Concerning his fellow worker Epaphroditus, the apostle Paul wrote to Christians in Philippi: “Keep holding men of that sort dear. ” Why?
« لِأَنَّهُ قَارَبَ ٱلْمَوْتَ مِنْ أَجْلِ عَمَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ ،‏ مُخَاطِرًا بِنَفْسِهِ ،‏ لِكَيْ يُعَوِّضَ كَامِلًا عَنْ عَدَمِ وُجُودِكُمْ هُنَا لِتَخْدِمُونِي » .‏