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 also myself shall come shortly. 25Yet I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants. For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because ye had heard that he was sick. 27For indeed he was sick near to death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. 28I sent him therefore the more eagerly, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.

Philippians 2:26 word by word

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

• Forἐπειδήepeidē · sinceG1894
• heἦνēn · wasG2258
• afterἐπιποθέωepipotheō · to long forG1971
• youὑμᾶςhumas · youG5209
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• heavinessἀδημονέωadēmoneō · be distressedG85
• becauseδιότιdioti · becauseG1360
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• sickἀσθενέωastheneō · be weak: illG770

Cross-references for Philippians 2:26

• Philippians 1:3I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
• Philippians 4:1Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
• 2 Samuel 13:39And the soul of king David longed to go forth to Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
• Romans 1:11For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end that ye may be established;
• 2 Corinthians 9:14And by their prayer for you, who long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.
• Job 9:27If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will put off my heaviness, and comfort myself :
• Psalms 69:20Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
• Proverbs 12:25Heaviness in the heart of man weigheth it down: but a good word maketh it glad.
• Isaiah 61:3To appoint to them that mourn in Zion, to give to them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified.
• Matthew 11:28Come to me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
• Matthew 26:37And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
• Romans 9:2That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.
• 1 Peter 1:6In this ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through various temptations:
• 2 Samuel 24:17And David spoke to the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father’s house.
• John 11:35Jesus wept.
• Acts 21:13Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break my heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, 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