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18 You too, I urge you, rejoice in the same way and share your joy with me.
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So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.
19 But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, so that I also may be encouraged when I learn of your condition .
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I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you.
20 For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare.
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I have no one else like him, who will show genuine concern for your welfare.
21 For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus.
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For everyone looks out for their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
22 But you know of his proven worth, that he served with me in the furtherance of the gospel like a child serving his father.
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But you know that Timothy has proved himself, because as a son with his father he has served with me in the work of the gospel.
23 Therefore I hope to send him immediately, as soon as I see how things go with me;
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I hope, therefore, to send him as soon as I see how things go with me.
24 and I trust in the Lord that I myself also will be coming shortly.
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And I am confident in the Lord that I myself will come soon.
25 But I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my need;
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But I think it is necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, co-worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger, whom you sent to take care of my needs.
26 because he was longing for you all and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick.
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For he longs for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.
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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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 have sent him all the more eagerly so that when you see him again you may rejoice and I may be less concerned about you.
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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.
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