Philippians 2:19-30 ▼

19 And I hope, in the Lord Jesus, to send Timotheus to you quickly, that I also may be of good spirit, having known the things concerning you,

20 for I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for the things concerning you,

21 for the whole seek their own things, not the things of Christ Jesus,

22 and you know his proof, that as a child [serves] a father, he served with me in regard to the good news;

23 I indeed hope to send him, when I may see through the things concerning me—immediately;

24 and I trust in the LORD that I will also come quickly myself.

25 And I thought [it] necessary to send to you Epaphroditus—my brother and fellow-workman and fellow-soldier, and your apostle and servant to my need,

26 seeing he was longing after you all, and in heaviness, because you heard that he ailed,

27 for he also ailed near to death, but God dealt kindly with him, and not with him only, but also with me, that I might not have sorrow on sorrow.

28 The more eagerly, therefore, I sent him, that having seen him again you may rejoice, and I may be less sorrowful;

29 receive him, therefore, in the LORD, with all joy, and hold such in honor,

30 because on account of the work of the Christ he drew near to death, having hazarded life that he might fill up your deficiency of service to me.