Philippians 2:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For I have no man likeminded, who will care truly for your state.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

1 Cor 16:10 : 10 Now if Timothy come, see that he be with you without fear; for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do:
Phil 2:2 : 2 make full my joy, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;
Phil 2:22 : 22 But ye know the proof of him, that, as a child [serveth] a father, [so] he served with me in furtherance of the gospel.
Col 4:11 : 11 and Jesus that is called Justus, who are of the circumcision: these only [are my] fellow-workers unto the kingdom of God, men that have been a comfort unto me.
1 Tim 1:2 : 2 unto Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
2 Tim 1:5 : 5 having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that is in thee; which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and, I am persuaded, {G3754} in thee also.
1 Sam 18:1 : 1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
1 Sam 18:3 : 3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
Ps 55:13 : 13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, My companion, and my familiar friend.
Prov 31:29 : 29 Many daughters have done worthily, But thou excellest them all.
John 10:13 : 13 [ he] [fleeth] because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
John 12:6 : 6 Now this he said, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the bag took away what was put therein.
1 Cor 1:10-11 : 10 Now I beseech you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing and [that] there be no divisions among you; but [that] ye be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 11 For it hath been signified unto me concerning you, my brethren, by them [that are of the household] of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Phil 2:18-19
2 verses
82%
18and in the same manner do ye also joy, and rejoice with me.
19But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state.
Phil 2:21
78%
21For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.
Phlm 1:12-16
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76%
12whom I have sent back to thee {G1161} in his own person, that is, my very heart:
13whom I would fain have kept with me, that in thy behalf he might minister unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
14but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will.
15For perhaps he was therefore parted [from thee] for a season, that thou shouldest have him for ever;
16no longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much rather to thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
Phil 4:10
75%
10But I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at length ye have revived your thought for me; wherein {G1909} ye did indeed take thought, but ye lacked opportunity.
Phil 2:30
75%
30because for the work of Christ he came nigh unto death, hazarding his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.
Phil 2:25-28
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25But I counted it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow-worker and fellow-soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need;
26since he longed after you all, and was sore troubled, because ye had heard that he was sick:
27for 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.
28I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.
Phil 1:7-8
2 verses
72%
7even as it is right for me to be thus minded on behalf of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as, both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers with me of grace.
8For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.
Col 4:8
72%
8whom I have sent {G4314} you for this very purpose, that ye may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts;
Col 2:1
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1For I would have you know how greatly I {G2192} strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
Phlm 1:7-8
2 verses
71%
7For I had much joy and comfort in thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through thee, brother.
8Wherefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to enjoin thee that which is befitting,
2 Cor 2:13
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13I had no relief for my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went forth into Macedonia.
Rom 15:23
71%
23but now, having no more any place in these regions, and having these many years a longing to come unto you,
Rom 1:11-12
2 verses
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11For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
12that is, that I with you may be comforted in you, each of us by the other's faith, both yours and mine.
1 Cor 16:10-11
2 verses
71%
10Now if Timothy come, see that he be with you without fear; for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do:
11let no man therefore despise him. But set him forward on his journey in peace, that he may come unto me: for I expect him with the brethren.
1 Thess 3:1-2
2 verses
70%
1Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone;
2and sent Timothy, our brother and God's minister in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort [you] concerning your faith;
2 Cor 8:13
70%
13For [I say] not [this] that others may be eased [and] ye distressed;
2 Cor 2:3
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3And I wrote this very thing, {G5213} lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is [the joy] of you all.
2 Cor 11:9
70%
9and when I was present with you and was in want, I was not a burden on any man; for the brethren, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my want; and in everything I kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and [so] will I keep [myself].
2 Cor 7:16
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16I rejoice {G3754} that in everything I am of good courage concerning you.
Phil 1:19
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19For I know that this shall turn out to my salvation, through your supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
Phil 1:25
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25And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide, yea, and abide with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith;
Phil 1:17
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17but the other {G3303} proclaim Christ of faction, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction for me in my bonds.
Phil 1:30
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30having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.
Eph 6:22
70%
22whom I have sent unto you for this very purpose, that ye may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts.
1 Thess 3:5
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5For this cause I also, when I could no longer forbear, sent that I might know your faith, lest by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor should be in vain.
Phil 2:2
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2make full my joy, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;
Phil 4:17
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17Not that I seek for the gift; but I seek for the fruit that increaseth to your account.
Col 2:5
70%
5For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.
Gal 4:17
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17They zealously seek you in no good way; nay, they desire to shut you out, that ye may seek them.
2 Tim 4:16
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16At my first defence no one took my part, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their account.
1 Cor 4:17
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17For this cause have I sent unto you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who shall put you in remembrance of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every church.
2 Cor 11:5
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5For I reckon that I am not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.
2 Cor 8:16
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16But thanks be to God, who putteth the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.
2 Cor 9:1
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1For as touching {G3303} the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:
Phil 4:15
69%
15And ye yourselves also know, ye Philippians, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church had fellowship with me in the matter of giving and receiving but ye only;
2 Cor 7:3
69%
3I say it not to condemn [you]: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die together and live together.
Acts 20:25
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25And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, {G2316} shall see my face no more.