New American Standard Bible 1995

Philippians 2:17-28

17But evenG2532ifεἰeiG1487I am beingpouredσπένδομαιspendomaiG4689out as a drinkG4689offeringG4689uponthe sacrificeθυσίᾳthusiaG2378and serviceλειτουργίᾳleitourgiaG3009of your faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,I rejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463and shareG4796my joyG4796with you allπᾶσινpasinG3956.

18You tooG2532, I urge you,rejoiceχαίρετεchaireteG5463in the sameG846wayG846and shareG4796your joyG4796with me.

19But I hopeἘλπίζωElpizōG1679in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424tosendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095to you shortlyταχέωςtacheōsG5030,soἵναinaG2443that I alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532may be encouragedεὐψυχῶeupsuchōG2174when I learnγνοὺςgnousG1097of your conditionτὰ περὶta periG3588 G4012.

20For I haveἔχωechōG2192noG3762oneοὐδέναoudenaG3762elseof kindredG2473spiritG2473whoὅστιςhostisG3748will genuinelyγνησίωςgnēsiōsG1104be concernedμεριμνήσει·merimnēseiG3309for your welfareτὰtaG3588.

21For they allπάντεςpantesG3956seekζητοῦσιν,zētousinG2212afterG2212their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438interests, not thoseG3588of ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.

22But you knowγινώσκετε,ginōsketeG1097of his provenG1382worthG1382, thathe servedἐδούλευσενedouleusenG1398with me in the furtherance of the gospelεὐαγγέλιον.euangelionG2098likeὡςhōsG5613a childτέκνονteknonG5043servinghis fatherπατρὶpatriG3962.

23ThereforeοὖνounG3767I hopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992him immediatelyἐξαυτῆς·exautēsG1824,as soon as I seeG872howG872thingsτὰtaG3588go with me;

24andI trustπέποιθαpepoithaG3982in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962that I myselfαὐτὸςautosG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532will be comingἐλεύσομαι.¶eleusomaiG2064shortlyταχέωςtacheōsG5030.

25But I thoughtἡγησάμηνhēgēsamēnG2233it necessaryἈναγκαῖονAnagkaionG316to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992to youEpaphroditusἘπαφρόδιτονEpaphroditonG1891,my brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80andfellowσυνεργὸνsunergonG4904workerG4904andfellowσυστρατιώτηνsustratiōtēnG4961soldierG4961,who is alsoG1161yourmessengerἀπόστολονapostolonG652andministerλειτουργὸνleitourgonG3011to my needχρείαςchreiasG5532;

26becauseἐπειδὴepeidēG1894he was longingἐπιποθῶνepipothōnG1971for you allπάνταςpantasG3956and was distressedἀδημονῶνadēmonōnG85becauseδιότιdiotiG1360you had heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191that he was sickἠσθένησεν.ēsthenēsenG770.

27For indeedκαὶkaiG2532he was sickἠσθένησενēsthenēsenG770to the pointπαραπλήσιονparaplēsionG3897of deathθανάτῳ·thanatōG2288,but GodθεὸςtheosG2316hadG1653mercyἠλέησενēleēsenG1653on him, and not on him onlyμόνονmononG3441but alsoκαὶkaiG2532on me, soἵνα μὴina mēG2443 G3361that I would not haveσχῶ.schōG2192sorrowλύπηνlupēnG3077upon sorrowλύπηνlupēnG3077.

28ThereforeοὖνounG3767I have sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992him allG4709the moreG4709eagerlyG4709soἵναinaG2443that when you seeG3708him againπάλινpalinG3825you may rejoiceχαρῆτε,charēteG5463and I may be lessG253concernedG253about you.

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