Philippians 2

1 If therefore there is any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion,

If therefore any exhortation is in Christ, if any encouragement of love, if any fellowship of spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

2 make my joy full by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;

fulfill my joy, that ye may think the same way, having the same love, being knit in soul, thinking in oneness,

3 doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

in nothing according to selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility considering each other surpassing yourselves.

4 each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

Look ye out each man not to things of yourselves, but each man also to the things of others.

5 Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus,

Indeed have this way to think in you, that also was in Christ Jesus,

6 who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,

who, existing in the form of God, did not consider being equal to God something to seize and hold.

7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men.

But he emptied himself, having taken a form of a bondman, having become in a likeness of men.

8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, yes, the death of the cross.

And having been found in a form like a man, he lowered himself, having become obedient until death, even of death from a cross.

9 Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name,

Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name above every name,

10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth,

so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of the heavenly, and the earthly, and the sub-earthly,

11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

and that every tongue should acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

12 So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Therefore my beloved, just as ye have always obeyed, not only as in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

13 For it is God who works in you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

For it is God who works in you both to desire and to work for approval.

14 Do all things without complaining and arguing,

Do all things without grumblings and arguments,

15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without defect in the middle of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

so that ye may become blameless and pure children of God, blameless in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.

16 holding up the word of life, that I may have something to boast in the day of Christ that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.

Holding firm the word of life, for a boast by me in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.

17 Yes, and if I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.

Yet even if I am poured out a libation upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.

18 In the same way, you also should be glad and rejoice with me.

And in the same way, ye also be glad and rejoice with me.

19 But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered up when I know how you are doing.

But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I also may be cheerful when I know the things about you.

20 For I have no one else like-minded, who will truly care about you.

For I have no man like-minded who will genuinely care for the things about you.

21 For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.

For they all seek the things of themselves, not the things of Christ Jesus.

22 But you know that he has proved himself. As a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Good News.

But ye know the proof of him, that, as a child to a father, he served with me for the good news.

23 Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it will go with me.

Indeed therefore I hope to send this man immediately, whenever I may focus on the things concerning me.

24 But I trust in the Lord that I myself also will come shortly.

And I trust in the Lord that I myself also will come soon.

25 But I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, fellow soldier, and your apostle and servant of my need,

But I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and co-workman and fellow soldier, and your apostle and servant of my need,

26 since he longed for you all, and was very troubled because you had heard that he was sick.

since he was longing for you all, and distressed because ye heard that he was sick.

27 For indeed he was sick nearly to death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow on sorrow.

For also he was sick, near death, but God was merciful to him, and not only him, but also me, so that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

28 I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that when you see him again, you may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.

Therefore I sent him more urgently, so that having seen him again, ye may rejoice, and I may be less sorrowful.

29 Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such people in honor,

Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness, and hold such men esteemed.

30 because for the work of Christ he came near to death, risking his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.

Because for sake of the work of the Christ he came near the point of death, handing over his life so that he might fill up the deficiency of your service toward me.