Philippians 2:26

I am sending him to you, because he was yearning after you all and was under zeiyar (extremely great) stress, because you heard that he was ill.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.

In Context

25But I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, the Ach b'Moshiach and fellow po'el (worker) and fellow chaiyal (soldier) of mine, but your shliach and keli kodesh (minister) of my need. + 2:25 4:18

27For indeed he was ill, coming near to death, but Hashem had mercy on him not on him only but also on me, lest I should have agmat nefesh upon agmat nefesh.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 13:39And the nefesh of Dovid HaMelech longed to go forth unto Avshalom; for he was consoled concerning Amnon that died.

Job 9:27If I say, I will forget my si'akh (complaint), 1 I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself, 1

Proverbs 12:25Anxiety in the lev ish causeth depression, 1 but a davar tov cheers it up. 1

Matthew 11:28Come to me, all you who are burden-weary and heavy laden, and I will give you Shabbos menuchah.

John 11:35Yehoshua wept.

Romans 1:11For I am longing to see you, that I may impart to you some mattanah ruchanit (spiritual gift) for the tachlis (purpose) of imparting chizzuk (strengthening, encouragement) to you and be mechazek (be strengthened spiritually);

Matthew Henry on Philippians 2:20-30

Praise of Timothy and Epaphroditus. ( a. d. 62.) 19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state. 20 For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state. 21 For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's. 22 But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel. 23 Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me. 24 But… Read the whole commentary →

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