Philippians 2:28

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you can rejoice and I can be free from anxiety.

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  • Gen 45:27-28 : 27 But when they related to him everything Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to transport him, their father Jacob’s spirit revived. 28 Then Israel said,“Enough! My son Joseph is still alive! I will go and see him before I die.”
  • Gen 46:29-30 : 29 Joseph harnessed his chariot and went up to meet his father Israel in Goshen. When he met him, he hugged his neck and wept on his neck for quite some time. 30 Israel said to Joseph,“Now let me die since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive.”
  • Gen 48:11 : 11 Israel said to Joseph,“I never expected to see you again, but now God has allowed me to see your children too.”
  • John 16:22 : 22 So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
  • Acts 20:38 : 38 especially saddened by what he had said, that they were not going to see him again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.
  • 2 Cor 2:3 : 3 And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.
  • Phil 2:26-27 : 26 Indeed, he greatly missed all of you and was distressed because you heard that he had been ill. 27 In fact he became so ill that he nearly died. But God showed mercy to him– and not to him only, but also to me– so that I would not have grief on top of grief.
  • 2 Tim 1:4 : 4 As I remember your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.
  • 1 John 1:3-4 : 3 What we have seen and heard we announce to you too, so that you may have fellowship with us(and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ). 4 Thus we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.

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  • Phil 2:25-27
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    25But for now I have considered it necessary to send Epaphroditus to you. For he is my brother, coworker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to me in my need.

    26Indeed, he greatly missed all of you and was distressed because you heard that he had been ill.

    27In fact he became so ill that he nearly died. But God showed mercy to him– and not to him only, but also to me– so that I would not have grief on top of grief.

  • 2 Cor 2:1-5
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    79%

    1So I made up my own mind not to pay you another painful visit.

    2For if I make you sad, who would be left to make me glad but the one I caused to be sad?

    3And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.

    4For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not to make you sad, but to let you know the love that I have especially for you.

    5But if anyone has caused sadness, he has not saddened me alone, but to some extent(not to exaggerate) he has saddened all of you as well.

  • Phil 2:29-30
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    29So welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him,

    30since it was because of the work of Christ that he almost died. He risked his life so that he could make up for your inability to serve me.

  • Phlm 1:12-13
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    12I have sent him(who is my very heart) back to you.

    13I wanted to keep him with me so that he could serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.

  • Phil 1:26
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    26so that what you can be proud of may increase because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you.

  • Phil 2:23
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    23So I hope to send him as soon as I know more about my situation,

  • Phil 2:18-19
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    18And in the same way you also should be glad and rejoice together with me.

    19Models for Ministry Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be encouraged by hearing news about you.

  • Phlm 1:15-16
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    15For perhaps it was for this reason that he was separated from you for a little while, so that you would have him back eternally,

    16no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, as a dear brother. He is especially so to me, and even more so to you now, both humanly speaking and in the Lord.

  • Heb 13:19
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    19I especially ask you to pray that I may be restored to you very soon.

  • Col 4:8
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    8I sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are doing and that he may encourage your hearts.

  • 2 Tim 1:4
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    4As I remember your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.

  • 2 Cor 2:7-8
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    7so that now instead you should rather forgive and comfort him. This will keep him from being overwhelmed by excessive grief to the point of despair.

    8Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.

  • Eph 6:22
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    22I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts.

  • 2 Cor 7:7
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    7We were encouraged not only by his arrival, but also by the encouragement you gave him, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, your deep concern for me, so that I rejoiced more than ever.

  • Rom 15:32
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    32so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.

  • 1 Cor 16:11
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    11So then, let no one treat him with contempt. But send him on his way in peace so that he may come to me. For I am expecting him with the brothers.

  • Phil 4:10
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    10Appreciation for Support I have great joy in the Lord because now at last you have again expressed your concern for me.(Now I know you were concerned before but had no opportunity to do anything.)

  • 2 Tim 1:18
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    18May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus.

  • 2 Cor 8:22
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    22And we are sending with them our brother whom we have tested many times and found eager in many matters, but who now is much more eager than ever because of the great confidence he has in you.

  • Phlm 1:20-21
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    20Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.

    21Since I was confident that you would obey, I wrote to you, because I knew that you would do even more than what I am asking you to do.

  • Phlm 1:7-8
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    7I have had great joy and encouragement because of your love, for the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

    8Paul’s Request for Onesimus So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,

  • 2 Cor 12:15
    72%

    15Now I will most gladly spend and be spent for your lives! If I love you more, am I to be loved less?

  • Rom 1:11-12
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    11For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

    12that is, that we may be mutually comforted by one another’s faith, both yours and mine.

  • 1 Thess 2:17
    72%

    17Forced Absence from Thessalonica But when we were separated from you, brothers and sisters, for a short time(in presence, not in affection) we became all the more fervent in our great desire to see you in person.

  • Acts 20:38
    72%

    38especially saddened by what he had said, that they were not going to see him again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.

  • 2 John 1:12
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    12Conclusion Though I have many other things to write to you, I do not want to do so with paper and ink, but I hope to come visit you and speak face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

  • 2 Cor 9:3
    71%

    3But I am sending these brothers so that our boasting about you may not be empty in this case, so that you may be ready just as I kept telling them.

  • 3 John 1:14
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    14But I hope to see you right away, and we will speak face to face.

  • 2 Cor 7:15-16
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    15And his affection for you is much greater when he remembers the obedience of you all, how you welcomed him with fear and trembling.

    16I rejoice because in everything I am fully confident in you.

  • Col 2:5
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    5For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your morale and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

  • Rom 9:2
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    2I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

  • 2 Cor 1:16
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    16and through your help to go on into Macedonia and then from Macedonia to come back to you and be helped on our way into Judea by you.

  • 2 Cor 7:4
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    4A Letter That Caused Sadness I have great confidence in you; I take great pride on your behalf. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in the midst of all our suffering.

  • Heb 13:22
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    22Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, bear with my message of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly.

  • 1 Thess 3:6
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    6But now Timothy has come to us from you and given us the good news of your faith and love and that you always think of us with affection and long to see us just as we also long to see you!