“Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.”
For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare — isopsychos (equal-souled, like-minded) Timothy is unparalleled in genuine concern (genuinely = gnēsiōs, from proper stock). 'Welfare' (ta peri hymōn, the things concerning you) is the Philippians' well-being. Timothy's concern is not performative but rooted in his inner nature. This contrasts sharply with those who 'seek their own interests' (1:21): Timothy exemplifies other-orientation. He is living proof that the kenotic paradigm is not impossible.
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