Philippians 2:27

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Philippians 2:25–29 · Berean Standard Bible

25 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.

26 For he has been longing for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.

27 He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.

28 Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less anxious.

29 Welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor men like him,

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Philippians 2:30

because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.

2 Kings 20:1

In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”

Psalms 107:18

They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.

Ecclesiastes 9:1

So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate.

Ecclesiastes 9:2

It is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who makes a vow, so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow.

John 11:3

So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”

John 11:4

When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

Acts 9:37

At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.

Job 5:19

He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.

Psalms 30:1

I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me.

Psalms 30:2

O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.

Psalms 30:3

O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit.

Psalms 30:10

Hear me, O LORD, and have mercy; O LORD, be my helper.”

Psalms 30:11

You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

Psalms 34:19

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.

Psalms 103:3

He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,

Psalms 103:4

who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,

Psalms 107:19

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.

Psalms 107:20

He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.

Psalms 107:21

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

Psalms 107:22

Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.

Isaiah 38:17

Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.

Isaiah 43:2

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.

Acts 9:39

So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

Acts 9:40

Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.

Acts 9:41

Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.

Isaiah 27:8

By warfare and exile You contended with her and removed her with a fierce wind, as on the day the east wind blows.

Jeremiah 8:18

My sorrow is beyond healing; my heart is faint within me.

Jeremiah 10:24

Correct me, O LORD, but only with justice— not in Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing.

Jeremiah 45:3

You have said, ‘Woe is me because the LORD has added sorrow to my pain! I am worn out with groaning and have found no rest.’”

Habakkuk 3:2

O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!

1 Corinthians 10:13

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

2 Corinthians 2:7

So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.