Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I have no one else like him, who will show genuine concern for your welfare. New Living Translation I have no one else like Timothy, who genuinely cares about your welfare. English Standard Version For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare. Berean Standard Bible I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs. Berean Literal Bible For I have no one like-minded, who genuinely will care for the things relative to you. King James Bible For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state. New King James Version For I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state. New American Standard Bible For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare. NASB 1995 For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare. NASB 1977 For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare. Legacy Standard Bible For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned about your circumstances. Amplified Bible For I have no one else [like him who is] so kindred a spirit who will be genuinely concerned for your [spiritual] welfare. Christian Standard Bible For I have no one else like-minded who will genuinely care about your interests; Holman Christian Standard Bible For I have no one else like-minded who will genuinely care about your interests; American Standard Version For I have no man likeminded, who will care truly for your state. Contemporary English Version I don't have anyone else who cares about you as much as he does. English Revised Version For I have no man likeminded, who will care truly for your state. GOD'S WORD® Translation I don't have anyone else like Timothy. He takes a genuine interest in your welfare. Good News Translation He is the only one who shares my feelings and who really cares about you. International Standard Version I do not have anyone else like him who takes a genuine interest in your welfare. Majority Standard Bible I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs. NET Bible For there is no one here like him who will readily demonstrate his deep concern for you. New Heart English Bible For I have no one else like-minded, who will truly care about you. Webster's Bible Translation For I have no man like-minded, who will naturally care for your state. Weymouth New Testament For I have no one likeminded with him, who will cherish a genuine care for you. World English Bible For I have no one else like-minded, who will truly care about you. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for the things concerning you, Berean Literal Bible For I have no one like-minded, who genuinely will care for the things relative to you. Young's Literal Translation for I have no one like-minded, who sincerely for the things concerning you will care, Smith's Literal Translation For I have none having a like soul, who naturally will have care for the things concerning you. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor I have no man so of the same mind, who with sincere affection is solicitous for you. Catholic Public Domain Version For I have no one else with such an agreeable mind, who, with sincere affection, is solicitous for you. New American Bible For I have no one comparable to him for genuine interest in whatever concerns you. New Revised Standard Version I have no one like him who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor I have no one here as interested as I am, who will sincerely care for your welfare; Aramaic Bible in Plain English For I do not have another here, who, like myself, is earnestly concerned for what is yours, NT Translations Anderson New Testamentfor I have no one of a kindred spirit who will sincerely care for your condition: Godbey New Testament For I have no one like-minded, who will nobly remember the things concerning you; Haweis New Testament For I have no one like minded with him, who will genuinely care for your affairs. Mace New Testament for there is no one that is so dear to me as he, and no one will more sincerely interest himself in your concerns. Weymouth New Testament For I have no one likeminded with him, who will cherish a genuine care for you. Worrell New Testament For I have no one like-minded, who, indeed, will sincerely care for your interests; Worsley New Testament For I have no one of a like spirit, who will with a kind of natural affection take care of your affairs. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Timothy and Epaphroditus19Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing. 20 I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs. 21For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.… Cross References 1 Corinthians 4:17 That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church. 2 Timothy 1:5 I 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. 2 Timothy 3:10 You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance, 1 Thessalonians 3:2 We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, 1 Timothy 1:2 To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 2 Timothy 1:2 To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 1 Corinthians 16:10-11 If 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. / No one, then, should treat him with contempt. Send him on his way in peace so that he can return to me, for I am expecting him along with the brothers. 2 Timothy 2:22 Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. Acts 16:1-3 Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father. / The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him. / Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. 1 Timothy 4:12 Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. 2 Timothy 3:14-15 But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you have learned them. / From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. Proverbs 13:20 He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed. Proverbs 20:6 Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man? Proverbs 18:24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother. Treasury of Scripture For I have no man like minded, who will naturally care for your state. I have. Philippians 2:2,22 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind… Psalm 55:13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. Proverbs 31:29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. like-minded. 1 Samuel 18:1,3 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul… Jump to Previous Anxious Care Cherish Concerned Feeling Genuine Interest Kindred Like-Minded Mind Naturally Sincerely Spirit State WelfareJump to Next Anxious Care Cherish Concerned Feeling Genuine Interest Kindred Like-Minded Mind Naturally Sincerely Spirit State WelfarePhilippians 2 1. Paul exhorts them to unity, and to all humbleness of mind, by the example of Christ's humility;12. to a careful proceeding in the way of salvation, that they be as lights to a wicked world, 16. and comforts to him their apostle, who is now ready to be offered up to God. 19. He hopes to send Timothy to them, and Epaphroditus also. I have no one else like him This phrase highlights the unique and exceptional nature of Timothy's character and service. The Greek word used here is "ἰσόψυχον" (isopsychon), which means "like-minded" or "of equal soul." Paul is emphasizing that Timothy shares his heart and mind in the work of the Gospel. Historically, this reflects the deep bond and trust between Paul and Timothy, akin to a father-son relationship in ministry. In a broader scriptural context, this phrase underscores the rarity of finding someone who is truly aligned in purpose and spirit, a theme echoed in other Pauline letters where he speaks of the unity and harmony needed in the body of Christ. who will genuinely care for your welfare Parallel Commentaries ... Greek I haveἔχω (echō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. nobody else οὐδένα (oudena) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3762: No one, none, nothing. like him ἰσόψυχον (isopsychon) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2473: Like-minded, of the same mind or spirit. From isos and psuche; of similar spirit. who ὅστις (hostis) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3748: Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever. {will} genuinely γνησίως (gnēsiōs) Adverb Strong's 1104: Truly, genuinely, honorably, sincerely. Adverb from gnesios; genuinely, i.e. Really. care for μεριμνήσει (merimnēsei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3309: To be over-anxious; with acc: To be anxious about, distracted; I care for. From merimna; to be anxious about. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. needs. τὰ (ta) Article - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Links Philippians 2:20 NIVPhilippians 2:20 NLT Philippians 2:20 ESV Philippians 2:20 NASB Philippians 2:20 KJV Philippians 2:20 BibleApps.com Philippians 2:20 Biblia Paralela Philippians 2:20 Chinese Bible Philippians 2:20 French Bible Philippians 2:20 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Philippians 2:20 For I have no one else like-minded (Philipp. Phil. Php.) |