Philippians 2:26

²⁴ But I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly.

²⁵ Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.

For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.

²⁷ For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

²⁸ I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.

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.

Compare

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.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Philippians 1:8
For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
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Isaiah 61:3
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
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Romans 12:15
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
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Proverbs 12:25
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
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Ephesians 3:13
Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
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2 Samuel 13:39
And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
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Matthew 11:28
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
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Psalms 69:20
Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
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