Timothy’s Proven Character

19 But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I also may be encouraged when I[a] know your circumstances[b]. 20 For I have no one like-minded who will sincerely be concerned about your circumstances[c]. 21 For they all seek their own interests[d], not those of Jesus Christ. 22 But you know his proven character, that like a child with a father he served with me for the gospel. 23 Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see my circumstances[e]. 24 And I am convinced in the Lord that I myself will arrive shortly also.

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Footnotes

  1. Philippians 2:19 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“know”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Philippians 2:19 Literally “the things concerning you”
  3. Philippians 2:20 Literally “the things concerning you”
  4. Philippians 2:21 Literally “the things of themselves”
  5. Philippians 2:23 Literally “the things concerning me”