Philippians 2:15

2:15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish though you live in a crooked and perverse society, in which you shine as lights in the world ¹ 

Philippians 2:25

2:25 But for now ²  I have considered it necessary to send Epaphroditus to you. For he is my brother, ³  coworker and fellow soldier, and your messenger ⁴  and minister ⁵  to me in my need. ⁶ 

Philippians 2:27

2:27 In fact he became so ill that he nearly died. ⁷  But God showed mercy to him – and not to him only, but also to me – so that I would not have grief on top of grief.

¹ tn Or “as stars in the universe.”

² tn Grk “But.” The temporal notion (“for now”) is implied in the epistolary aorist (“I have considered”), for Epaphroditus was dispatched with this letter to the Philippians.

³ tn Grk “my brother” instead of “For he is my brother.” Verse 25 constitutes one sentence in Greek, with “my brother…” functioning appositionally to “Epaphroditus.”

⁴ tn Grk “apostle.”

⁵ tn The Greek word translated “minister” here is λειτουργός (leitourgo").

⁶ tn Grk “servant of my need.”

³ tn Grk “For he became ill to the point of death.”