Philippians 2

1 Wherefore, if there be any consolation in Christ; if any comfort of love; if any fellowship of the Spirit; if any sympathies and tender mercies,

So if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any comfort from love, if there is any fellowship in the Spirit, if there is any compassion or mercy,

2 complete this my joy, that you be likeminded; having the very same love, being unanimous, minding the one thing.

make my joy complete by adopting the same mindset, having the same love, being united in spirit, and having one purpose.

3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but, in humbleness of mind esteem each other better that yourselves:

Do nothing from selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility regard others as more important than yourselves.

4 not aiming every one at his own interests, but every one also, at the interests of the others.

None of you should look out for your own interests, but for the interests of others.

5 Now let this disposition be in you which was also in Christ Jesus;

Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus,

6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not affect to appear in divine majesty;

who, though he was in the form of God, did not consider equality with God as something to be exploited,

7 but divested himself, taking upon him the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men;

but emptied himself by taking the form of a servant and being born in the likeness of men.

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

And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

9 And for this reason, God has exceedingly exalted him, and has bestowed on him a name which is above every name;

Therefore God highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every other name,

10 that, at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow; of those in heaven, and upon the earth, and under the earth;

so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

12 Wherefore, my beloved, since you have always obeyed, not in my presence only, but now much more in my absence; effectually work out your own salvation, with fear and trembling;

Therefore, my beloved friends, just 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 works effectually in you, both to will and to perform, on account of his benevolence.

for God is the one at work in you, granting you the will and power to do so, according to his good pleasure.

14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings;

Do everything without grumbling or arguing,

15 that you may be blameless and harmless, the children of God, unblemished in the midst of a crooked and perverse race; among whom shine as lights in the world,

so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world

16 holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, nor have labored in vain.

as you hold firmly to the word of life. Then I will have a reason to boast in the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.

17 Yes, and if I be made a drink-offering upon the sacrifice and ministry of your faith, I joy and rejoice with you all;

But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.

18 and for the same do you also joy and rejoice with me.

In the same way you also should be glad and rejoice with me.

19 Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be of good courage, that I also may be of good courage, when I know your affairs.

I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon so that I too may be encouraged when I receive news about you.

20 For I have no one like disposed, who will sincerely take care of your affairs;

I have no one else like-minded who will be genuinely concerned about your welfare.

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

For they all seek their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus.

22 But you know the proof of him, that, as a son with a father, so he has served with me in the gospel.

But you know Timothy's proven character, how as a son with a father he has served with me in the work of the gospel.

23 Now, indeed, I hope to send him immediately, as soon as I shall see how it will go with me.

Therefore I hope to send him to you at once, as soon as I find out what is going to happen to me.

24 However, I am fully persuaded by the Lord, that even I myself shall soon come.

And I am confident in the Lord that I myself will also come soon.

25 Yet I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellowlaborer, and fellowsoldier; but your Apostle, and a minister to my want.

But for now 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 need.

26 For he longed after you all, and was exceedingly grieved, because you had heard that he had been sick.

For he has been longing for you all and was distressed because you heard that he was sick.

27 And, indeed, he was sick nigh to death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

Indeed he was sick, almost to the point of death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have one sorrow after another.

28 Wherefore I have sent him the more speedily, that seeing him again, you may rejoice, and that I may be the more free from sorrow.

Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you can rejoice and I can be less anxious.

29 Receive him, therefore, in the Lord, with all joy, and have such persons in great estimation;

So receive him in the Lord with all joy, and honor men like him,

30 because for the work of Christ, he drew nigh to death, not regarding his life, that he might fully supply the want of your service toward me.

because he drew near to death for the work of Christ, disregarding his own life to complete what was lacking in your service to me.