Philippians 2:25-27

International Standard Version

²⁵ Meanwhile, I thought it best to send Epaphroditus—my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, but your messenger and minister to my need—back to you. ²⁶ For he has been longing for^[a] all of you and is troubled because you heard that he was sick. ²⁷ Indeed, he was sick to the point of death, but God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have one sorrow on top of another.^[b]