Philippians 2:27 (WEB)
For indeed he was sick nearly to death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow on sorrow.
Fathers and councils · 2
Augustine of Hippo
“…sickness, and therein being made a Christian, and one of the faithful, departed this life, yet hadst Thou mercy on him, and not on him only, but on us also; lest, thinking on the exceeding kindness of our friend to us, and unable to count him in Thy flock, we should be tortured with intolerable grief.” — editor's note: Phil. ii. 27.
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Jerome
“His apostle also, though he says: “I desire to depart and to be with Christ,” and elsewhere “to me to live is Christ and to die is gain,” thanks God that Epaphras (who had been “sick nigh unto death”) has been given back to him that he might not have sorrow upon sorrow.” — editor's note: Phi. ii. 27.
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Cross-references · 7
Cited together in Confessions IX.3.
Cited together in Confessions IX.3.
Cited together in Confessions IX.3.
Cited together in Confessions IX.3.
Cited together in Confessions IX.3.
Cited together in Confessions IX.3.
Cited together in Confessions IX.3.