| Common English Bible (CEB) |
New International Version (NIV) |
|
25 I think it is also necessary to send Epaphroditus to you. He is my brother, coworker, and fellow soldier; and he is your representative who serves my needs.
|
25 But I think it is necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger, whom you sent to take care of my needs.
|
|
26 He misses you all, and he was upset because you heard he was sick.
|
26 For he longs for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.
|
|
27 In fact, he was so sick that he nearly died. But God had mercy on him—and not just on him but also on me, because his death would have caused me great sorrow.
|
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.
|
|
28 Therefore, I am sending him immediately so that when you see him again you can be glad and I won't worry.
|
28 Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may be glad and I may have less anxiety.
|
|
29 So welcome him in the Lord with great joy and show great respect for people like him.
|
29 Welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor men like him,
|
|
30 He risked his life and almost died for the work of Christ, and he did this to make up for the help you couldn't give me.
|
30 because he almost died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for the help you could not give me.
|
| Copyright © 2011 Common English Bible (Common English Bible) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
