New American Standard Bible 1995

Philippians 2:19-30

19But I hope 1in the Lord Jesus to 2send 3Timothy to you shortly, so that I also may be encouraged when I learn of your condition.

20For I have no one else 4of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare.

21For they all 5seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus.

22But you know 6of his proven worth, that 7he served with me in the furtherance of the gospel 8like a child serving his father.

23 9Therefore I hope to send him immediately, as soon as I see how things go with me;

24and 10I trust in the Lord that I myself also will be coming shortly.

25But I thought it necessary to send to you 11Epaphroditus, my brother and 12fellow worker and 13fellow soldier, who is also your 14 15messenger and 16minister to my need;

26because he was longing 17for you all and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick.

27For indeed he was sick to the point of death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow.

28Therefore I have sent him all the more eagerly so that when you see him again you may rejoice and I may be less concerned about you.

29 18Receive him then in the Lord with all joy, and 19hold men like him in high regard;

30because he came close to death 20 21for the work of Christ, risking his life to 22complete 23what was deficient in your service to me.

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Notes

1. Philippians 2:19 Or trusting in ↩
2. Philippians 2:19 Phil 2:23 ↩
3. Philippians 2:19 Phil 1:1 ↩
4. Philippians 2:20 1 Cor 16:10; 2 Tim 3:10 ↩
5. Philippians 2:21 1 Cor 10:24; 13:5; Phil 2:4 ↩
6. Philippians 2:22 Rom 5:4; Acts 16:2 ↩
7. Philippians 2:22 Acts 16:3; 1 Cor 16:10; 2 Tim 3:10 ↩
8. Philippians 2:22 1 Cor 4:17 ↩
9. Philippians 2:23 Phil 2:19 ↩
10. Philippians 2:24 Phil 1:25 ↩
11. Philippians 2:25 Phil 4:18 ↩
12. Philippians 2:25 Rom 16:3, 9, 21; Phil 4:3; Philem 1, 24 ↩
13. Philippians 2:25 Philem 2 ↩
14. Philippians 2:25 Lit apostle ↩
15. Philippians 2:25 John 13:16; 2 Cor 8:23 ↩
16. Philippians 2:25 Phil 4:18 ↩
17. Philippians 2:26 One early ms reads to see you all ↩
18. Philippians 2:29 Rom 16:2 ↩
19. Philippians 2:29 1 Cor 16:18 ↩
20. Philippians 2:30 Lit because of ↩
21. Philippians 2:30 Acts 20:24 ↩
22. Philippians 2:30 1 Cor 16:17; Phil 4:10 ↩
23. Philippians 2:30 Lit your deficiency of service ↩

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