter how heavily we might have already drawn upon Heaven's resources, there's more "when this gets all!"
"There's more, there's more, when this gets all";
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The Ultimate Giver - If we put our trust for our well-being in a person, any person, we are putting it in the wrong place. Ultimately, our faith must be in God. To transfer that trust to a spouse or pastor or child is to put it where we will be disappointed.
The author of Psalm 146 (notes) said not to trust in mortal men--even princes (Ps 146:3-note). Instead, he wrote, "Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God" (Ps 146:5-note).
God can be trusted because He always provides what He promises. He is the ultimate Giver. --D C Egner (Our Daily Bread, Copyright RBC Ministries, Grand Rapids, MI. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved)
I belong to the King, and He loves me, I know,
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PHILIPPIANS 4:19 - Pastor Harold Springstead was driving along, on his way to preach at a little country church, when he felt a sudden vibration. A tire had gone flat. As the 78-year-old pastor maneuvered his car to a stop, a trucker pulled up behind him. A young man jumped out, assessed the situation, and cheerfully changed the tire. Pastor Springstead got to the service in plenty of time, and it was not until later that he realized his car didn't even have a jack!
If God sees the sparrow's fall,
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An Answer For Everything - Dad, can I have 10 dollars?" "Dad, can you help me with my math?" "Dad, what's the capital of Maine?" "Dad, why can't we get another car?" "Dad, I didn't make the team."
For answered prayer we thank You, Lord,
Philippians 4:20 Now to our God and Father be the glory forever and ever. Amen (NASB: Lockman)
Greek: to de theo kai patri hemon e doxa eis tous aionas ton aionon; amen
Amplified: To our God and Father be glory forever and ever (through the endless eternities of the eternities). Amen (so be it). (Amplified Bible - Lockman)
Phillips: And may glory be to our God and our Father for ever and ever, amen! (Phillips: Touchstone)
Wuest: Now to God, even our Father, be the glory forever and ever. Amen. (Eerdmans)
Young's Literal: and to God, even our Father, is the glory -- to the ages of the ages. Amen.
NOW TO OUR GOD AND FATHER BE THE GLORY FOREVER AND EVER AMEN: to de theo kai patri hemon e doxa eis tous aionas ton aionon amen: (Php 1:11; Ps 72:19; 115:1; Mt 6:9,13; Ro 11:36; 16:27; Gal 1:5; Ep 3:21; 1Ti 1:17; Jude 1:25; Rev 1:6; 4:9, 10, 11; 5:12; 7:12; 11:13; 14:7) (amen Php 4:23; Mt 6:12; 28:20)
Paul's doxology flows out of his abundant joy in this epistle and it should also be our continuous response to the ever-present, inexhaustible riches bestowed upon us by our Father in and through Christ Jesus our Lord!
Regarding the phrase "Our God" Lightfoot notes that…
Henry says
Bengel says that
James Boice writes that
God gets all the glory. He will not share His glory with another.
Expositor's says
Eadie adds
The psalmist rightly declares…
Philippians 4:21 Greet (2SAMM) every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren who are with me greet (3PPMI) you (NASB: Lockman)
Greek: Aspasasthe (2SAMM) panta hagion en Christo Iesou. aspazontai (3PPMI) humas oi sun emoi adelphoi
Amplified: Remember me to every saint (every born-again believer) in Christ Jesus. The brethren (my jassociates) who are with me greet you. (Amplified Bible - Lockman)
Phillips: Greetings to every true Christian, from me and all the brothers here with me. (Phillips: Touchstone)
Wuest: Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren with me send greeting to you. (Eerdmans)
Young's Literal: Salute ye every saint in Christ Jesus; there salute you the brethren with me;
GREET EVERY SAINT IN CHRIST JESUS: Aspasasthe (2SAMM) panta hagion en Christo Iesou:
Greet (782) (aspazomai) means to enfold in one's arms and so to welcome and embrace another. Give each other a "holy hug" is the idea! Paul commands it using the aorist imperative meaning "Just do it"!
Spurgeon comments that…
Every (3956) (pas) means all without exception. Paul was concerned for every saint in Christ Jesus, not just his close personal friends. Little wonder that God used him so mightily.
Saint (hagios) (Click word study of hagios) is in the singular which conveys Paul's interest to each believer individually, and is an expression of personal affection. None is to be treated differently from any other. In a church troubled by disunity the apostle does not single out any one individual and does not "take sides".
The familiar Pauline phrase in Christ Jesus emphasizes the believer's union with Christ. The Philippians were holy (saints), not through any merit of their own, but because they were in Christ Jesus.
In Christ Jesus also emphasizes the important truth that every saint is in vital union with Christ. (See related resources in Christ and in Christ Jesus)
THE BRETHREN WHO ARE WITH ME GREET YOU: aspazontai (3PPMI) humas oi sun emoi adelphoi: (Ro 6:21,22; Gal 1:2; 2:3; Col 4:10, 11, 12, 13, 14; Philemon 1:23,24)
The body of Christ is essential. Even the great apostle Paul was not a "Lone Ranger" doing his own thing.
Eadie adds that
Philippians 4:22 All the saints greet (3PPMI) you, especially those of Caesar's household (NASB: Lockman)
Greek: aspazontai (3PPMI) humas pantes oi hagioi, malista de oi ek tes Kaisaros oikias
Amplified: All the saints (God's consecrated ones here) wish to be remembered to you, especially those of Caesar's household. (Amplified Bible - Lockman)
Phillips: All the Christians here would like to send their best wishes, particularly those who belong to the emperor's household (Phillips: Touchstone)
Wuest: All the saints send greeting to you, especially those of Caesar's household. (Eerdmans)
Young's Literal: there salute you all the saints, and specially those of Caesar's house
ALL THE SAINTS GREET YOU: aspazontai (3PPMI) humas pantes oi hagioi: (Ro 16:16; 2Co 13:13; Heb 13:24; 1Pe 5:13; 3Jn 1:14)
Saints (hagios) (Click word study of hagios) refers to members of the church at Rome.
ESPECIALLY THOSE OF CAESAR'S HOUSEHOLD: malista de oi ek tes Kaisaros oikias:
Of Caesar's household is an expression used in ancient Greco-Roman literature to refer both to the highest officials in the Roman government and to the lowest servants in the emperor's employ.
Vine comments that…
Philippians 4:23 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. (NASB: Lockman)
Greek: e charis tou kuriou Iesou Christou meta tou pneumatos humon
Amplified: The grace (spiritual favor and blessing) of the Lord Jesus Christ (the Anointed One) be with your spirit. Amen (so be it) (Amplified Bible - Lockman)
Phillips: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. (Phillips: Touchstone)
Wuest: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, with all of you in this respect individually (Eerdmans)
Young's Literal: the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is with you all. Amen.
THE GRACE OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST BE WITH YOUR SPIRIT: e charis tou kuriou Iesou Christou meta tou pneumatos humon: (Ro 16:20,24; 2Cor 13:14)
Paul begins his letter with grace (Click for in depth word study of charis) and fittingly concludes it with this same rich word.
Note that this passage is in its essence a prayer. Paul is praying that the Lord's grace (His transforming, energizing enablement or power to live the supernatural, abundant life for His glory - see discussion of empowering aspect of grace - 2Ti 2:1-note) be with them all. Is this not a prayer we should pray for all the saints in Christ Jesus?
Henry paraphrases it
He desires that they experience the daily unmerited help from the Lord Jesus.
Eadie adds that
The concluding benediction is exactly the same as Philemon 1:25 and similar to Gal 6:18 and invokes on the Philippian church the continuing grace of Christ to be with their spirits.
The KJV adds Amen. It is true. So be it. It is an expression of confident and joyful affirmation.
F B Meyer has these final words on this grand epistle…
Phil 4:21, 22, 23
PROBABLE, at this point, the Apostle took in hand the style with which his amanuensis had been rapidly penning his glowing thoughts, that in the clumsy letters, to which he refers in the Epistle of Galatians (Galatians 6:11), probably due to his defective eyesight, he might append his autograph.
"Salute every saint in Christ Jesus." There were many distinctions between the disciples in that distant city. Some who professed a lofty spirituality, but lacked the spirit of loving concord; some who were tinctured with the pharisaic disputations of his own earlier days; and some who were able to appreciate the deepest teachings of the nature of Christ which human words can unfold. It was enough, however, that they were in Christ Jesus, that He had accepted them, and that already they were separated from the corruption that is in the world through lust, and were set apart for the glorious purpose of the Son of God, and therefore their faithful friend was able to include them all in his tender salutation.
How good it is when Christian love enables us to rise above sectarian strife, and the misunderstandings which are generated by the differences of our temperament and education, so that we are able to view each other as common members of the Body, and contiguous branches of the Vine, praying for each other, and prepared to communicate grace by word and act. Let us salute every saint, whether belonging to our own Church or to some other. It is enough to know that they with us are partakers of Paul's Humility. There is no trace of the priest in these simple words. Having sent his own personal greetings, he hastens to class with himself his colleagues, as Timothy and Mark, or his travelling companions, as Luke and Silas, or prominent believers who dwelt in Rome, and had the right of entrance into his hired room. They were brethren more or less unknown, but the Apostle recognised that they had as much right to salute the saints in Philippi as he had, and he hastened to strengthen his own message by the inclusion of their good-will.
It is interesting to notice how fond the Apostle was of having others with him in his Christian work. Their fellowship gave him strength and comfort. Probably, he entered into the Spirit of the Master, who sent His disciples out two and two. Sometimes, he allied himself with Barnabas, at other times with Silas, at other times with Mark. The opening words of this Epistle show how closely he was associated with Timothy, "his own son in the faith." Two are better than one. It is a matter of great encouragement and strength when some kindred soul is united with us in any service.
The Gathering Wealth of Christian Love. "All the saints salute you." The Apostle first salutes for himself; then he associates the brethren that were with him; and now his voice seems to have stirred a large circle of consenting hearts, and from them all a torrent of tender affection sets in towards the Philippian Church. There is every probability that the saints who here send greeting are those who themselves had been greeted and mentioned by name in Romans 16. Bishop Lightfoot, in an essay on this passage which is full of interest, has pointed out that many of the names mentioned by Paul in the last chapter of his letter to the Romans are identical with the names deciphered in sepulchral inscriptions, and known to have had a place in the Imperial household. Of these he specifies Ampliatus, Appeles, Stachys, Rufus and Hermes, and the two women, Tryphaena and Tryphosa. These were almost certainly included in "all the saints."
Thus this Epistle, so full of love, seems like a shuttle to have shot between these far-removed centres of Christian life, uniting each to the other. Epaphroditus had brought a sweet savour of Philippi unto Rome, now this letter carries the fragrance of Roman Christianity to Philippi. It is thus that the Churches in all ages have exchanged words and actions of Christian courtesy.
The Saints that are Specially Distinguished. "Especially them that are of Caesar's household." The great commentator already referred to has shown that the household of Caesar was a term embracing a vast number of persons, not only in Rome, but in the provinces, all of whom were either actual or former slaves of the Emperor, and filled every possible description of office. There is every reason to believe that this term included household slaves who were in immediate attendance upon the Emperor; soldiers who through being attached to the prisoner had been constrained to hear the story of salvation, and yielded to the claims of Jesus: and perhaps beyond, there was a still wider circle of senators and knights, men of intellectual power and large wealth, who composed the Imperial retinue and court. The household of Caesar was constituted by a vast concourse, many of whom were the agents of murders, bitter cruelties, and licentious intrigues, but large numbers of whom were men of upright character, who found it possible, amid such surroundings as those of Nero's palace, to be simple followers of Jesus. It is as possible to be a Christian in a royal court as in a slum, in a fashionable circle as amongst peasants and labourers, amongst rulers as amongst the poor and destitute. Character may be independent of circumstances. Joseph may pursue his life of purity amid the corruption of Egypt, and Daniel his life of prayer amid the idolatry of Babylon.
Circumstances may differ; in some cases they are more, whilst in others they are less favourable to the growth of Christian character, but Christianity is indigenous to all climates, and will flourish on any soil. It is like the corn plant which grows alike upon the alluvial soil of the Nile Delta, and the broad expanse of Western prairies.
It speaks much for the earnestness of individual workers in those early days, when there were no great conventions, nor many eloquent and commanding preachers, that such vast multitudes of believers were being gathered in every part of the known world through the individual effort of those who, like the first apostles, could say, "Come and see."
The Final Benediction. "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit." The Epistle begins with grace (Phil. 1:2) and with grace it ends. It is impossible to define all that is meant by this comprehensive prayer. Illumination for the soul, love for the heart, strength for the mind, purity for the character, help in every time of need, direction in all perplexity and difficulty--all these are included in the word grace. It was impossible for the Apostle to know in detail all that his friends might be passing through amid the temptations and perils of Philippi, but he wished that always and everywhere they might be conscious that the grace of the Lord Jesus beset them behind and before, encompassed their going out and coming in, enwrapped them in their lying down and rising up, canopied them with skies opening Godward, and was their shield and their exceeding great reward. (F. B. Meyer. The Epistle to the Philippians - A Devotional Commentary)


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Law enforcement officials in at least four European countries are making steady progress in an investigation into what they say are schemes in which deeply discounted HIV and AIDS drugs meant for poor and dying patients in Africa were resold in Europe at huge profits.
The police and other investigators from the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and France are scheduled to meet on Tuesday at Europol, the European police agency, in the Hague to exchange documentation and other evidence indicating a wide web of trafficking in gray-market AIDS drugs.
The European Commission has been looking into the problem, too, and is to publish new enforcement guidelines on Wednesday that it hopes will put an end to the smuggling, including tighter customs procedures and increased border checks.
The investigations came to light this month, after drugs manufactured by the British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline arriving on flights from Africa were intercepted at airports in Paris and Brussels.Continue reading the main story
Glaxo says it lost an estimated 16 million euros ($15.75 million) in sales in the last year from the reselling.
Around one-fifth of Glaxo's marked-down AIDS medication destined for impoverished patients in five African countries wound up instead in the hands of profiteers, the company said.
According to law enforcement officials, shipping documents and invoices from the airport interceptions and other information collected by investigators support Glaxo's estimates.
The investigations resulted in two arrests last week: that of a German businessman working out of a garage near the city of Bochum and of a French pharmaceuticals trader. Officials suspect the involvement of others, including a mom-and-pop importer in the Netherlands.
''There is a whole chain of businesses and individuals involved,'' an employee of the Dutch General Health Inspection Service said.
Besides small-time players, investigators are trying to determine if the fraud is institutionally based. The sheer volume of the missing medication -- which was intended for patients in Senegal, the Ivory Coast, the Congo Republic, Togo and Guinea-Bissau -- suggests some kind of concerted effort in Europe and Africa, according to law enforcement officials.
Several of Europe's largest drug importers purchased the drugs in question, though there is no evidence to date they knew that the medication was originally bound for African patients, investigators say.
But there is evidence that some of the humanitarian organizations that distribute the drugs in Africa at least knew that the products were being resold.
Batches of Glaxo AIDS drugs destined for one such group, Africa Helps Africa, were reimported into Europe and sold at market prices there.
In response to the news, Latif Guèye, chief executive of the Africa-wide organization, was dismissed this month.
The Sengalese president, Abdoulaye Wade, fired Mr. Guèye, contending that he had committed ''extremely serious errors'' in connection with the drug sales.
Mr. Guèye said there was simply a surplus of Glaxo medication that he wanted to try to exchange for other much-needed drugs and equipment, according to local news reports.
Some aid groups said they were worried by suggestions that nongovernmental organizations might have played a role.
''It's horrifying if N.G.O.'s or anybody else is involved in this,'' said Rachel Cohen, a spokeswoman for Doctors Without Borders in New York. ''The people who are ultimately going to pay for this are those without adequate access to drugs.''
Glaxo is the only drug company to date to confirm that its discounted AIDS drugs have been illegally resold. Under strong pressure from AIDS activists, Glaxo and several other companies had agreed to lower prices in the developing world by as much as 90 percent. Glaxo's Combivir, for instance, retails in Europe for $4 to $6 a pill, but is sold in sub-Saharan Africa for around 80 cents.
Some pharmaceutical companies were leery of discounting precisely because a two-tiered pricing system is such an easy a target for fraud.
''The amount of money to be had is pretty substantial,'' said Chris Viehbacher, president of Glaxo's European pharmaceutical division.
Merck, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Roche and others have joined Glaxo in making their AIDS drugs available at a discounted price in the developing world.
The Glaxo drugs Combivir and Epivir that reappeared in Europe were purchased in Africa by middlemen and then resold to several big, respected European importers, according to people close to the investigations.
One of them, Kohlpharma of Germany, bought some of the drugs in question from a Dutch company called Asklepios, and paid a fair market price for them, a company spokesman said, adding that the company had no idea these had been discounted for use in Africa.
Kohlpharma vigorously denies any wrongdoing, and law enforcement officials say the company is not under investigation.
But Dutch authorities are investigating the husband and wife who run Asklepios, a tiny import-export company, out of their home in the Dutch suburb of Naaldwijk, according to Raymond Salet, a spokesman for the General Health Inspection Service.
The couple's lawyer, Dirk van der Landen, said his clients had bought the medicine from yet another trader, not from African suppliers. He said the sale to Kohlpharma generated a profit of 2 to 20 percent of the medicine's value.
The couple ''did not do anything wrong,'' he said.
One person close to the Dutch health authorities expressed concern that companies under investigation may have functioned like money launderers who move their transactions through several companies.
Suspicions about the Glaxo drug shipment were first raised by a Belgian customs official because of the routing: AIDS drugs are typically shipped to Africa from Europe, not the other way. And the accompanying documentation did not always match the medication, law enforcement officials said.
Mr. Salet said investigators think the smuggling began in July 2001.
Perhaps more troubling, Kohlpharma, the German importer, said it had been approached in the past by other private companies to see if it was interested in buying marked-down AIDS drugs bound for developing countries.
One seller, according to Kohlpharma, was a British company that tried to resell discounted Glaxo AIDS drugs intended for a former Soviet region. Kohlpharma said it had refused the offer.
''This case is not the first one,'' a Kohlpharma spokesman, Jörg Geller, said.
Kohlpharma argues that the AIDS drugs bound for Africa were still far too expensive, despite the deep discounting, and that this has forced some relief agencies into creative maneuvers.
Take, for instance, the German businessman recently recently arrested near Bochum. German law enforcement officials says he related a story about transactions in the Congo Republic similar to those in Senegal. The businessman said he was contacted by a nongovernmental organization in the Congo Republic that was interested in selling part of its Glaxo supply so it could afford to buy other AIDS drugs. Investigators say the man contended he was just ''trying to do some good.''
Fraudulent transactions are relatively easy to carry out because the medicine bound for Europe or Africa differs only in price. The pills are the same, as is the labeling.
Kohlpharma has criticized Glaxo for failing to make a distinction between the two, with, say, different colors or labels.
Pfizer, for instance, sells its diflucan pills in regular, private dealings in capsule form and as tablets to relief agencies or other third world channels.
Glaxo said it was now considering changes but that any changes in a medicine's form or labeling requires regulatory approval, which means time and money.
''Adding regulatory complexities is something we were hoping to avoid,'' Mr. Viehbacher of Glaxo said.
AIDS activists say that the trafficking may cause companies to reconsider their two-tier price systems.
''We can only continue this two-tier pricing if the diversion stops,'' Mr. Viehbacher warned, then added that Glaxo was still committed to the program, having just reduced the drugs' prices a second time.Continue reading the main story


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The following is a guest post from Michael German. Enjoy!
The old adage that nothing is for certain except uncertainty resounds nowhere stronger than in today's erratic job market. The figures are frightening; even when they jump slightly, most Americans today realize that the jump has more to do with people's unemployment benefits expiring than it has with any real upturn in the employment picture.
We are told to be grateful that we have a job; that we should praise the heavens for the opportunity to stay chained to a desk for ten hours a day and jump at the whims of our over-educated yet highly under-qualified boss. And now you want a raise?
The Prospect of Getting a Raise
Having the audacity to ask for a raise is virtually career suicide these days, no matter how much you may truly deserve one. At best, your request will be greeted with mutters about the economy, at worst you will be laughed out of the office. Even companies not necessarily depressed by the economy have found that using the dreadful economy as a way to stave off raises and reduce the workforce is a Godsend. Imagine, being able to freeze salaries, lay off a nice proportion of your workforce, and at the same time have your remaining employees ever thankful to take on more work for the same pay, and all you have to do is say one word: economy. Lucky for them, but you still need to earn more money.
How to Negotiate a Raise
The best way to increase your job's value is to increase your worth to the company for which you work. Guaranteed yearly raises are becoming a thing of the past. Most organizations these days offer instead, merit increases, meaning that your salary will be raised only if your performance has been raised from last year. The bar is raised every year, so you must strive to be not only the best you can be, but better than you were last year. While no one likes to admit it, but there are many who simply work by habit, bringing nothing new to their game year in and year out. These non-inspired employees fared as well as anyone under the old yearly raise system, but are sure to be left behind under the merit system.
Try to be the best at what you do. While not everyone can be the best at what they do, don't worry, because most people are not even trying to be the best, and there are always situations where some coworker just has the knack, a gift that makes doing their job seem effortless for them. Instead of resenting those who can bang out work in an instant, try to learn from them, often they simply know a few shortcuts of which you weren't aware. Also, even within the job description that you may share with fellow employees, there may be a single aspect that you can master better than anyone else, get a reputation as the best at something in the process. This will provide you will leverage when asking for an increase.
When It's Time to Move On…
If there is just no way your company is willing to offer you some increase for all your hard work and perseverance, you may want to consider moving on. Some companies just refuse to raise a salary no matter how you profit the company, and some jobs simply aren't very well-valued – but they may be somewhere else. If you've made it a habit to network with those in your field maybe it's time to utilize those connections. If you haven't, start now. This also holds true for those considering striking out on their own.
Starting Your Own Business
Sometimes starting your own business seems the best answer. Now is the time all that networking can really pay off, as many companies under strict budgets which do not allow for hiring additional employees often outsource work to freelancers. This can be a great source of income until you have your own business up and running. Do be careful though, being your own boss is often a much more appealing in theory than in practice; anyone who has been there will tell you it is a twenty-four hour job. You will be sweating every dollar, as opposed to sitting and collecting that guaranteed weekly paycheck. Needless to say, start planning early, put some money on the side, and to keep finances straight, apply for a business credit card.
With any luck, your business will grow, and perhaps soon, you will be the one making the decision on who does and doesn't get a raise. It may not be the circle of life, but it is at least the circle of business.
How about you all? Have you ever negotiated a raise with your boss or bosses? How did it go? What approach did you take? Do you feel that companies are using the bad economy as an excuse for not being as good to their employees?
Share your experiences by commenting below!
Jacob's Thoughts – Listed below are my random thoughts as I was reading this article.
- @ The flaws and inaccuracies in today's unemployment figures/calculations –
- First off, I just want to say that this post brings up a lot of good points for us as working employees to keep in mind. It's all too easy to get caught up in our job and forget to sort of "take care of our own interests."
- Next, I'll definitely agree that the unemployment facts (and the formulas that generate them) are far from perfect, as the stats ONLY include people that are ACTIVELY looking for jobs (not the ones that have given up after trying for X number of years).
- @ Asking for a raise being looked on as career suicide and the grim outlook on today's job market –
- I am not in total agreement with the sort of grim outlook on employee/employer relationships expressed above.
- In my opinion, companies truly are hurting, and simply do not have the money to give raises that they may have used to possess.
- Also, I would not consider asking for a raise to be career suicide. If you can legitimately display that you benefit the company enough and subsequently ask for a raise in a very professional and courteous way, I think that at worst, the only thing your boss will do is say "no."
- @ Yearly raises and bonuses shrinking in recent years –
- I am in agreement with the idea expressed in this post about yearly bonuses and raises being decreased in recent years.
- When I worked for a few years out of undergraduate studies for a Fortune 500 company, I was somewhat surprised with how hard it was to be recognized and compensated for hard/good work. It seemed to me that raises and promotions were more based on 1) time at the company and 2) how many times you moved around to different jobs. Don't get me wrong, I was really happy at the company and enjoyed my time there, but I just was a little surprised with how hard it was to get noticed for good work.
- @ The best and easiest way to get a raise and promotion –
- As mentioned in the previous point, in my opinion, the best and quickest way to rise through the ranks in today's job market is simple – move around to different jobs in different geographic locations in different companies as MUCH as possible.
- @ Whether it's more profitable to be your own boss or work for a company –
- The distinction and differences between how much money you can make by being an employee versus starting your own company are quite interesting.
- In my opinion, if you want to make the most money possible over a short period of time, the best way to do this stay as an employee at a company.
- Starting your own business can be a good, interesting alternative and can also present promising prospects for long term profits. However, starting your own business is much more risky, is not for everyone, and is not a "get rich quick" method.
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Medical Malpractice in the News
A leading healthcare advocacy group has released a study claiming that the United States has a higher rate of medical errors than several other developed countries.
Thirty-four percent of U.S. patients have received the wrong medication, delayed or incorrect test results, mistreatment or a misdiagnosis, according to The Commonwealth Fund. The U.S. rate is significantly higher than New Zealand, Canada, Australia and England. U.S. patients also paid dramatically higher costs than patients from any of the other surveyed countries.
Medical malpractice is one subject receiving plenty of attention from state and federal lawmakers today. Unfortunately, most of that attention is going in favor of the medical establishment, and against those who've suffered serious physical harm and wrongful death as a result of poor and incompetent care from medical professionals.
Fueled by the intense and relentless lobbying efforts of insurance companies, legislative agendas designed to limit the liability doctors, nurses, surgeons and other medical professionals face in cases of medical malpractice have been gaining substantial ground during the past ten years. Today, the medical establishment is pushing harder than ever before to make issues like patients' rights and legal recourse for medical malpractice victims a distant memory. Backed by a sympathetic Republican administration and Congress, they are succeeding in their efforts.
With the rights of medical malpractice victims so clearly under siege, even attorneys are limiting their involvement in medical malpractice cases. Many have closed their doors altogether to medical malpractice victims, refusing to take on their cases and discouraging those who seek quality legal representation for their injuries. Whether they know it or not, by doing this attorneys are contributing to the total victory the medical establishment and their insurance companies are striving for – a "proceed at your own risk" approach to seeking medical care, where responsibility for medical errors is a burden borne solely by the victim – and in most cases, a burden they'll live with the rest of their lives.
Medical Malpractice Lawyer in Ohio: Toledo, Bowling Green, Swanton and Findlay
Ohio medical malpractice attorney Chuck Boyk believes this is a raw deal for patients, who have no influence or control over how a medical professional performs. Chuck Boyk will always be here to support the rights of those Ohioans injured through the negligence of medical malpractice. He is an experienced medical malpractice attorney and can quickly help clients determine whether someone has been injured as a result of negligence or misconduct of individuals in the dental, medical, podiatry, psychiatry or other professional health care fields. A death or injury caused by the failure to follow reasonably appropriate or common standards of care or the failure to diagnose a detectable illness may be considered malpractice.
Chuck Boyk regularly represents individuals who have died or suffered extensive injuries resulting from negligence of a hospital, physician, nurse practitioner, or other health care provider. We've helped clients pursue just compensation for a medical professional's failure to diagnose an illness; anesthesia errors; failure to prevent infection; leaving a medical device implanted after surgery; surgery without informed consent; certain birth injuries and cerebral palsy; late diagnosis resulting in a diminished chance of survival; misdiagnosis of a condition, and even wrongful death. Catastrophic results can and do arise from a medical provider's failure to:
• Refer patients to an appropriate medical specialist
• Adequately treat an emergency room patient
• Diagnose diseases such as cancer
• Recognize conditions that result in injury to an unborn baby
• Order a biopsy or other exam
• Monitor changes in patient's condition
• Order necessary lab tests
• Order appropriate radiographic tests
• Adhere to proper standards during surgery
• Prescribe appropriate medication
Not every bad medical result means someone was negligent, but whenever an unforeseen injury, illness or condition results from a visit to a doctor's office or hospital, a lawyer should be consulted. Chuck Boyk's experience has made him highly adept at analyzing medical malpractice cases, simplifying complex medical matters and identifying and aggressively pursuing legal remedies still available to Ohioans in Toledo, Swanton, Bowling Green, Findlay and other areas of northwest Ohio.


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|Reviews for Club Shikon
| Guest chapter 7 . 3/16/2013
This had the potential to be a great story but you kept jumping all over the place. I had no idea what was actually the present on there. Made things very confusing and also made me give up on finishing this story.
| Say L8er Not Goodbye chapter 11 . 6/11/2008
that was depressing you said nothing about tragedy just adventure and romance i think im gonna cry now and the end was a killer oh iluved this story i have a lump in my throat as im writting this but over all it was wonderful im glad i found it
| claudia chapter 11 . 4/29/2007
no offense but this was the most confusing stupid and also one of the worst of the stories i have ever been caught reading
| Kouga's Archi chapter 11 . 2/28/2007
Did Inuyasha die ?
| P.L chapter 11 . 11/2/2006
very sad story. Do you have to make it so sad?
| latinagirl chapter 11 . 7/5/2005
I was kinda confused of the order that the story went. It really didn't make much sence to me. Sorry but keep up the good work your a very talented writer.
| Elen chapter 11 . 6/24/2005
Wait a sec... *pauses to glare as thunder clouds roll into the sky from nowhere* Did Inuyasha just DIE?
*biggest hurricane you've experianced pours over author and Elen glares*
*suddenly clouds are gone and the sun is shining*
I guess it was all right.. for the sake of the story... *pauses, still glaring though* so I forgive you for killing him JUST THIS ONCE!
(BTW, good story )
| Elen chapter 8 . 6/24/2005
Ok... I think I understand now. Those were flashbacks and the present?
Sorry I was so "blah di blah di blah and this is wrong and that and blah blah blah..." I really should have waited till I finished this story to review... but then, I'm just stupidly impatient sometimes. )
(still, I think it might help future readers to give a clearer note that those are flashbacks and present time. I know now that you did say something, but I didn't really understand it then. Sorry bout the complaining!)
| Elen chapter 6 . 6/24/2005
Ok, I'm VERY confused with the two different happenings in the chapter.I know it's kinda late to ask as the story's already complete, but I don't understand the meaning? purpose? of the two different 'scenarios' seperated by a line... *sigh* oh well. if you enlighten readers on the subject in later chapters, please ignore all this except that this is a good story!
| Elen chapter 4 . 6/24/2005
I like your story so far... but there are a few things I'm confused about. First: in the second(I think?) you have one scenario and then jump back to resuming the first chapter. Where does that come in? Also, your plot development, especially from the chapter before this into this one, leaves things to be desired. I was rather unaware that Kagome and Inuyasha went from careful "friends" (if you will) to lovers. Is it just me, or did I miss something?
Please don't take any offense from this- I've read some of your other stories and I like your style overall. This is a good story with minor mistakes, after all. )
| Hyperactive Waterworks chapter 1 . 5/1/2005
Good job-Update soon
| Krazie-edge chapter 11 . 3/8/2005
all i gotta say is whoa... poor Inuyasha.. Poor Kagome and poor child..
| tomiie chapter 11 . 9/22/2004
Are chocolate cover ramen sticks good?
| Serenity117 chapter 11 . 9/20/2004
Dude that was so so so sad. I gotta go, it was good. Ja ne
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Typical, Typical, Typical.
So typical.
I hate typical.
I hate the norm,
I hate everything about it.
So typical.
I hate people,
who strive for attention.
I hate people,
who are loud.
I hate people,
who think they're funny,
but never really are.
So typical.
I hate it.
There are things,
that I don't hate.
Un-typical things.
Weird things.
Misunderstood things.
Things I love,
people I love,
understand me.
Typical things,
don't even try,
to understand who I am.
They probably think,
I'm typical.
I don't try to not be.
Maybe I am.
I don't care;
if you try to be typical,
you're typical.
If you don't try to be typical,
you're typical.
Everything has happened before,
so many times.
Nothing you do,
is special.
Nothing you do,
is not typical.
It depends on the eyes,
that watch.
What is typical to them,
is not typical to you.
A tree is not typical,
to an ocean.
An ocean is not typical,
to a desert.
He is not typical,
to me,
and I am not typical,
to him.
So I guess it will work out now.


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Went to North Miami's COSTCO couple days ago, greet guy stepped by me in the entrance and asked me for my membership card, I told him I didnt got one, he says I had to leave, I said how can I buy the membership card if I cant enter the store? He just said I could not enter... I left the place with my wife and my lil 4 yo daughter feeling really upset and offended... Can I sue Costco?
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China Mobile Profits From the Google Void
At the Temple of the God of the Capital in Beijing, Gao Puer sits on a bench under a tree playing poker on his Lenovo touchscreen smartphone. "I use my phone to download maps and e-books, too," says the electrical engineer. "Most of the apps I get are free, but some of the games are worth it to pay a few yuan." A few blocks away, Wei Xinping kills time while waiting for his girlfriend by playing Angry Birds on a handset made by Huawei Technologies. "I like to relax after work or on the weekends," says the banker.
Both gadgets are powered by Google's Android operating system, but the apps come from China Mobile. And therein lies a painful dilemma for Google. Android runs two-thirds of the smartphones sold in the world's biggest Internet market, yet the company's online app store, Google Play, isn't open for business in China. Google sharply scaled back its presence on the mainland in 2010 after tussling with China's censors. Taj Meadows, a Tokyo-based spokesman, declined to comment on why Google Play is still unavailable in China.
China Mobile, the world's biggest phone company by subscribers, has been quick to exploit Google's absence. The carrier launched its Mobile Market store for Android apps in 2009 and now has 158 million registered users. Customers have downloaded more than 630 million apps, making Mobile Market the world's largest carrier-operated app store, according to Jack Kent of IHS Screen Digest. "Without having to compete with the official Google store, China Mobile has an opportunity that operators in other countries don't have," he says.
The success of Mobile Market comes at a welcome time for the wireless giant. Growth in subscribers has fallen by almost half in the past three years, to 10.9 percent in April from 20.9 percent in April 2009. As a result, China Mobile must now figure out ways to squeeze more revenue from each of its 673 million customers. "The reason we care about this business is that it can help drive or promote our other businesses," says China Mobile Chief Executive Officer Li Yue. "If a developer makes a very good app, then it will help boost traffic on our network and help our growth that way." Sales advanced 12 percent last year, to 48.4 billion yuan ($7.6 billion), at the carrier's applications and information services division, which includes the Mobile Market store, as well as downloads of music, e-books, and video.
All Web content in China is censored, so Mobile Market doesn't offer apps to access the blocked websites of Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Apple's Chinese-language store abides by the same restrictions. Such controls have not damped competition, according to Analysis International, which tracks 13 major app stores in China, including those operated by phone carriers and handset makers. "A couple of years ago, everyone began to realize how huge Apple's app store was becoming and wanted into that market," says Neil Juggins, an analyst at JI Asia Research.
China Mobile's store is stocked with 68,663 apps—just a fraction of the 450,000 available on Google Play. Mobile Market features worldwide hits such as Instagram's photo-sharing and editing software and various iterations of Rovio Entertainment's Angry Birds game, as well as homegrown apps such as one that provides readings on ultraviolet radiation and a game in which monkeys must capture turtles.More than 90 percent of the offerings on China Mobile's store are paid apps, compared with 77 percent for wireless rival China Unicom and 48 percent for Apple. Prices for games typically range from the equivalent of 50¢ to $1.50.
Mobile Market logged sales of 23 million yuan last year, a rounding error on Google's balance sheet. (The company had revenue of $29.1 billion in 2011.) Still, China is poised to overtake the U.S. as the biggest market for smartphones this year. Based on that trend, Analysis International is forecasting an 80 percent jump in the local market for mobile applications and services, to 220 billion yuan. "Mobile Internet traffic has more than doubled in each of the past two years as smartphones get cheaper and more consumers can afford them," says Michael Meng of BOCI Research in Hong Kong.