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Philippians 2:17-30

17Yea,andifIamoffereduponthesacrificeθυσίᾳthusiaG2378andserviceλειτουργίᾳleitourgiaG3009ofyourfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,Ijoy,andrejoiceG5463withyouall:

18andinthesameG846mannerdoyealsoG2532joy,andrejoiceG5463withme.

19ButIhopeἘλπίζωElpizōG1679intheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424tosendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095shortlyuntoyou,thatIalsoG1161maybeofgood comfort,whenIknowG1097yourstate.

20ForIhavenomanlikeminded,whowillcaretrulyforyourstate.

21Fortheyallseekζητοῦσιν,zētousinG2212theirownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438,notthethingsG3956ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547.

22Butyeknowγινώσκετε,ginōsketeG1097theproofG1382ofhim,that,asachildτέκνονteknonG5043servethafatherπατρὶpatriG3962,soheservedG1398withmeinfurtheranceofthegospelεὐαγγέλιον.euangelionG2098.

23HimthereforeοὖνounG3767IhopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679tosendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992forthwith,sosoonasIshallseehowG5613itwillgowithme:

24butItrustG3982intheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962thatImyselfalsoκαὶkaiG2532shallcomeἐλεύσομαι.¶eleusomaiG2064shortly.

25ButIcounteditnecessaryἈναγκαῖονAnagkaionG316tosendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992toyouEpaphroditusἘπαφρόδιτονEpaphroditonG1891,mybrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80andfellow-workerandfellow-soldier,andyourmessengerἀπόστολονapostolonG652andministerλειτουργὸνleitourgonG3011tomyneedχρείαςchreiasG5532;

26sincehelongedafteryouall,andwasG1510soretroubled,becauseyehadheardG191thathewasG1510sickG770:

27forindeedhewassickἠσθένησενēsthenēsenG770nigh untodeathθανάτῳ·thanatōG2288:butGodθεὸςtheosG2316hadmercyἠλέησενēleēsenG1653onhim;andnotonhimonlyG3441,butonmealsoG2532,thatImightnothavesorrowλύπηνlupēnG3077uponsorrowλύπηνlupēnG3077.

28IhavesentG3992himthereforeοὖνounG3767themorediligently,that,whenyeseeG3708himagainπάλινpalinG3825, yemayrejoiceχαρῆτε,charēteG5463,andthatImaybeὦ.ōG1510thelesssorrowful.

29ReceiveπροσδέχεσθεprosdechestheG4327himthereforeοὖνounG3767intheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962withalljoyχαρᾶςcharasG5479;andholdG2192suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108inhonor:

30becausefortheworkἔργονergonG2041ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547hecamenigh untodeathθανάτουthanatouG2288, hazardinghislifeψυχῇ,psuchēaG5590tosupplythatwhichwaslackingG5303inyourserviceλειτουργίας.¶leitourgiasG3009towardme.

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