26 for he has been longing for you all and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill.

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26 For he longs for all of you(A) and is distressed because you heard he was ill.

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For (A)God is my witness, (B)how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.

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God can testify(A) how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

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13 So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering (A)for you, (B)which is your glory.

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13 I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.

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15 (A)Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

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15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.(A)

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to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
    (A)to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
(B)the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
    the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
(C)that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
    the planting of the Lord, (D)that he may be glorified.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:3 Or that he may display his beauty

    and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown(A) of beauty
    instead of ashes,(B)
the oil(C) of joy
    instead of mourning,(D)
and a garment of praise
    instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
    a planting(E) of the Lord
    for the display of his splendor.(F)

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25 (A)Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down,
    but a good word makes him glad.

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25 Anxiety weighs down the heart,(A)
    but a kind word cheers it up.

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Therefore, my brothers,[a] whom I love and (A)long for, (B)my joy and (C)crown, (D)stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.

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Footnotes

  1. Philippians 4:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 8, 21

Closing Appeal for Steadfastness and Unity

Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for,(A) my joy and crown, stand firm(B) in the Lord in this way, dear friends!

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that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

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I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

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37 And taking with him (A)Peter and (B)the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled.

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37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee(A) along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled.

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28 (A)Come to (B)me, all who labor and are (C)heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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28 “Come to me,(A) all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.(B)

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20 (A)Reproaches have broken my heart,
    so that I am in (B)despair.
I (C)looked for (D)pity, but there was none,
    and for (E)comforters, but I found none.

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20 Scorn has broken my heart
    and has left me helpless;
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
    for comforters,(A) but I found none.(B)

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39 And the spirit of the king[a] longed to go out[b] to Absalom, because (A)he was comforted about Amnon, since he was dead.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 13:39 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Hebrew David
  2. 2 Samuel 13:39 Compare Vulgate ceased to go out

39 And King David longed to go to Absalom,(A) for he was consoled(B) concerning Amnon’s death.

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In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by (A)various trials,

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In all this you greatly rejoice,(A) though now for a little while(B) you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.(C)

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