Philippians 2

1 If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion,

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

2 make my joy full, by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;

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

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

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

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

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

5 Have this in your attitude, which was also in Christ Jesus,

Let this mind be in you, which was also in the Messiah Yahushua:

6 who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,

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

7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being 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 being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross.

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

9 Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name;

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

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

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

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

And that every tongue should confess that Yahushua the Messiah is Master, to the glory of YHWH the Father.

12 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 awe and reverence.

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 works in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.

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

14 Do everything without complaining or arguing,

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

15 that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of YHWH, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

16 holding up the word of life; that I may have something to boast in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.

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

17 Yes, and if I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice 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 In the same way, you also rejoice, and rejoice with me.

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

19 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.

But I trust in the Master Yahushua 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 else like-minded, who will truly care about you.

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

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

For all seek their own, not the things which are Yahushua the Messiah's.

22 But you know the proof of him, that, as a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Good News.

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

23 Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it will go with me.

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

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

But I trust in YHWH that I also myself shall come shortly.

25 But I counted it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, fellow soldier, and your apostle and servant of 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 since he longed for you all, and was very troubled, because you had heard that he was sick.

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

27 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.

For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but YHWH had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

28 I have sent him all the more eagerly, therefore, so that when you see him again you may rejoice, and that I may be less anxious.

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 Master with all gladness; and hold such in reputation:

30 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.

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