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Chapter 2, Verse 25 “I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need,” Epaphroditus had come to Paul from the Philippi church as the church’s messenger and gift bringer. He was sent as a…

Chapter 2, Verse 24 “…and I trust in the Lord that shortly I myself will come also.” Don’t you love the optimism of Paul? We’ve been back and forth with him but evidently he has an idea of what God plans to do. Paul knows why he was called out of…

Chapter 2, Verse 23 “I hope therefore to send him just as soon as I see how it will go with me,” The “therefore” takes us back to verse 19 where Paul had hopes of sending Timothy soon. This verse introduces a possible caveat. Evidently, Timothy is not with Epaphroditus but…

Chapter 2, Verse 22 “But you know Timothy’s proven worth, how as a son with a father he has served with me in the gospel.” Timothy is not talk, Timothy is do. One of the greatest hindrances to the cause of Christ in the eyes of the world is the Christian…

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Chapter 2, Verse 21 “For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.” Who are the ‘all’ in this verse? Surely not Paul’s other companions, Titus and Luke, for instance. Does he have someone or some group in mind? There is an obvious reference to the good qualities…

Chapter 2, Verse 20 “For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare.” The ESV attempts to capture the implication of Paul’s feelings for Timothy. The Greek here says, “For I have no one else equal in soul.” Paul wants to send Timothy because Timothy…