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-# Connecting Statement:
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-Paul tells the Philippian believers about his plan to send Timothy soon and that they should treat Epaphroditus as special.
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 # But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon
 
-Paul wanted to send Timothy to them, but he would do so only if the Lord Jesus wanted him to do that. Alternate translation: "But I plan to send Timothy to you soon, as long as that is what the Lord Jesus wants me to" or "But if it is the will of the Lord Jesus, I expect to send Timothy to you soon"
+"But I plan to send Timothy to you soon, as long as that is what the Lord Jesus wants me to" or "But if it is the will of the Lord Jesus, I expect to send Timothy to you soon"