Philippians 2

Christ’s Humility and Exaltation

Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any ^afellowship of the Spirit, if any ¹^baffection and compassion, 2 ^afulfill my joy, that ^byou think the same way, by maintaining the same love, being united in spirit, thinking on one purpose, 3 doing nothing ¹from ²^aselfish ambition or ^bvain glory, but with humility of mind ^cregarding one another as more important than yourselves, 4 ^anot merely looking out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. 5 ^aHave this way of thinking ¹in yourselves which was also in ^bChrist Jesus, 6 who, although ^aexisting in the ^bform of God, ^cdid not regard equality with God a thing ¹to be grasped, 7 but ¹^aemptied Himself, by taking the form of a ^bslave, by ^cbeing made in the likeness of men. 8 Being found in appearance as a man, ^aHe humbled Himself by becoming ^bobedient to the point of death, even ^cdeath ¹on a cross. 9 ^aTherefore, God also ^bhighly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him ^cthe name which is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus ^aevery knee will bow, of ^bthose who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and that ^aevery tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is ¹^bLord, to the glory of God the Father.
12 So then, my beloved, ^ajust as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your ^bsalvation with ^cfear and trembling; 13 for it is ^aGod who is at work in you, both to will and to work ^bfor His good pleasure.
14 Do all things without ^agrumbling or disputing, 15 so that you will be ^ablameless and innocent, ^bchildren of God without blemish in the midst of a ^ccrooked and perverse generation, among whom you ^dshine as ¹lights in the world, 16 holding ¹fast the word of life, so that in ^athe day of Christ I will have reason to boast because I did not ^brun in vain nor ^clabor in vain. 17 But even if I am being ^apoured out as a drink offering upon ^bthe sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with you all. 18 And you also, rejoice in the same way and share your joy with me.

Timothy and Epaphroditus Sent

19 But I hope in the Lord Jesus to ^asend ^bTimothy to you shortly, so that I also may be in good spirits when I learn of your circumstances. 20 For I have no one else ^aof kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned about your circumstances. 21 For they all ^aseek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus. 22 But you know ^aof his proven worth, that ^bhe served with me in the furtherance of the gospel ^clike a child serving his father. 23 ^aTherefore I hope to send him immediately, as soon as I ¹evaluate my own circumstances, 24 and ^aI am confident in the Lord that I myself also will be coming shortly. 25 But I regarded it necessary to send to you ^aEpaphroditus, my brother and ^bfellow worker and ^cfellow soldier, who is also your ¹^dmessenger and ^aminister to my need; 26 because he was longing ¹for you all and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick. 27 For indeed he was sick to the point of death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 Therefore I have sent him all the more eagerly so that when you see him again you may rejoice and I may be less concerned. 29 ^aReceive him then in the Lord with all joy, and ^bhold men like him in high regard 30 because he came close to death ¹^afor the work of Christ, risking his life to ^bfulfill ²what was lacking in your service to me.

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