Philippians 2:25-30 translation
My translation:
But I considered it necessary to send Ephaproditus to you. He is my brother, my fellow worker, and my “brother-in-arms”, but he is your apostle and your servant to care for my needs. I sent him because he kept longing for all of you and kept being distressed because you heard that he was sick. It’s true, he was sick – he almost died! But God had mercy on him, but not just him. God also had mercy on me so that I would not have great sorrow. So I eagerly sent him to you, so that after you see him again, you might rejoice and I might be free from sorrow. Welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him, because he came close to death for the work of Christ, exposing himself to danger so that he might take the place of your own service for me. (Philippians 2:25-30)
Greek Text:
Ἀναγκαῖον δὲ ἡγησάμην ἘπαφÏόδιτον τὸν ἀδελφὸν καὶ συνεÏγὸν καὶ συστÏατιώτην μου, ὑμῶν δὲ ἀπόστολον καὶ λειτουÏγὸν τῆς χÏείας μου, πέμψαι Ï€Ïὸς ὑμᾶς, á¼Ï€ÎµÎ¹Î´á½´ á¼Ï€Î¹Ï€Î¿Î¸á¿¶Î½ ἦν πάντας ὑμᾶς, καὶ ἀδημονῶν διότι ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἠσθένησεν. καὶ Î³á½°Ï á¼ ÏƒÎ¸á½³Î½Î·ÏƒÎµÎ½ παÏαπλήσιον θανάτῳ: ἀλλὰ ὠθεὸς ἠλέησεν αá½Ï„όν, οá½Îº αá½Ï„ὸν δὲ μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ á¼Î¼á½³, ἵνα μὴ λύπην á¼Ï€á½¶ λύπην σχῶ. σπουδαιοτέÏως οὖν ἔπεμψα αá½Ï„ὸν ἵνα ἰδόντες αá½Ï„ὸν πάλιν χαÏῆτε κἀγὼ ἀλυπότεÏος ὦ. Ï€Ïοσδέχεσθε οὖν αá½Ï„ὸν á¼Î½ κυÏίῳ μετὰ πάσης χαÏá¾¶Ï‚, καὶ τοὺς τοιούτους á¼Î½Ï„ίμους ἔχετε, ὅτι διὰ τὸ á¼”Ïγον ΧÏιστοῦ μέχÏι θανάτου ἤγγισεν, παÏαβολευσάμενος τῇ ψυχῇ ἵνα ἀναπληÏώσῃ τὸ ὑμῶν ὑστέÏημα τῆς Ï€Ïός με λειτουÏγίας.
Here is another translation for comparison:
I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need, for he has been longing for you all and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill. Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. I am the more eager to send him, therefore, that you may rejoice at seeing him again, and that I may be less anxious. So receive him in the Lord with all joy, and honor such men, for he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete what was lacking in your service to me. (Philippians 2:25-30 ESV)
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