Philippians 2

¹If then there is any exhortation in Christ, if any encouragement from love, if any partaking of the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,

²make my joy full, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, with union of soul cherishing one mind;

³doing nothing in the spirit of faction, or in the spirit of vain-glory, but in humility esteeming others as better than yourselves;

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

⁵Yea, let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus,

⁶who, being in the form of God, did not regard it as a thing to be grasped at to be on an equality with God,

⁷but made himself of no consideration, taking the form of a servant, and becoming like men;

⁸and in what appertained to him appearing as a man, he humbled himself, and was obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

⁹Wherefore God also highly exalted him, and gave him a name which is above every name;

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

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

¹²So then, my beloved, as ye always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

¹³for it is God who worketh in you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

¹⁴Do all things without murmurings and doubts;

¹⁵that ye may be blameless and pure, children of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation; among whom ye shine as luminaries in the world,

¹⁶holding forth the word of life, that I may have whereof to boast against the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain, or labor in vain.

¹⁷But if I am even poured out on the sacrifice and ministration of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all.

¹⁸For the same reason, do ye also rejoice, and rejoice with me.

¹⁹But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I know your state.

²⁰For I have no one like-minded, who will have a true concern for your state;

²¹for all of them are seeking their own things, not those of Christ Jesus.

²²But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son serves a father, he served with me for the gospel.

²³Him therefore I hope to send forthwith, as soon as I see how it will go with me;

²⁴but I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come soon.

²⁵Yet I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labor, and fellow-soldier, but your messenger, and minister to my wants;

²⁶for he was longing after you all, and was much troubled, because ye heard that he was sick.

²⁷For indeed he was sick near to death; but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

²⁸I send him therefore the more speedily, that when ye see him ye may again rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.

²⁹Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness, and hold such in honor;

³⁰because he was near to death on account of the work, hazarding his life to supply what was wanting on your part in the ministration to me.

Philippians 2

¹If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

²Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

³Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

⁴Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

⁵Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

⁶Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

⁷But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

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

⁹Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

¹⁰That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

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

¹²Wherefore, 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.

¹³For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

¹⁴Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

¹⁵That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

¹⁶Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

¹⁷Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.

¹⁸For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.

¹⁹But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state.

²⁰For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state.

²¹For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s.

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

²³Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me.

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

²⁵Yet 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.

²⁶For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.

²⁷For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

²⁸I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.

²⁹Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation:

³⁰Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.