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Epaphroditus had a personal concern for the Philippians. He had apparently fallen ill. Just as Paul was concerned about what the Philippians were making of his current circumstances, so Epaphroditus was concerned about what they thought of his situation, his illness.
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Epaphroditus had indeed been seriously ill, and had almost died. As a side note, any notions that Christians should never fall ill if they have enough faith should be swept aside by this. God does miraculous healings, and Christians get ill, both statements are true. If you believe God doesn’t do miraculous healings anymore you are wrong, if you think faithful Christians never get ill, you are also wrong. God had mercy on Epaphroditus. This was good for him, but also for Paul, as it meant that Paul did not have additional sorrow to deal with in addition to his own predicament.
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