Philippians 2:25
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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.”
συνεργός
Fellow worker, co-worker. Sunergos. We are God's fellow workers. God invites human participation in His work. Being called a co-worker with God is the highest vocational title available.
πέμπω
to send
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πέμπω
To send, to dispatch, to commission. God sent His Son born of a woman born under the law to redeem those under the law. Mission begins with sending and sending begins with love.
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λειτουργός
minister
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λειτουργός
a public servant, i.e. a functionary in the Temple or Gospel, or (genitive case) a worshipper (of God) or benefactor (of man)
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ἡγέομαι
I esteemed it
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ἡγέομαι
To consider, to regard, to esteem. In humility consider others more important than yourself. This is the mind of Christ.
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χρεία
need
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χρεία
employment, i.e. an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution
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συστρατιώτης
fellow soldier
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συστρατιώτης
a co-campaigner, i.e. (figuratively) an associate in Christian toil
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Ἐπαφρόδιτος
Epaphroditus
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Ἐπαφρόδιτος
Epaphroditus, a Christian
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