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Berean Standard Bible

“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.”

Philippians 2:27

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Paul sends Epaphroditus, the Philippians' messenger, back to them. Epaphroditus had been gravely ill while serving Paul.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

For indeed he was sick, nearly to death, but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow on sorrow.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

for indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For in fact he was ill almost to death: but God had mercy on him; and not only on him but on me, so that I might not have grief on grief.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

for he also ailed nigh to death, but God did deal kindly with him, and not with him only, but also with me, that sorrow upon sorrow I might not have.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Pues en verdad estuvo enfermo á la muerte: mas Dios tuvo misericordia de él; y no solamente de él, sino aun de mí, para que yo no tuviese tristeza sobre tristeza.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Es verdad que estuvo enfermo y casi se muere. Pero Dios se compadeció de él, y no sólo de él, sino también de mí, para que no tuviera más tristeza de la que ya tengo.

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