Philippians 2:27
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.”
θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
θάνατος
unto death;
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θάνατος
Death. Thanatos. O death where is your sting? Death has been swallowed up in victory. Jesus did not just survive death. He destroyed its power for everyone who believes.
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μόνος
alone
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μόνος
Only, alone, solitary. Monos. Man shall not live by bread alone. The deepest hungers of life cannot be satisfied by material things. Only God can fill what God shaped.
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παραπλήσιον
nearly
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παραπλήσιον
Nearly, almost, to the point of. He was ill and almost died but God had mercy on him. The almost of God never arrived. His mercy intervened before the end came.
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ἔχω
I may have.
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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ἐλεέω
had mercy on
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ἐλεέω
to compassionate (by word or deed, specially, by divine grace)
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λύπη
sorrow
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λύπη
sadness
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