Philippians 2:28

2:28 Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, ¹  so that when you see him again you can rejoice ²  and I can be free from anxiety.

Philippians 3:10

3:10 My aim is to know him, ³  to experience the power of his resurrection, to share in his sufferings, ⁴  and to be like him in his death,

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¹ tn Grk “I have sent him to you with earnestness.” But the epistolary aorist needs to be translated as a present tense with this adverb due to English stylistic considerations.

² tn Or “when you see him you can rejoice again.”

³ tn The articular infinitive τοῦ γνῶναι (tou gnwnai, “to know”) here expresses purpose. The words “My aim is” have been supplied in the translation to emphasize this nuance and to begin a new sentence (shorter sentences are more appropriate for English style).

⁴ tn Grk “to know him, the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings.”