Philippians 2
1 Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
If there be therfore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of loue, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any compassion and mercie,
2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.
Fulfill my ioye, that ye be like minded, hauing the same loue, being of one accorde, and of one iudgement,
3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
That nothing be done through contention or vaine glory, but that in meekenesse of minde euery man esteeme other better then himselfe.
4 Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Looke not euery man on his owne things, but euery man also on the things of other men.
5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:
Let the same minde be in you that was euen in Christ Iesus,
6 Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
Who being in ye forme of God, thought it no robberie to be equall with God:
7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.
But he made himself of no reputation, and tooke on him ye forme of a seruant, and was made like vnto men, and was founde in shape as a man.
8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross.
He humbled himselfe, and became obedient vnto the death, euen the death of the Crosse.
9 Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
Wherefore God hath also highly exalted him, and giuen him a Name aboue euery name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
That at the Name of Iesus shoulde euery knee bowe, both of things in heauen, and things in earth, and things vnder the earth,
11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
And that euery tongue shoulde confesse that Iesus Christ is the Lord, vnto the glory of God the Father.
12 Therefore, 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.
Wherefore my beloued, as ye haue alwayes obeyed me, not as in my presence only, but now much more in mine absence, so make an end of your owne saluation with feare and trembling.
13 For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
For it is God which worketh in you, both the will and the deede, euen of his good pleasure.
14 Do everything without complaining or arguing,
Do all things without murmuring and reasonings,
15 so 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
That ye may be blamelesse, and pure, and the sonnes of God without rebuke in the middes of a naughtie and crooked nation, among whom yee shine as lights in the world,
16 as 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.
Holding forth the worde of life, that I may reioyce in the day of Christ, that I haue not runne in vaine, neither haue laboured in vaine.
17 But 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.
Yea, and though I bee offered vp vpon the sacrifice, and seruice of your faith, I am glad, and reioyce with you all.
18 So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.
For the same cause also be ye glad, and reioyce with me.
19 Now 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.
And I trust in the Lord Iesus, to sende Timotheus shortly vnto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I knowe your state.
20 I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs.
For I haue no man like minded, who will faithfully care for your matters.
21 For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
For all seeke their owne, and not that which is Iesus Christes.
22 But you know Timothy’s proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel.
But yee knowe the proofe of him, that as a sonne with the father, hee hath serued with me in the Gospel.
23 So I hope to send him as soon as I see what happens with me.
Him therefore I hope to send assoone as I knowe howe it will goe with me,
24 And I trust in the Lord that I myself will come soon.
And trust in the Lord, that I also my selfe shall come shortly.
25 But 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.
But I supposed it necessarie to sende my brother Epaphroditus vnto you, my companion in labour, and fellowe souldier, euen your messenger, and he that ministred vnto me such things as I wanted.
26 For he has been longing for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.
For he longed after all you, and was full of heauinesse, because yee had heard that hee had beene sicke.
27 He 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.
And no doubt he was sicke, very neere vnto death: but God had mercie on him, and not on him onely, but on me also, least I should haue sorowe vpon sorowe.
28 Therefore 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.
I sent him therefore the more diligently, that when yee shoulde see him againe, yee might reioyce, and I might be the lesse sorowfull.
29 Welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor men like him,
Receiue him therefore in the Lord with all gladnesse, and make much of such:
30 because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.
Because that for the woorke of Christ he was neere vnto death, and regarded not his life, to fulfill that seruice which was lacking on your part towarde me.
