So I am all the more eager to send him, that you may rejoice at seeing him, and that I may be less anxious — the urgency intensifies: seeing Epaphroditus alive and restored will gladden the Philippians and relieve Paul's fear. The emotional transparency ('less anxious,' acheinōs) shows Paul's vulnerability even as he counsels courage. Love expresses itself in concern for others' welfare. His eagerness to restore Epaphroditus to them reflects the letter's theme: unity through mutual care.

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