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

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

make my joy full by being 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, —

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

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

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

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

Have this in your mind, 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, existing in the form of God, didn’t consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,

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

but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being 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 human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, yes, 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, —

Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the 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 those in heaven, those on earth, and those 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;

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.

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 works in you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

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

Do all things without complaining and arguing,

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 you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without defect in the middle of a crooked and perverse generation, amongst whom you are seen 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 up the word of life, that I may have something to boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run in vain nor labour 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, —

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

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

In the same way, you also should be glad 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 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.

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 one else like-minded, who will truly care about you.

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

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

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

Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I 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 myself also will 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;

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

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

since he longed for you all, and was very troubled because you 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 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.

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

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.

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 joy, and hold such people in honour,

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 came near to death, risking his life to supply that which was lacking in your service towards me.