Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



But I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow-worker and fellow-soldier, and your messenger [to me] and minister to my needs. For he longed to see all of you and was very distressed because you had heard that he was sick. And indeed, he was [so] sick that he almost died, but God had pity on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have one sorrow on top of another. read more.
So, I am all the more eager to send him to you people, so that when you see him again you will be glad, and that my sorrow will be lessened [i.e., in knowing that you are relieved to see that he is well again]. So, you should welcome him in [the fellowship of] the Lord with great joy, and regard such people with honor, because he almost died for the work of Christ, risking his life to provide me with what you were not able to.

As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis [Note: Since there were several places by this name, its exact location is unknown], because I plan to spend the winter there. Verse ConceptsMissionaries, Support ForPaul, Life OfWinterVisiting

He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee [i.e., James and John] with Him, and [soon] began to be grieved and very distressed. Verse ConceptsChrist Going With PeopleTwo SonsDepression

Hurry up and come [to me] before winter. Eubulus sends his greetings, along with Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia and all [the rest of] the brothers. Verse ConceptsWinterBrotherhoodeffort

For he longed to see all of you and was very distressed because you had heard that he was sick. Verse ConceptsAffection, ExpressingOther Sad People


As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis [Note: Since there were several places by this name, its exact location is unknown], because I plan to spend the winter there. Verse ConceptsMissionaries, Support ForPaul, Life OfWinterVisiting

He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee [i.e., James and John] with Him, and [soon] began to be grieved and very distressed. Verse ConceptsChrist Going With PeopleTwo SonsDepression

Hurry up and come [to me] before winter. Eubulus sends his greetings, along with Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia and all [the rest of] the brothers. Verse ConceptsWinterBrotherhoodeffort

For he longed to see all of you and was very distressed because you had heard that he was sick. Verse ConceptsAffection, ExpressingOther Sad People


because he almost died for the work of Christ, risking his life to provide me with what you were not able to. Verse ConceptsLackLove, For One AnotherGenerosity, Used TowardsRisking

For he longed to see all of you and was very distressed because you had heard that he was sick. And indeed, he was [so] sick that he almost died, but God had pity on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have one sorrow on top of another.

because he almost died for the work of Christ, risking his life to provide me with what you were not able to. Verse ConceptsLackLove, For One AnotherGenerosity, Used TowardsRisking

But I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow-worker and fellow-soldier, and your messenger [to me] and minister to my needs. For he longed to see all of you and was very distressed because you had heard that he was sick.