Philippians 2

1 If there be, therefore, any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of spirit, if any tender affections and compassions,

If then [there be] any comfort in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of [the] Spirit, if any bowels and compassions,

2 Fill ye up my joy—that, the same thing, ye esteem, the same love, possessing, joined in soul, the one thing, esteeming, —

fulfil my joy, that ye may think the same thing, having the same love, joined in soul, thinking one thing;

3 Nothing by way of faction, nothing by way of vain-glory, —but, in lowliness of mind, accounting, one another, superior to yourselves, —

[let] nothing [be] in the spirit of strife or vain glory, but, in lowliness of mind, each esteeming the other as more excellent than themselves;

4 Not, to your own things, severally looking, but, to the things of others, severally: —

regarding not each his own [qualities], but each those of others also.

5 The same thing, esteem, in yourselves, which also, in Christ Jesus, [ye esteem], —

For let this mind be in you which [was] also in Christ Jesus;

6 Who, in form of God, subsisting, not, a thing to be seized, accounted the being equal with God,

who, subsisting in the form of God, did not esteem it an object of rapine to be on an equality with God;

7 But, himself, emptied, taking, a servant’s form, coming to be, in men’s likeness;

but emptied himself, taking a bondman's form, taking his place in [the] likeness of men;

8 And, in fashion, being found, as a man, humbled himself, becoming obedient as far as death, yea, death upon a cross.

and having been found in figure as a man, humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, and [that the] death of [the] cross.

9 Wherefore also, God, uplifted him far on high, and favoured him with the name which is above every name, —

Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and granted him a name, that which is above every name,

10 In order that, in the name of Jesus, every knee might bow—of beings in heaven, and on earth, and underground, —

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of heavenly and earthly and infernal [beings],

11 And, every tongue, might openly confess—that Jesus Christ is, Lord, unto the glory of God the Father.

and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord to God [the] Father's glory.

12 So, then, my beloved—even as ye have always obeyed, not [as] in my presence only, but, now, much more, in my absence, with fear and trembling, your own salvation, be working out;

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

13 For it is, God, who energiseth within you, both the desiring and the energising, in behalf of his good pleasure.

for it is God who works in you both the willing and the working according to [his] good pleasure.

14 All things, be doing, apart from murmurings and disputings;

Do all things without murmurings and reasonings,

15 In order that ye may become faultless and inviolate, children of God, blameless amidst a crooked and perverted generation, amongst whom ye appear as luminaries in the world,

that ye may be harmless and simple, irreproachable children of God in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation; among whom ye appear as lights in [the] world,

16 A word of light, holding forth, —as a matter of boasting unto me, for the day of Christ, —that, not in vain, I ran, nor, in vain, I toiled: —

holding forth [the] word of life, so as to be a boast for me in Christ's day, that I have not run in vain nor laboured in vain.

17 Nay! if I am even to be poured out as a drink-offering, upon the sacrifice and public ministry of your faith, I rejoice, yea rejoice together with you all, —

But if also I am poured out as a libation on the sacrifice and ministration of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice in common with you all.

18 For the same cause, moreover, do, ye also, rejoice, yea rejoice together with me.

In like manner do ye also rejoice, and rejoice with me.

19 I am hoping, however, in the Lord Jesus—Timothy, shortly, to send unto you, in order that, I also, may be of cheerful soul, when I have ascertained the things that concern you.

But I hope in [the] Lord Jesus to send Timotheus to you shortly, that I also may be refreshed, knowing how ye get on.

20 For, no one, have I, of equal soul, who, genuinely, as to the things that concern you, will be anxious;

For I have no one like-minded who will care with genuine feeling how ye get on.

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

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

22 But, of the proof of him, be taking note, —that, as child, with father, with me, hath he done service for the glad-message;

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

23 Him, indeed, therefore, am I hoping to send—as soon as I can look off from the things that concern myself, —forthwith.

Him therefore I hope to send immediately, as soon as I shall see how it goes with me:

24 I am assured, however, in the Lord, —that I, myself, shall shortly come.

but I trust in [the] Lord that I myself also shall soon come;

25 Needful, nevertheless have I accounted it—Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, but your apostle and public minister to my need, to send unto you;

but I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow-workman and fellow-soldier, but your messenger and minister to my need,

26 Since he hath been longing to see, you all, and hath been in great distress, because ye had heard he was sick; —

since he had a longing desire after you all, and was distressed because ye had heard that he was sick;

27 And, in fact, he was sick, nigh unto death; but, God, had mercy on him, —and, not on him only, but, on me also, lest, sorrow upon sorrow, I should have.

for he was also sick close to death, but God had mercy on him, and not indeed on him alone, but also on me, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

28 The more promptly, therefore, have I sent him, that, seeing him again, ye may rejoice, and, I, the less sorrowful, may be.

I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that seeing him ye might again rejoice, and that I might be the less sorrowful.

29 Be giving him welcome, therefore, in the Lord, with all joy; and, such as he, in honour, be holding, —

Receive him therefore in [the] Lord with all joy, and hold such in honour;

30 Because, for the sake of the work of the Lord, unto death, he drew nigh, running hazard with his life, that he might fill up your lack of the public service, towards me.

because for the sake of the work he drew near even to death, venturing his life that he might fill up what lacked in your ministration toward me.