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="../ephesians/2.htm#11">Ephesians 2:11–18</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose. <A name="4"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. <A name="6"></a><p class="hdg">The Mind of Christ<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../isaiah/52.htm#13">Isaiah 52:13–15</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Who, existing in the form of God, <p class="indent2"> did not consider equality with God <p class="indent2"> something to be grasped,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>but emptied Himself, <p class="indent2"> taking the form of a servant, <p class="indent2"> being made in human likeness. <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And being found in appearance as a man, <p class="indent2"> He humbled Himself <p class="indent1"> and became obedient to death—<p class="indent2"> even death on a cross. <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place <p class="indent2"> and gave Him the name above all names, <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, <p class="indent2"> in heaven and on earth and under the earth, <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, <p class="indent2"> to the glory of God the Father. <A name="13"></a><p class="hdg">Lights in the World<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../matthew/5.htm#13">Matthew 5:13–16</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose. <A name="15"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Do everything without complaining or arguing, <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> in which you shine as lights in the world <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain. <A name="18"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you. <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>So you too should be glad and rejoice with me. <A name="20"></a><p class="hdg">Timothy and Epaphroditus<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../1_corinthians/16.htm#10">1 Corinthians 16:10–12</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing. <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>But you know Timothy’s proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel. <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>So I hope to send him as soon as I see what happens with me. <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And I trust in the Lord that I myself will come soon. <A name="26"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs. <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>For he has been longing for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill. <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow. <A name="29"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less anxious. <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor men like him, <span class="reftext"><a href="/philippians/2-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">6</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Or <i>something to be exploited</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">15</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> <a href="../deuteronomy/32.htm#5">Deuteronomy 32:5</a><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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