Philippians 2
Be like Christ
1 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if 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 kconsider 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, as He already pexisted in the qform of God, rdid not consider equality with God something to be ▼▼Or seized
grasped, 7but ▼▼I.e., set aside His divine rights
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uemptied Himself by taking the form of a vbond-servant and ▼▼Or having come to be
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xbeing born in the likeness of men. 8And being found in appearance as a man, yHe humbled Himself by becoming zobedient to the point of death: aadeath ▼▼Lit of
on a cross. 9 acFor this reason also God adhighly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him aethe name which is above every name, 10so that at the name of Jesus afevery knee will bow, of agthose who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is ahLord, to the glory of God the Father. 12 So then, my beloved, aijust as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own ajsalvation with akfear and trembling; 13for it is alGod who is at work in you, both to ▼
▼Or be willing
desire and to work anfor His good pleasure. 14 Do all things without aocomplaining or arguments; 15so that you will ▼
▼Or become
prove yourselves to be aqblameless and innocent, archildren of God above reproach in the midst of a ascrooked and perverse generation, among whom you ▼▼Or shine
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auappear as ▼▼Or luminaries, stars
lights in the world, 16holding firmly the word of life, so that on awthe day of Christ I can take pride because I did not axrun in vain nor aylabor in vain. 17But even if I am being azpoured out as a drink offering upon bathe 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
19 But I hope, ▼▼Or trusting in
in the Lord Jesus, to bcsend bdTimothy to you shortly, so that I also may be encouraged when I learn of your condition. 20For I have no one else beof kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare. 21For they all bfseek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus. 22But you know bgof his proven character, that bhhe served with me in the furtherance of the gospel bilike a child serving his father. 23 bjTherefore I hope to send him immediately, as soon as I see how things go with me; 24and bkI trust in the Lord that I myself will also be coming shortly. 25But I thought it necessary to send to you blEpaphroditus, my brother and bmfellow worker and bnfellow soldier, who is also your ▼▼Lit apostle
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bpmessenger and bqminister to my need, 26because he was longing ▼▼One early ms 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 only on him 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 bsReceive him then in the Lord with all joy, and bthold people like him in high regard, 30because he came close to death ▼▼Lit because of
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bvfor the work of Christ, risking his life to bwcompensate ▼▼Lit your deficiency of service
for your absence in your service to me.
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