Philippians 2:28

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

The more eagerly, therefore, I did send him, that having seen him again ye may rejoice, and I may be the less sorrowful;

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  • Gen 45:27-28 : 27 And they speak unto him all the words of Joseph, which he hath spoken unto them, and he seeth the waggons which Joseph hath sent to bear him away, and live doth the spirit of Jacob their father; 28 and Israel saith, `Enough! Joseph my son `is' yet alive; I go and see him before I die.'
  • Gen 46:29-30 : 29 and Joseph harnesseth his chariot, and goeth up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and appeareth unto him, and falleth on his neck, and weepeth on his neck again; 30 and Israel saith unto Joseph, `Let me die this time, after my seeing thy face, for thou `art' yet alive.'
  • Gen 48:11 : 11 and Israel saith unto Joseph, `To see thy face I had not thought, and lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.'
  • John 16:22 : 22 `And ye, therefore, now, indeed, have sorrow; and again I will see you, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one doth take from you,
  • Acts 20:38 : 38 sorrowing most of all for the word that he had said -- that they are about no more to see his face; and they were accompanying him to the ship.
  • 2 Cor 2:3 : 3 and I wrote to you this same thing, that having come, I may not have sorrow from them of whom it behoved me to have joy, having confidence in you all, that my joy is of you all,
  • Phil 2:26-27 : 26 seeing he was longing after you all, and in heaviness, because ye heard that he ailed, 27 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.
  • 2 Tim 1:4 : 4 desiring greatly to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that with joy I may be filled,
  • 1 John 1:3-4 : 3 that which we have seen and heard declare we to you, that ye also may have fellowship with us, and our fellowship `is' with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ; 4 and these things we write to you, that your joy may be full.

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