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14 Do everything without complaining or arguing, 15 so that you⁺ may be blameless and pure, children of God {Theou} without fault in a crooked and perverse generation 16 as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ (the Anointed One) that I did not run or labor in vain. 17 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your⁺ faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you⁺. 18 So you⁺ too should be glad and rejoice with me. 19 Now I hope in the Lord {Kyriō} Jesus (YHWH saves) to send Timothy (honoring God) to you⁺ soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you⁺ are doing. 20 I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your⁺ needs. 21 For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus (YHWH saves) Christ (the Anointed One). 22 But you⁺ know Timothy’s proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel (good news). 23 So I hope to send him as soon as I see what happens with me. 24 And I trust in the Lord {Kyriō} that I myself will come soon. 25 But I thought it necessary to send back to you⁺ Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your⁺ messenger (apostle) and minister to my needs. 26 For he has been longing for all of you⁺ and is distressed because you⁺ heard he was ill. 27 He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God {Theos} had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow. 28 Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you⁺ may rejoice, and I may be less anxious. 29 Welcome him in the Lord {Kyriō} with great joy, and honor men like him, 30 because he nearly died for the work of Christ (the Anointed One), risking his life {psychē} to make up for your⁺ deficit of service to me. Philippians 2:14-30, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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