Timothy and Epaphroditus

19 I hope in the Lord Jesus (A)to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you.

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Timothy and Epaphroditus

19 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy(A) to you soon,(B) that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you.

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17 That is why (A)I sent[a] you Timothy, (B)my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ,[b] (C)as I teach them everywhere in every church.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 4:17 Or am sending
  2. 1 Corinthians 4:17 Some manuscripts add Jesus

17 For this reason I have sent to you(A) Timothy,(B) my son(C) whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church.(D)

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Timothy's Encouraging Report

But (A)now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us the good news of (B)your faith and love and reported (C)that you always remember us kindly and (D)long to see us, as we long to see you— for this reason, brothers,[a] in all our distress and affliction (E)we have been comforted about you through your faith. For now we live, if you (F)are standing fast in the Lord.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 3:7 Or brothers and sisters

Timothy’s Encouraging Report

But Timothy(A) has just now come to us from you(B) and has brought good news about your faith and love.(C) He has told us that you always have pleasant memories of us and that you long to see us, just as we also long to see you.(D) Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith. For now we really live, since you are standing firm(E) in the Lord.

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and we (A)sent Timothy, (B)our brother and God's coworker[a] in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith,

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 3:2 Some manuscripts servant

We sent Timothy,(A) who is our brother and co-worker(B) in God’s service in spreading the gospel of Christ,(C) to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,

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Greeting

Paul and Timothy, servants[a] of Christ Jesus,

To all the (A)saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the (B)overseers[b] and (C)deacons:[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Philippians 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
  2. Philippians 1:1 Or bishops; Greek episkopoi
  3. Philippians 1:1 Or servants, or ministers; Greek diakonoi

Paul and Timothy,(A) servants of Christ Jesus,

To all God’s holy people(B) in Christ Jesus at Philippi,(C) together with the overseers(D) and deacons[a]:(E)

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  1. Philippians 1:1 The word deacons refers here to Christians designated to serve with the overseers/elders of the church in a variety of ways; similarly in Romans 16:1 and 1 Tim. 3:8,12.

because I (A)hear of your love and (B)of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints, and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full (C)knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.[a] For I have derived much joy and (D)comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints (E)have been refreshed through you.

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  1. Philemon 1:6 Or for Christ's service

because I hear about your love for all his holy people(A) and your faith in the Lord Jesus.(B) I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ. Your love has given me great joy and encouragement,(C) because you, brother, have refreshed(D) the hearts of the Lord’s people.

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I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts, and with him (A)Onesimus, our faithful and (B)beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you of everything that has taken place here.

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I am sending him to you for the express purpose that you may know about our[a] circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts.(A) He is coming with Onesimus,(B) our faithful and dear brother, who is one of you.(C) They will tell you everything that is happening here.

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  1. Colossians 4:8 Some manuscripts that he may know about your

28 I am the more eager to send him, therefore, that you may rejoice at seeing him again, and that I may be less anxious.

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28 Therefore I am all the more eager to send him,(A) so that when you see him again you may be glad and I may have less anxiety.

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23 I hope therefore to send him just as soon as I see how it will go with me, 24 and (A)I trust in the Lord that shortly I myself will come also.

25 I have thought it necessary to send to you (B)Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and (C)fellow soldier, and your messenger and (D)minister to my need,

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23 I hope, therefore, to send him as soon as I see how things go with me.(A) 24 And I am confident(B) in the Lord that I myself will come soon.

25 But I think it is necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, co-worker(C) and fellow soldier,(D) who is also your messenger, whom you sent to take care of my needs.(E)

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For (A)I rejoiced greatly when the brothers[a] came and testified to your truth, as indeed you are walking in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that (B)my children are walking in the truth.

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  1. 3 John 1:3 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verses 5, 10

It gave me great joy when some believers(A) came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth, telling how you continue to walk in it.(B) I have no greater joy than to hear that my children(C) are walking in the truth.(D)

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15 Instead you ought to say, (A)“If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”

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15 Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will,(A) we will live and do this or that.”

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12 (A)which is why I suffer as I do. But (B)I am not ashamed, for (C)I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until (D)that day (E)what has been entrusted to me.[a]

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  1. 2 Timothy 1:12 Or what I have entrusted to him; Greek my deposit

12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame,(A) because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard(B) what I have entrusted to him until that day.(C)

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Thanksgiving

(A)We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers,[a] as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.

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  1. 2 Thessalonians 1:3 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters

Thanksgiving and Prayer

We ought always to thank God for you,(A) brothers and sisters,[a] and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 1:3 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 2:1, 13, 15; 3:1, 6, 13.