Philippians 2:24

24 But the Lord gives me confidence that I will come [to visit you] soon.

Philippians 2:24 Meaning and Commentary

Philippians 2:24

But I trust in the Lord
The Syriac version reads, "in my Lord":

that I also myself shall come shortly:
this he adds, partly to let them see, that he still retained a secret hope and persuasion in his own mind of a deliverance, though he could not be certain of it, how things would go with him; and partly, that he might not be thought to put them off with sending Timothy to them; for notwithstanding that, his intention still was, should he be released, to pay them a visit himself. The Alexandrian copy adds, "to you": so the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions.

Philippians 2:24 In-Context

22 But you know what kind of person Timothy proved to be. Like a father and son we worked hard together to spread the Good News.

23 I hope to send him as soon as I see how things are going to turn out for me.

24 But the Lord gives me confidence that I will come [to visit you] soon.

25 I feel that I must send Epaphroditus--my brother, coworker, and fellow soldier--back to you. You sent him as your personal representative to help me in my need.

26 He has been longing to see all of you and is troubled because you heard that he was sick.