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Philippians 2:26

FriendshipSickness and healing

24 And I trust in the Lord that I myself will come soon.

25 But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs.

For he has been longing for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.

27 He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.

28 Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less anxious.

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BSB
For he has been longing for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.
KJV
For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.
WEB
since he longed for you all, and was very troubled because you had heard that he was sick.
ASV
since he longed after you all, and was sore troubled, because ye had heard that he was sick:
DARBY
since he had a longing desire after you all, and was distressed because ye had heard that he was sick;
BLB
since he was longing for you⁺ all and being deeply distressed because you⁺ heard that he was sick.
ÅB
da han lengtes etter dere alle og var urolig i hu fordi dere hadde hørt at han var blitt syk.
OTB
fordi han lengter etter dere alle og er urolig fordi dere hørte at han var syk.
B1930
da han lengtes efter eder alle og var urolig i hu fordi I hadde hørt at han var blitt syk.

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