Philippians 2:27

New American Bible - revised edition

He was indeed ill, close to death; but God had mercy on him, not just on him but also on me, so that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

Cross References

2 Kings 20:1

In those days, when Hezekiah was mortally ill, the prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz, came and said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you shall not recover.”

Job 5:19

Out of six troubles he will deliver you, and at the seventh no evil shall touch you.

Psalm 34:19

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, saves those whose spirit is crushed.

Isaiah 27:8

Driving out and expelling, he struggled against it, carrying it off with his cruel wind on a day of storm.

Isaiah 38:17

Peace in place of bitterness! You have preserved my life from the pit of destruction; Behind your back you cast all my sins.

Isaiah 43:2

When you pass through waters, I will be with you; through rivers, you shall not be swept away. When you walk through fire, you shall not be burned, nor will flames consume you.

Jeremiah 10:24

Correct me, Lord, but with equity, not in anger, lest you diminish me.

Jeremiah 45:3

You said, “Woe is me! the Lord has added grief to my pain. I have worn myself out with groaning; rest eludes me.”

Jeremiah 8:18

My joy is gone, grief is upon me, my heart is sick.

Habakkuk 3:2

O Lord, I have heard your renown, and am in awe, O Lord, of your work. In the course of years revive it, in the course of years make yourself known; in your wrath remember compassion!

Acts 9:37

Now during those days she fell sick and died, so after washing her, they laid [her] out in a room upstairs.

1 Corinthians 10:13

No trial has come to you but what is human. God is faithful and will not let you be tried beyond your strength; but with the trial he will also provide a way out, so that you may be able to bear it. Warning Against Idolatry.

2 Corinthians 2:7

so that on the contrary you should forgive and encourage him instead, or else the person may be overwhelmed by excessive pain.

Philippians 2:26

For he has been longing for all of you and was distressed because you heard that he was ill.

Philippians 2:28

I send him therefore with the greater eagerness, so that, on seeing him, you may rejoice again, and I may have less anxiety.

Philippians 2:30

because for the sake of the work of Christ he came close to death, risking his life to make up for those services to me that you could not perform.