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Philippians 2:25-30

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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