That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.
'That your matter of glorying х kaucheema (G2745), not kaucheesis (G2746)] may abound in Christ Jesus (the only legitimate sphere in which glorying has place) in me; i:e., in my case (Galatians 1:24): in respect to me, your builder up in the faith, granted to your prayers (Philippians 1:19) through my presence again among you.' Alford makes the 'matter of glorying' the possession of the Gospel, or their being established in the faith (Chrysostom), through Paul, which would be increased by his presence among them. But 'my rejoicing over you' (Philippians 2:16) answers to 'your rejoicing in respect to me' here.