Philippians 2

1 If there be, therefore, any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of spirit, if any tender affections and compassions,

If [there is] therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

2 Fill ye up my joy—that, the same thing, ye esteem, the same love, possessing, joined in soul, the one thing, esteeming, —

Fulfill ye my joy, that ye be like-minded, having the same love, [being] of one accord, of one mind.

3 Nothing by way of faction, nothing by way of vain-glory, —but, in lowliness of mind, accounting, one another, superior to yourselves, —

[Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

4 Not, to your own things, severally looking, but, to the things of others, severally: —

Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

5 The same thing, esteem, in yourselves, which also, in Christ Jesus, [ye esteem], —

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

6 Who, in form of God, subsisting, not, a thing to be seized, accounted the being equal with God,

Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

7 But, himself, emptied, taking, a servant’s form, coming to be, in men’s likeness;

But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

8 And, in fashion, being found, as a man, humbled himself, becoming obedient as far as death, yea, death upon a cross.

And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient to death, even the death of the cross.

9 Wherefore also, God, uplifted him far on high, and favoured him with the name which is above every name, —

Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

10 In order that, in the name of Jesus, every knee might bow—of beings in heaven, and on earth, and underground, —

That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and [things] on earth, and [things] under the earth;

11 And, every tongue, might openly confess—that Jesus Christ is, Lord, unto the glory of God the Father.

And [that] every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

12 So, then, my beloved—even as ye have always obeyed, not [as] in my presence only, but, now, much more, in my absence, with fear and trembling, your own salvation, be working out;

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

13 For it is, God, who energiseth within you, both the desiring and the energising, in behalf of his good pleasure.

For it is God who worketh in you both to will and to do of [his] good pleasure.

14 All things, be doing, apart from murmurings and disputings;

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

15 In order that ye may become faultless and inviolate, children of God, blameless amidst a crooked and perverted generation, amongst whom ye appear as luminaries in the world,

That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

16 A word of light, holding forth, —as a matter of boasting unto me, for the day of Christ, —that, not in vain, I ran, nor, in vain, I toiled: —

Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither labored in vain.

17 Nay! if I am even to be poured out as a drink-offering, upon the sacrifice and public ministry of your faith, I rejoice, yea rejoice together with you all, —

And if I am even offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.

18 For the same cause, moreover, do, ye also, rejoice, yea rejoice together with me.

For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.

19 I am hoping, however, in the Lord Jesus—Timothy, shortly, to send unto you, in order that, I also, may be of cheerful soul, when I have ascertained the things that concern you.

But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy shortly to you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state.

20 For, no one, have I, of equal soul, who, genuinely, as to the things that concern you, will be anxious;

For I have no man like-minded, who will naturally care for your state.

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

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

22 But, of the proof of him, be taking note, —that, as child, with father, with me, hath he done service for the glad-message;

But ye know the proof of him, that as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel.

23 Him, indeed, therefore, am I hoping to send—as soon as I can look off from the things that concern myself, —forthwith.

Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me.

24 I am assured, however, in the Lord, —that I, myself, shall shortly come.

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

25 Needful, nevertheless have I accounted it—Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, but your apostle and public minister to my need, to send unto you;

Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labor, and fellow-soldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.

26 Since he hath been longing to see, you all, and hath been in great distress, because ye had heard he was sick; —

For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because ye had heard that he was sick.

27 And, in fact, he was sick, nigh unto death; but, God, had mercy on him, —and, not on him only, but, on me also, lest, sorrow upon sorrow, I should have.

For indeed he was sick nigh to death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

28 The more promptly, therefore, have I sent him, that, seeing him again, ye may rejoice, and, I, the less sorrowful, may be.

I sent him therefore the more speedily, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.

29 Be giving him welcome, therefore, in the Lord, with all joy; and, such as he, in honour, be holding, —

Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation:

30 Because, for the sake of the work of the Lord, unto death, he drew nigh, running hazard with his life, that he might fill up your lack of the public service, towards me.

Because for the work of Christ he was nigh to death, not regarding his life, to supply the want of your service towards me.