Philippians 2:27 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Philippians 2:19-30

Paul takes particular notice of two good ministers; for though he was himself a great apostle, and laboured more abundantly than they all, yet he took all occasions to speak with respect of those who were far his inferiors. I. He speaks of Timothy, whom he intended to send to the Philippians, that he might have an account of their state. See Paul's care of the churches, and the comfort he had in their well-doing. He was in pain when he had not heard of them for a good while, and therefore... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Philippians 2:25-30

2:25-30 I think it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and fellow-worker, and fellow-soldier, your messenger and the servant of my need, because he is longing for you all, and he is very distressed because you heard that he had been ill, so ill that he nearly died. But God had pity on him, and not on him only, but on me too, that I might not have grief upon grief. So, then, I send him to you with the more despatch, that, when you see him, you may be glad again, and that I may... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Philippians 2:27

For indeed he was sick nigh unto death ,.... It was not a mere rumour, or a false alarm, but was real matter of fact; and it was not a light disorder, a slight indisposition, but a very dangerous illness; though the sickness was not unto death, yet near it. Good men, such as Christ loves, as he did Lazarus, are sometimes sick; though their spiritual diseases are healed, and their sins forgiven, so that the inhabitants of Zion have no more reason to say that they are sick, since Christ has... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Philippians 2:27

Lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow - The sorrows of his death, added to the sorrow he endured on account of his sickness; or he may refer to his own state of affliction, being imprisoned and maltreated. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Philippians 2:27

Verse 27 27But God had mercy on him. He had expressed the severity of the disease — that Epaphroditus had been sick, so that life was despaired of, in order that the goodness of God might shine forth more clearly in his restored health. It is, however, surprising that he should ascribe it to the mercy of God that Epaphroditus had had his period of life prolonged, while he had previously declared that he desired death in preference to life. (Philippians 1:23.) And what were better for us than... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:19-30

The considerate missions of Epaphroditus and Timothy. The passage is still dominated by the idea of consideration for others as the proper outcome of the Christian spirit. The life God inspires ( Philippians 2:13 ) is the life of consideration for others. In this section we have this beautifully illustrated by Epaphroditus, Timothy, and the Philippians, as welt as by Paul himself. We cannot do better than look at the public spirit as thus historically illustrated. I. THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:19-30

Timothy and Epaphroditus. I. TIMOTHY . 1 . His mission "But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state." He looked forward to sending Timothy to them in the not-distant future. This hope he entertained in the Lord Jesus. It was not the hypocrite's hope, which is like the spider's web. It had to do with his being spared; but that, not based on worldly scheming to secure an acquittal at his approaching... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:19-30

Two characters, representing two aspects of Christian work. I. TIMOTHY , A MAN OF SYMPATHY . The secret of true sympathy is to be seeking for the things of Jesus Christ. He who seeks for these feels, as his Master feels, for all human sorrows. Such a one is thoroughly "like-minded," and is delivered from the selfishness which cares for nothing but self. None can work for Christ except they are possessed of this sympathy. II. EPAPHRODITUS , A MAN OF ACTIVE MINISTRY ,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:24-30

Epaphroditus the link between the apostle and Philippi. As it was still uncertain what would be the issue of his bonds at Rome, the apostle deemed it right no longer to detain the worthy Philippian minister who had relieved the tedium of his imprisonment, but sent him back to Philippi under circumstances which attest the tenderness of the relation which bound all three together. I. CONSIDER THE APOSTLE 'S ESTIMATE OF THE HIGH CHARACTER OF ERAPHRODITUS . 1 .... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:25-30

Epaphroditus. I. HIS NAME MEANS " LOVELY ." It was not uncommon; it was assumed by the dictator Sulla; it was the name of a freedman of Nero, the master of the philosopher Epictetus. It is derived from the name of the goddess ἀφροδίτη he like the corresponding Latin word venustus from Venu s. But the character of this Epaphroditus was evidently: 1 . "Lovely" in the Christian sense. He seems to have been, like Jonathan, lovely and pleasant in his life. Like Daniel, he... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Philippians 2:19-30

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Philippians 2:25-30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Philippians 2:27

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Philippians 2:27

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Philippians 2:27

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:19-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:19-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:19-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:24-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:25-30

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