New American Standard Bible 2020

Philippians 2:17-30

17But evenG2532ifεἰeiG1487I am beingpouredσπένδομαιspendomaiG4689outG4689asG4689aG4689drinkG4689offeringG4689uponthe sacrificeθυσίᾳthusiaG2378and serviceλειτουργίᾳleitourgiaG3009of your faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,I rejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463and shareG4796my joyG4796withG4796you allπᾶσινpasinG3956.

18You tooG2532, I urge you,rejoiceχαίρετεchaireteG5463in the sameG846wayG846and shareG4796your joyG4796withG4796me.

19But I hopeἘλπίζωElpizōG1679,in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, tosendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095to you shortlyταχέωςtacheōsG5030,soG2443thatG2443I alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532may beG2174encouragedG2174when I learnγνοὺςgnousG1097of your conditionτὰ περὶta periG3588 G4012.

20For I haveἔχωechōG2192noG3762oneοὐδέναoudenaG3762elseofG2473kindredG2473spiritG2473whoὅστιςhostisG3748will genuinelyγνησίωςgnēsiōsG1104be concernedμεριμνήσει·merimnēseiG3309for your welfareτὰtaG3588.

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

22But you knowγινώσκετε,ginōsketeG1097of his provenG1382characterG1382, 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 myselfαὐτὸςautosG846will alsoκαὶkaiG2532be comingἐλεύσομαι.¶eleusomaiG2064shortlyταχέωςtacheōsG5030.

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

26becauseἐπειδὴepeidēG1894he was longingἐπιποθῶνepipothōnG1971forG1971you allπάνταςpantasG3956and was distressedἀδημονῶνadēmonōnG85becauseδιότιdiotiG1360you had heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191that he was sickἠσθένησεν.ēsthenēsenG770.

27For indeedκαὶkaiG2532he was sickἠσθένησενēsthenēsenG770to the pointπαραπλήσιονparaplēsionG3897of deathθανάτῳ·thanatōG2288,but GodθεὸςtheosG2316hadG1653mercyἠλέησενēleēsenG1653on him, and not onlyμόνονmononG3441on him but alsoκαὶkaiG2532on me, soG2443thatG2443I would not haveσχῶ.schōG2192sorrowλύπηνlupēnG3077upon sorrowλύπηνlupēnG3077.

28ThereforeοὖνounG3767I have sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992him allG4709theG4709moreG4709eagerlyG4709,soG2443thatG2443when you seeG3708him againπάλινpalinG3825you may rejoiceχαρῆτε,charēteG5463and I may be lessG253concernedG253about you.

29ReceiveπροσδέχεσθεprosdechestheG4327him thenοὖνounG3767in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962with allπάσηςpasēsG3956joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479, andholdἔχετε·echeteG2192peopleG5108likeG5108him in highG1784regardG1784,

30becauseὅτιhotiG3754he cameG1448closeG1448to deathθανάτουthanatouG2288for the workἔργονergonG2041of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,riskingG3850his lifeψυχῇ,psuchēaG5590tocompensateἀναπληρώσῃanaplērōsēG378for your absenceὑστέρημαhusterēmaG5303in your serviceλειτουργίας.¶leitourgiasG3009to me.

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