Philippians 2:25-30

GOD’S WORD Translation

²⁵ I feel that I must send Epaphroditus—my brother, coworker, and fellow soldier—back to you. You sent him as your personal representative to help me in my need. ²⁶ He has been longing to see all of you and is troubled because you heard that he was sick. ²⁷ Indeed, he was so sick that he almost died. But God had mercy not only on him but also on me and kept me from having one sorrow on top of another. ²⁸ So I’m especially eager to send him to you. In this way you will have the joy of seeing him again and I will feel relieved. ²⁹ Give him a joyful Christian welcome. Make sure you honor people like Epaphroditus highly. ³⁰ He risked his life and almost died for the work of Christ in order to make up for the help you couldn’t give me.