Philippians 2
Be Like Christ
1Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any afellowship of the Spirit, if any ▼▼ Lit inward parts
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caffection and compassion, 2 dmake my joy complete ▼▼ Lit that you be
by fbeing of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. 3Do nothing ▼▼ Lit according to
from ▼▼ Or contentiousness
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iselfishness or jempty conceit, but with humility of mind kregard one another as more important than yourselves; 4 ldo not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. 5 mHave this attitude ▼▼ Or among
in yourselves which was also in oChrist Jesus, 6who, although He pexisted in the qform of God, rdid not regard equality with God a thing to be ▼▼ I.e. utilized or asserted
grasped, 7but ▼▼ I.e. laid aside His privileges
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uemptied Himself, taking the form of a vbond-servant, and wbeing made in the likeness of men. 8Being found in appearance as a man, xHe humbled Himself by becoming yobedient to the point of death, even zdeath ▼▼ Lit of
on a cross. 9 abFor this reason also, God achighly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him adthe name which is above every name, 10so that at the name of Jesus ae every knee will bow, of afthose who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is agLord, to the glory of God the Father. 12So then, my beloved, ahjust as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your aisalvation with ajfear and trembling; 13for it is akGod who is at work in you, both to will and to work alfor His good pleasure. 14Do all things without amgrumbling or disputing; 15so that you will ▼▼ Or become
prove yourselves to be aoblameless and innocent, apchildren of God above reproach in the midst of a aqcrooked and perverse generation, among whom you ▼▼ Or shine
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asappear as ▼▼ Or luminaries, stars
lights in the world, 16holding ▼▼ Or forth
fast the word of life, so that in avthe day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not awrun in vain nor axtoil in vain. 17But even if I am being aypoured out as a drink offering upon azthe sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with you all. 18You too, I urge you, rejoice in the same way and share your joy with me. Timothy and Epaphroditus
19But I hope ▼▼ Or trusting in
in the Lord Jesus to bbsend bcTimothy to you shortly, so that I also may be encouraged when I learn of your condition. 20For I have no one else bdof kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare. 21For they all beseek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus. 22But you know bfof his proven worth, that bghe served with me in the furtherance of the gospel bhlike a child serving his father. 23 biTherefore I hope to send him immediately, as soon as I see how things go with me; 24and bjI trust in the Lord that I myself also will be coming shortly. 25But I thought it necessary to send to you bkEpaphroditus, my brother and blfellow worker and bmfellow soldier, who is also your ▼▼ Lit apostle
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bomessenger and bpminister to my need; 26because he was longing ▼▼ One early ms reads to see you all
for you all and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick. 27For indeed he was sick to the point of death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow. 28Therefore 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 brReceive him then in the Lord with all joy, and bshold men like him in high regard; 30because he came close to death ▼▼ Lit because of
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bufor the work of Christ, risking his life to bvcomplete ▼▼ Lit your deficiency of service
what was deficient in your service to me.
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