²⁸ Therefore I have sent him all the more eagerly, so that when you see him again you may rejoice and I may be less concerned about you. ^29 (A)Receive him then in the Lord with all joy, and ^(B)hold people like him in high regard, ³⁰ because he came close to death ^[a](C)for the work of Christ, risking his life to ^(D)compensate ^[b]for your absence in your service to me.