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Philippians 2:27

27 Indeed he was ill, and almost died. But God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.

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Philippians 2:27 — English Standard Version (ESV)

27 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.

Philippians 2:27 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

27 For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

Philippians 2:27 — New Living Translation (NLT)

27 And he certainly was ill; in fact, he almost died. But God had mercy on him—and also on me, so that I would not have one sorrow after another.

Philippians 2:27 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

27 For indeed he was sick almost unto death; but God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

Philippians 2:27 — New Century Version (NCV)

27 Yes, he was sick, and nearly died, but God had mercy on him and me too so that I would not have more sadness.

Philippians 2:27 — American Standard Version (ASV)

27 for indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

Philippians 2:27 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

27 for he was also sick close to death, but God had mercy on him, and not indeed on him alone, but also on me, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

Philippians 2:27 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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.

Philippians 2:27 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

27 Indeed, he was so sick that he nearly died. However, God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have one grief on top of another.

Philippians 2:27 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

27 He was indeed so ill that he nearly died. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, so that I would not have one sorrow after another.

Philippians 2:27 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

27 For indeed he was sick, coming near to death, but God had mercy on him and not on him only, but also on me, so that I would not have grief upon grief.

Philippians 2:27 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

27 He was very sick. In fact, he almost died. But God had mercy on him. He also had mercy on me. God spared me sadness after sadness.

Philippians 2:27 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

27 For indeed he was sick to the point of death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow.


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