23. I plan to send him to you quickly, as soon as I know what will happen to me.
24. I am sure the Lord will help me come to you soon.
25. For now, I think I must send Epaphroditus back to you. He is my brother in God’s family, who works and serves with me in the Lord’s army. When I needed help, you sent him to me,
26. but now he wants very much to see all of you again. He is worried because you heard that he was sick.
27. He was sick and near death. But God helped him and me too, so that I would not have even more grief.
28. So I want very much to send him to you. When you see him, you can be happy. And I can stop worrying about you.
29. Welcome him in the Lord with much joy. Give honor to people like Epaphroditus.
30. He should be honored because he almost died for the work of Christ. He put his life in danger so that he could help me. This was help that you could not give me.