For indeed he was sick nigh unto death. Dr. Paley has remarked (Horae Paulinae, on Philippians, No. ii.) that the account of Epap…

God had mercy on him . . . and on me also.—The passage, over and above its interest as an example of the strong personal …

Paul therefore said that Epaphroditus had “indeed” been “ill” and had “almost died” as a result of his labors in the Lord’s service, perhaps from t…

But God had mercy on him. He had expressed the severity of the disease — that Epaphroditus had been sick, so that life was despaired of — …

For indeed he was sick nigh unto death
It was not a mere rumour, or a false alarm, but was real matter of fact; and it was not…

It is best for us when our duty becomes natural to us. Naturally, that is, sincerely, and not in pretense only; with a willing heart and upright vi…

Previously, the Apostle exhorted them to do works leading to salvation; here he teaches them how. First, he teaches them the way to perform these w…