4:2 I appeal to Euodia and to Syntyche to agree in the Lord. 4:3 Yes, I say also to you, true companion, 2 help them. They have struggled together in the gospel ministry 3 along with me and Clement and my other coworkers, whose names are in the book of life.
1 tn Grk “I am hard-pressed between the two.” Cf. L&N 30.18.
2 tn Or “faithful fellow worker.” This is more likely a descriptive noun, although some scholars interpret the word σύζυγος (suzugos) here as a proper name (“Syzygos”), L&N 42.45.
3 tn Grk “in the gospel,” a metonymy in which the gospel itself is substituted for the ministry of making the gospel known.