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Philippians 2:30 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 30. 30Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.
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Quick Meaning
Epaphroditus risked his life in Christ's work while supplying the service the distant church could not provide in person.
Read It With
- Philippians 2:25–30
Epaphroditus's service, illness, recovery, return, and the honor due to him explain one another.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Verse 30 supplies the reason for that honor: Epaphroditus risked his life in Christ's work while providing help the distant church could not give in person.
What Remains True
Costly service can faithfully represent a whole community when distance prevents others from serving directly.
How It Can Shape Life
- Support and honor people who carry a community's responsibility at real personal cost, while refusing to romanticize preventable harm.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Philippians 2:25–30 — Honor Epaphroditus's Costly ServiceSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: The KJV wording and immediate English context for Philippians 2:25–30.
Exact location: eBible/CrossWire eng-kjv2006 USFM, source files dated 2026-08-19, Philippians 2; archive and normalized-corpus SHA-256 values are recorded in the library policy.
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: The critically edited Greek wording and punctuation used as the base text for this passage.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT repository, data/sblgnt/text/Phil.txt, Philippians 2, verses within Philippians 2:25–30.
Open the Philippians Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — Philippians with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, digital edition accessed 2026
Supports: Material English translation choices, syntax notes, and textual variants identified for this passage.
Exact location: NET Bible, Philippians 2, translator and textual notes attached to the verses in Philippians 2:25–30.
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