I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs.
Parallel translations
- WEB For I have no one else like-minded, who will truly care about you.
- KJV For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state.
- NKJV For I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state.
- NASB For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare.
- NLT I have no one else like Timothy, who genuinely cares about your welfare.
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Quick answer
Paul has no one else so genuinely concerned for the Philippians as Timothy. Timothy embodies authentic, others-centered care.
Overview
Timothy is "like-minded," sharing Paul's heart and the mind of Christ Paul has urged on all. His sincere concern for the church sets him apart. He is a model of the unselfish love that chapter 2 calls every believer to imitate.
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- Phil 2:2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.
- Phil 2:22But you know Timothy’s proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel.
- 1 Sam 18:3Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
- 1 Cor 16:10If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.
- 1 Sam 18:1After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
- John 10:13The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.
- John 12:6Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
- 2 Tim 1:5I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.
- Prov 31:29“Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!”
- Col 4:11Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.
- Ps 55:13But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend.
- 1 Cor 1:10–11I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.
- 1 Tim 1:2To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
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