I sent him therefore the more eagerly, that, when you see him again, you may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.
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Gaius Marius Victorinus
AD 400
Why does Paul add the phrase “and I may be less anxious?” Because he has already said that Epaphroditus had ministered to his needs. He did not want it to appear as though he was sad to be sending him. Since Epaphroditus desired to be with them and since they are going to be glad if they see him, Paul could then be “less anxious.”
