Philippians 2:26

Philippians 2:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.
• New International Version (NIV)For he longs for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for he has been longing for you all and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill.
• New King James Version (NKJV)since he was longing for you all, and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick.

Context of Philippians 2:26

24but I trust in [the] Lord that I myself also shall soon come; 25but I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow-workman and fellow-soldier, but your messenger and minister to my need, since he had a longing desire after you all, and was distressed because ye had heard that he was sick; 27for he was also sick close to death, but God had mercy on him, and not indeed on him alone, but also on me, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow. 28I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that seeing him ye might again rejoice, and that I might be the less sorrowful.

Philippians 2:26 word by word

ἐπειδὴ ἐπιποθῶν ἦν πάντας ὑμᾶς καὶ ἀδημονῶν διότι ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἠσθένησεν.Read the interlinear

• longingἐπιποθέωepipotheō · to long forG1971
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• sickἀσθενέωastheneō · be weak: weakG770

Cross-references for Philippians 2:26

• Philippians 1:3I thank my God for my whole remembrance of you,
• Philippians 4:1So that, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, thus stand fast in [the] Lord, beloved.
• 2 Samuel 13:39And king David longed to go forth to Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
• Romans 1:11For I greatly desire to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to establish you;
• 2 Corinthians 9:14and in their supplication for you, full of ardent desire for you, on account of the exceeding grace of God [which is] upon you.
• Job 9:27If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my [sad] countenance, and brighten up,
• Psalms 69:20Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am overwhelmed: and I looked for sympathy, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
• Proverbs 12:25Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad.
• Isaiah 61:3to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, that beauty should be given unto them instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of the spirit of heaviness: that they might be called terebinths of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified.
• Matthew 11:28Come to me, all ye who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest.
• Matthew 26:37And taking with [him] Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and deeply depressed.
• Romans 9:2that I have great grief and uninterrupted pain in my heart,
• 1 Peter 1:6Wherein ye exult, for a little while at present, if needed, put to grief by various trials,
• 2 Samuel 24:17And David spoke to Jehovah when he saw the angel that smote among the people, and said, Behold, it is I that have sinned, and it is I that have committed iniquity; but these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, be on me, and on my father's house!
• John 11:35Jesus wept.
• Acts 21:13But Paul answered, What do ye, weeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

Commentaries on Philippians 2:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Ye had heard that he had been sick - "In this passage," says Dr. Paley, "no intimation is given that the recovery of Epaphroditus was miraculous, it is plainly spoken of as a natural event. This instance, together with that in the Second Epistle to Timothy, Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick, affords a proof that the power of performing cures, and, by parity of reason, of working other miracles, was a power which only visited the apostles occasionally…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26For he longed after you all - He was desirous to see you all, and to relieve your anxiety in regard to his safety.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-30Verses 19-30 It is best with us, when our duty becomes natural to us. Naturally, that is, sincerely, and not in pretence only; with a willing heart and upright views. We are apt to prefer our own credit, ease, and safety, before truth, holiness, and duty; but Timothy did not so. Paul desired liberty, not that he might take pleasure, but that he might do good. Epaphroditus was willing to go to the Philippians, that he might be comforted with those who had…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-30Paul praises Epaphroditus, a messenger from the church at Philippi (see also 4:18). Paul is now sending Epaphroditus back to Philippi, perhaps with this letter. Paul describes Epaphroditus as his fellow soldier. This suggests the challenges, opposition, and dangers faced in Christ's work.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. For--reason for thinking it "necessary to send" "Epaphroditus. Translate as Greek, "Inasmuch as he was longing after you all." full of heaviness--The Greek expresses the being worn out and overpowered with heavy grief. because that ye had heard that he had been sick--rather, "that he was sick." He felt how exceedingly saddened you would be in hearing it; and he now is hastening to relieve your minds of the anxiety.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Philippians 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings