Philippians 2:25-30 I supposed it necessarye to sende brother Epaphroditus vnto you, my companion in laboure and felow souldier, youre Apostle & my minister at my nedes.

Matthew⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁵ I supposed it necessarye to sende brother Epaphroditus vnto you, my companion in laboure and felow souldier, youre Apostle & my minister at my nedes. ²⁶ For he lounged after you, and was full of heauines, because that ye had hearde saye, that he shoulde be sycke. ²⁷ And no dout he was sicke, and that nye vnto death. But God had mercye on hym not on hym onely, but on me also, lest I should haue had sorowe vpon sorowe. ²⁸ I sent him therfore the diligentliar, that when ye shoulde se hym, ye might reioyce againe, and I myght be the lesse sorowfull. ²⁹ Receiue him therfore in the Lorde wyth al gladnes, and make muche of suche: ³⁰ because that for the worke of Christ he went so farre, that he was nye vnto death, and regarded not hys lyfe, to fulfyll that seruice, whiche was lackinge on your part towarde me.