Philippians 2
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1Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate?1Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
2Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose.2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.
3Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
4Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.4Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
5You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.5Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:
6Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to.6Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
7Instead, he gave up his divine privileges ; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form,7but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.
8he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross.8And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.
9Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names,9Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Shine Brightly for Christ11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
12Dear friends, you always followed my instructions when I was with you. And now that I am away, it is even more important. Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear.12Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
13For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.13For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
14Do everything without complaining and arguing,14Do everything without complaining or arguing,
15so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.15so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
16Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ’s return, I will be proud that I did not run the race in vain and that my work was not useless.16as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
17But I will rejoice even if I lose my life, pouring it out like a liquid offering to God, just like your faithful service is an offering to God. And I want all of you to share that joy.17But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.
18Yes, you should rejoice, and I will share your joy. Paul Commends Timothy18So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.
19If the Lord Jesus is willing, I hope to send Timothy to you soon for a visit. Then he can cheer me up by telling me how you are getting along.19Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.
20I have no one else like Timothy, who genuinely cares about your welfare.20I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs.
21All the others care only for themselves and not for what matters to Jesus Christ.21For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
22But you know how Timothy has proved himself. Like a son with his father, he has served with me in preaching the Good News.22But you know Timothy’s proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel.
23I hope to send him to you just as soon as I find out what is going to happen to me here.23So I hope to send him as soon as I see what happens with me.
24And I have confidence from the Lord that I myself will come to see you soon. Paul Commends Epaphroditus24And I trust in the Lord that I myself will come soon.
25Meanwhile, I thought I should send Epaphroditus back to you. He is a true brother, co-worker, and fellow soldier. And he was your messenger to help me in my need.25But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs.
26I am sending him because he has been longing to see you, and he was very distressed that you heard he was ill.26For he has been longing for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.
27And he certainly was ill; in fact, he almost died. But God had mercy on him—and also on me, so that I would not have one sorrow after another.27He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.
28So I am all the more anxious to send him back to you, for I know you will be glad to see him, and then I will not be so worried about you.28Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less anxious.
29Welcome him in the Lord’s love and with great joy, and give him the honor that people like him deserve.29Welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor men like him,
30For he risked his life for the work of Christ, and he was at the point of death while doing for me what you couldn’t do from far away.30because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.
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