His reason for sending Timothy above all others: I have none so "like-minded," literally, "like-souled," with myself as is Timothy. Compare Deuteronomy 13:6, "Thy friend which is as thine own soul" (Psalms 55:14). Paul's second self.

naturally—Greek, "genuinely"; "with sincere solicitude." A case wherein the Spirit of God so changed man's nature, that to be natural was with him to be spiritual: the great point to be aimed at.

Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Philippians 2:20:

Acts 16:3
Acts 16:40
Philippians 2:19
Philippians 4:21

 

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