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

make my joy full by being like-minded, 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—

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For it is God who works in you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

14 Do all things without murmurings and deliberations,

Do all things without complaining and arguing,

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 you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without defect in the middle of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen 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 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 labor 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,

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

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

In the same way, you also should be glad 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 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 I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for the things concerning you,

For I have no one else like-minded, who will truly care about you.

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

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

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

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

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

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

since he longed for you all, and was very troubled because you had heard that he was 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 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 eagerly, therefore, I sent him, that having seen him again you may rejoice, and I may be less sorrowful;

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

Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such people in honor,

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