Philippians 2:27–30

2:27 In fact he became so ill that he nearly died.25 But God showed mercy to him—and not to him only, but also to me—so that I would not have grief on top of grief. 2:28 Therefore I am all the more eager to send him,26 so that when you see him again you can rejoice27 and I can be free from anxiety. 2:29 So welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him, 2:30 since it was because of the work of Christ that he almost died. He risked his life so that he could make up for your inability to serve me.28

25	tn Grk “For he became ill to the point of death.”
26	tn Grk “I have sent him to you with earnestness.” But the epistolary aorist needs to be translated as a present tense with this adverb due to English stylistic considerations.
27	tn Or “when you see him you can rejoice again.”
28	tn Grk “make up for your lack of service to me.”