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Philippians 2:26 — King James Version← Study notes

For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.


Philippians 2:26Greek Interlinear

Greek · Philippians 2:2611 words
GreekMeaning
ἐπειδὴepeidē
sincewordG1894
ἐπιποθῶνepipothōn
longing afterverbG1971
ἦνēn
he wasverbG1510
πάνταςpantas
alladjectiveG3956
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἀδημονῶνadēmonōn
being deeply distressedverbG85
διότιdioti
becausewordG1360
ἠκούσατεēkousate
you heardverbG191
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ἠσθένησενēsthenēsen
he was illverbG770
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Philippians 2:26

“Since he longed after you all, and was sore troubled, because you had heard that he was sick. For indeed he was sick near 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.” Here he aims at a farther point, making it manifest, that Epaphroditus too was well aware, how he was beloved of them. And this is no light thing toward loving. You know how he was sick, he says; and he grieved that on his recovery he did…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 9 on Philippians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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