For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you; and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,
"Paul, like a good psychologist, and with true Christian tact, begins with praise even when he meant to move on to rebuke." [Note: William Barclay, The Letters to the Philippians, Colossians and Thessalonians, p. 217.] 