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sinceἐπειδὴhe was longing forἐπιποθῶν ἦνallπάνταςof youὑμᾶςandκαὶwas distressedἀδημονῶνbecauseδιότιyou heardἠκούσατεthatὅτιhe was sick.ἠσθένησεν
Philippians 2:26
Study it in the app“since he was longing for all of you and was distressed because you heard that he was sick.”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 2:26, word by word
- he was longing forἐπιποθῶνepipothōn
long for
Long for, desire greatly.
Where else “epipothōn” appears- he was longing forἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- was distressedἀδημονῶνadēmonōn
be distressed
Be deeply troubled, distressed.
Where else “adēmonōn” appears- becauseδιότιdioti
because
"Because", "for", "since".
Where else “dioti” appears- you heardἠκούσατεēkousate
hear of
To hear about something.
Where else “ēkousate” appears- he was sickἠσθένησενēsthenēsen
be sick
To be unwell in body, without health, sometimes to the point of death.
Where else “ēsthenēsen” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Some manuscripts read “he was longing to see you all.”
The context
25But I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your envoy and minister to my need,
26 · This verse (above)
27For indeed he was sick, close to death; but God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow.
To study Philippians 2 in a group
1. What it says
What attitude does Paul ask for in verses 3 and 4, and what example does the Messiah give (v. 5-8)?
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul links the Messiah's humility with his exaltation (v. 6-11)? What does that teach?
3. How I live it
Paul asks that everything be done without grumbling or arguing (v. 14). Where in your day could you try that?