Bible Dictionary: The Mercy of God: Epaphroditus

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Philippians 2:27
For indeed he was sick near to death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow on sorrow.
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Philippians i. 22-26
... but the grace of God which was with me." (1 Corinthians 15:10.) And of Epaphroditus
he says, "For indeed he was sick, nigh unto death; but God had mercy on him ...
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Homilies of St. John Chrysostom,
... ii.26.); for if they heard about Epaphroditus, that he was sick, he being no such
very ... If then [520] from mercy and loving-kindness God became man, and ...
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Treatise iv. On the Lord's Prayer.
... "I am full," saith he, "having received of Epaphroditus the things which were ...
New-created and newborn of the Spirit by the mercy of God, let us imitate what ...
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Philippians i. 1, 2
... sent, and bare fruit, and it was they that dispatched Epaphroditus to him. ... Matthew
19:21, 29.), is the recompense for such"the mercy of God thou becomest ...
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Philippians ii. 19-21
... far better," how saith he that he hath obtained mercy? ... man, who would hereafter depart
to God with more ... Then he shows how he esteemed Epaphroditus, and thence ...
/.../homily ix philippians ii 19-21.htm

Written from Rome
... and fellow soldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants." While
in Rome, Epaphroditus was sick, "nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him ...
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2 Timothy i. 13-18
... my necessities." Again he says, speaking of Epaphroditus, "Because he ... For we ourselves
have need of great mercy. ... is on account of our sins that God, the Friend ...
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The Christian's Peace and the Christian's Consistency
... is entirely according to the will of God; that human ... of the believer's life as a
"mercy," even though "to ... vessel." He sees no sin in Epaphroditus' "falling ill ...
/.../moule/philippian studies/chapter iv the christians peace.htm

Homilies on the Epistles to Timothy, Titus, and Philemon.
... Epaphroditus, infirmity of, [3306]515. ... zeal, [3640]ib.; ignorance of, produced by
unbelief, [3641]ib.; dwells on his sinfulness to extol God's mercy, [3642]420 ...
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2 Timothy iv. 13-Sep
... And elsewhere we see him grieving at the infirmity of Epaphroditus, concerning whom
he writes, "He was sick nigh unto death, but God had mercy on him." (Philip ...
/.../homily x 2 timothy iv.htm

Subtopics

Mercy

Mercy: After the Example of God

Mercy: Beneficial to Those Who Exercise

Mercy: Blessedness of Showing

Mercy: Characteristic of Saints

Mercy: David to Saul

Mercy: Denunciations Against Those Devoid of

Mercy: Enjoined

Mercy: General Scriptures Concerning

Mercy: Hypocrites Devoid of

Mercy: Joshua to Rahab