26. for he has been longing for you all and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill.
27. Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
28. I am the more eager to send him, therefore, that you may rejoice at seeing him again, and that I may be less anxious.
29. So receive him in the Lord with all joy, and honor such men,