Philippians 2

1 If, then, any exhortation [is] in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of [the] Spirit, if any yearnings and mercies,

IF there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

2 fulfill my joy, that you may mind the same thing—having the same love—of one soul—minding the one thing,

Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

3 nothing in rivalry or vainglory, but in humility of mind counting one another more excellent than yourselves—

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

4 do not each look to your own, but each also to the things of others.

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

5 For let this mind be in you that [is] also in Christ Jesus,

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

6 who, being in the form of God, thought [it] not something to be seized to be equal to God,

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

7 but emptied Himself, having taken the form of a servant, having been made in the likeness of men,

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 having been found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself, having become obedient to death—even death of a cross,

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

9 for this reason, also, God highly exalted Him, and gave to Him a Name that [is] above every name,

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

10 that in the Name of Jesus every knee may bow—of heavenlies, and earthlies, and what are under the earth—

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

11 and every tongue may confess that Jesus Christ [is] LORD, to 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 that, my beloved, as you always obey, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,

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 is working in you both to will and to work for His good pleasure.

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

14 Do all things without murmurings and deliberations,

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

15 that you may become blameless and pure children of God, unblemished in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you 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 holding forth the word of life, for rejoicing to me in regard to [the] Day of Christ, that I did not run in vain, nor did I labor in vain;

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

17 but if I also am poured forth on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and am glad with you all,

Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.

18 because of this you also rejoice and are glad with me.

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

19 And I hope, in the Lord Jesus, to send Timotheus to you quickly, that I also may be of good spirit, having known the things concerning you,

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

20 for I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for the things concerning you,

For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state.

21 for the whole seek their own things, not the things of Christ Jesus,

For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s.

22 and you know his proof, that as a child [serves] a father, he served with me in regard to the good news;

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

23 I indeed hope to send him, when I may see through the things concerning me—immediately;

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

24 and I trust in the LORD that I will also come quickly myself.

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

25 And I thought [it] necessary to send to you Epaphroditus—my brother and fellow-workman and fellow-soldier, and your apostle and servant to my need,

Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.

26 seeing he was longing after you all, and in heaviness, because you heard that he ailed,

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

27 for he also ailed near to death, but God dealt kindly with him, and not with him only, but also with me, that I might not have sorrow on sorrow.

For indeed he was sick nigh unto 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 eagerly, therefore, I sent him, that having seen him again you may rejoice, and I may be less sorrowful;

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

29 receive him, therefore, in the LORD, with all joy, and hold such in honor,

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

30 because on account of the work of the Christ he drew near to death, having hazarded life that he might fill up your deficiency of service to me.

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