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Yet 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.

Yet {G1161} I supposed {G2233} it necessary {G316} to send {G3992} to {G4314} you {G5209} Epaphroditus {G1891}, my {G3450} brother {G80}, and {G2532} companion in labour {G4904}, and {G2532} fellowsoldier {G4961}, but {G1161} your {G5216} messenger {G652}, and {G2532} he that ministered {G3011} to my {G3450} wants {G5532}.

Also I considered it necessary to send you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow-worker and fellow-soldier, the emissary whom you sent to take care of my needs;

But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs.

But I counted it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow-worker and fellow-soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need;

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Cross-References

  • Philippians 4:18 (13 votes)

    But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things [which were sent] from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.

  • Philemon 1:1 (6 votes)

    ¶ Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy [our] brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,

  • Philemon 1:2 (6 votes)

    And to [our] beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:

  • Philippians 4:3 (5 votes)

    And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and [with] other my fellowlabourers, whose names [are] in the book of life.

  • 1 Corinthians 3:9 (5 votes)

    For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, [ye are] God's building.

  • Colossians 1:7 (5 votes)

    As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;

  • 2 Timothy 2:3 (4 votes)

    Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.