Philippians 2:20
18 So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.
19 Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.
I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs.
21 For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
22 But you know Timothy’s proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs.
- KJV
- For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state.
- WEB
- For I have no one else like-minded, who will truly care about you.
- ASV
- For I have no man likeminded, who will care truly for your state.
- DARBY
- For I have no one like-minded who will care with genuine feeling how ye get on.
- BLB
- For I have no one like-minded, who genuinely will care for the things concerning you⁺.
- ÅB
- For jeg har ingen likesinnet, som oppriktig kan ha omsorg for dere;
- OTB
- For jeg har ingen annen som er av samme sinn, som virkelig vil bry seg om deres ve og vel.
- B1930
- For jeg har ingen likesinnet, som opriktig kan ha omsorg for eder;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Philippians 2:2
then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.
Read in contextPhilippians 2:22
But you know Timothy’s proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel.
Read in context1 Corinthians 16:10
If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.
Read in context1 Samuel 18:3
Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
Read in contextJohn 12:6
Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
Read in contextJohn 10:13
The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.
Read in context1 Samuel 18:1
After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
Read in context2 Timothy 1:5
I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.
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