Philippians 2

1If then there is any comfort in Christ, any help given by love, any uniting of hearts in the Spirit, any loving mercies and pity,

1If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of charity, if any society of the spirit, if any bowels of commiseration:

2Make my joy complete by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in harmony and of one mind;

2Fulfil ye my joy, that you be of one mind, having the same charity, being of one accord, agreeing in sentiment.

3Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself;

3Let nothing be done through contention: neither by vain glory. But in humility, let each esteem others better than themselves:

4Not looking everyone to his private good, but keeping in mind the things of others.

4Each one not considering the things that are his own, but those that are other men's.

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

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

6To whom, though himself in the form of God, it did not seem that to take for oneself was to be like God;

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

7But he made himself as nothing, taking the form of a servant, being made like men;

7But emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men, and in habit found as a man.

8And being seen in form as a man, he took the lowest place, and let himself be put to death, even the death of the cross.

8He humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, even to the death of the cross.

9For this reason God has put him in the highest place and has given to him the name which is greater than every name;

9For which cause, God also hath exalted him and hath given him a name which is above all names:

10So that at the name of Jesus every knee may be bent, of those in heaven and those on earth and those in the underworld,

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

11And that every tongue may give witness that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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

12So then, my loved ones, as you have at all times done what I say, not only when I am present, but now much more when I am not with you, give yourselves to working out your salvation with fear in your hearts;

12Wherefore, my dearly beloved, (as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only but much more now in my absence) with fear and trembling work out your salvation.

13For it is God who is the cause of your desires and of your acts, for his good pleasure.

13For it is God who worketh in you, both to will and to accomplish, according to his good will.

14Do all things without protests and arguments;

14And do ye all things without murmurings and hesitations:

15So that you may be holy and gentle, children of God without sin in a twisted and foolish generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

15That you may be blameless and sincere children of God, without reproof, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation: among whom you shine as lights in the world.

16Offering the word of life; so that I may have glory in you in the day of Christ, because my running was not for nothing and my work was not without effect.

16Holding forth the word of life to my glory in the day of Christ: because I have not run in vain, nor laboured in vain.

17And even if I am offered like a drink offering, giving myself for the cause and work of your faith, I am glad and have joy with you all:

17Yea, and if I be made a victim upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and congratulate with you all.

18And in the same way do you be glad and have a part in my joy.

18And for the selfsame thing, do you also rejoice and congratulate with me.

19But I am hoping in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you before long, so that I may be comforted when I have news of you.

19And I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy unto you shortly, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know the things concerning you.

20For I have no man of like mind who will truly have care for you.

20For I have no man so of the same mind, who with sincere affection is solicitous for you.

21For they all go after what is theirs, not after the things of Christ.

21For all seek the things that are their own not the things that are Jesus Christ's.

22But his quality is clear to you; how, as a child is to its father, so he was a help to me in the work of the good news.

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

23Him then I am hoping to send as quickly as possible, when I am able to see how things will go for me:

23Him therefore I hope to send unto you immediately: so soon as I shall see how it will go with me.

24But I have faith in the Lord that I myself will come before long.

24And I trust in the Lord that I myself also shall come to you shortly.

25But it seemed to me necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, who has taken part with me in the work and in the fight, and your servant, sent by you for help in my need;

25But I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow labourer and fellow soldier, but your apostle: and he that hath ministered to my wants.

26Because his heart was with you all, and he was greatly troubled because you had news that he was ill:

26For indeed he longed after you all: and was sad, for that you had heard that he was sick.

27For in fact he was ill almost to death: but God had mercy on him; and not only on him but on me, so that I might not have grief on grief.

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

28I have sent him, then, the more gladly, so that when you see him again, you may be happy and I may have the less sorrow.

28Therefore, I sent him the more speedily: that seeing him again, you may rejoice, and I may be without sorrow.

29So take him to your hearts in the Lord with all joy, and give honour to such as he is:

29Receive him therefore with all joy in the Lord: and treat with honour such as he is.

30Because for the work of Christ he was near to death, putting his life in danger to make your care for me complete.

30Because for the work of Christ he came to the point of death: delivering his life, that he might fulfil that which on your part was wanting towards my service.