Philippians 2:27
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Philippians 2:27 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
for indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
And I can assure you that his illness very nearly proved fatal. But God had pity on him, and not on him only but also on me, so that I might not have sorrow on sorrow.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn er war auch krank, dem Tode nahe; aber Gott hat sich über ihn erbarmt, nicht aber über ihn allein, sondern auch über mich, auf daß ich nicht Traurigkeit auf Traurigkeit hätte.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Pues en verdad estuvo enfermo á la muerte: mas Dios tuvo misericordia de él; y no solamente de él, sino aun de mí, para que yo no tuviese tristeza sobre tristeza.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E ele ficou mesmo doente, quase a morrer; mas o Deus dele teve misericórdia, não somente dele, mas também de mim, para que eu não tivesse tristeza após tristeza.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Realmente ele estava tão doente que quase morreu. Porém Deus teve misericórdia dele, e não apenas dele, mas também de mim, para que eu não tivesse tristeza sobre tristeza.
📖 Philippians 2:27 in Context
25Yet 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.
26For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.
27For 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.
28I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.
29Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation:
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