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,

If, then, any exhortation [is] in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

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

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

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

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves —

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

but did empty himself, the form of a servant having taken, in the likeness of men having been made,

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

and in fashion having been found as a man, he humbled himself, having become obedient unto death — death even of a cross,

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

wherefore, also, God did highly exalt him, and gave to him a name that [is] above every name,

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

that in the name of Jesus every knee may bow — of heavenlies, and earthlies, and what are 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 may 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;

So that, my beloved, as ye always obey, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, with fear and trembling your own salvation work out,

13 for it is God who works effectually in you, both to will and to perform, on account of his benevolence.

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

14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings;

All things do without murmurings and reasonings,

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,

that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God, unblemished in the midst of a generation crooked and perverse, among whom ye do appear as luminaries 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.

the word of life holding forth, for rejoicing to me in regard to a day of Christ, that not in vain did I run, nor in vain did I labour;

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 if also I am poured forth upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and joy with you all,

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

because of this do ye also rejoice and joy 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.

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

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

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

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

for the whole seek their own things, not the things of the 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.

and the proof of him ye know, that as a child [serveth] a father, with me he did serve in regard to the good news;

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

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

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

and I trust in the Lord that I myself also shall quickly come.

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.

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

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

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

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.

for he also ailed nigh to death, but God did deal kindly with him, and not with him only, but also with me, that sorrow upon sorrow I might not have.

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.

The more eagerly, therefore, I did send him, that having seen him again ye may rejoice, and I may be the less sorrowful;

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

receive him, therefore, in the Lord, with all joy, and hold such in honour,

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