Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
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,
If there
is
therefore
any exhortation
in Christ, if any consolation
of
love, if any fellowship of
the Spirit, if any tender
mercies
and compassion,
then
make my joy complete
by being like-minded, having the same love, being united
in
spirit
and
purpose.
make my joy full,
by being like-minded, having the same love, being of
one
accord,
of
one
mind;
Do
nothing out
of
selfish
ambition
or empty
pride
, but in humility consider
others more
important
than yourselves.
doing
nothing through
rivalry
or through
conceit
, but in humility ,
each
counting
others better
than himself;
Each of you should
look
not only
to your
own interests
, but also to the interests
of others.
each of you not just
looking
to his
own things
, but each
of
you
also to the things
of others.
Let
this mind
be
in you
which was also in Christ Jesus :
Have
this in your
mind,
which was also in Christ Jesus ,
Who, existing in the form of God, did
not
consider equality
with
God
something
to be grasped
,
who, existing in the form of God, didn't
consider it
robbery
to be equal
with
God
,
but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human
likeness.
but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the
likeness of
men
.
And being found in appearance
as
a
man
, He humbled Himself and
became
obedient to death —
even
death on
a
cross.
And being found in human
form
, he humbled himself ,
becoming
obedient to death ,
yes,
the
death of
the
cross.
Therefore God exalted Him to
the
highest
place
and gave Him the name above all
names,
Therefore God also
highly
exalted him ,
and gave to
him the name which
is
above every
name;
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and
on earth and under the earth,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of
those
in heaven ,
those
on earth ,
and those
under the earth,
and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
and that
every tongue should
confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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.
So
then
, my beloved, even
as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much
more in my absence, work out your own
salvation with fear and trembling.
For it is God who works in you to will and to act
on
behalf
of
His good purpose
.
For it is God who works in you both
to will and to work,
for
his good pleasure
.
Do everything
without complaining
or
arguing
,
Do all
things
without murmurings
and
disputes
,
so
that you may be
blameless and pure
, children of God without fault
in a crooked and perverse generation, in
which
you shine
as lights in the world
that you may become
blameless and harmless
, children of God without blemish
in the
midst
of
a crooked and perverse generation, among
whom
you are
seen
as lights in the world ,
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.
holding
up
the word of life ;
that I may have
something
to
boast in
the day of Christ ,
that I didn't
run in
vain
nor
labor in vain.
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.
Yes,
and
if I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice,
and rejoice with you all
.
So
you too
should
be
glad
and rejoice with me.
In
the
same
way,
you also
rejoice,
and rejoice with me.
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.
But
I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered up
when I know
how you are doing.
I have nobody
else like him
who will genuinely
care for
your
needs
.
For
I have no
one
else like -minded,
who will truly
care about
you
.
For all the
others
look
after
their own interests
, not those
of Jesus Christ.
For they
all seek
their own, not the
things
of Jesus Christ.
But you know Timothy’s
proven
worth
, that as a child with
his
father he has
served with me to
advance
the gospel.
But you know the
proof
of
him
, that ,
as a child serves
a
father ,
so
he served with me in
furtherance
of
the Gospel.
So
I hope to send him as soon as I see what
happens
with me.
Therefore
I hope to send him at
once,
as soon as I see how
it
will
go
with me.
And
I trust in the Lord that I myself will come soon
.
But
I trust in the Lord that I myself also
will come shortly
.
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.
But I counted
it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, fellow soldier, and
your apostle
and minister to my need;
For
he has
been
longing
for all
of
you and is
distressed
because you heard he was ill
.
since
he longed
for you all,
and was
very
troubled,
because you had
heard that
he was sick
.
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.
For
indeed
he was sick, nearly to
death ,
but God had mercy on him ;
and not on him only,
but on me also
, that
I
might
not
have
sorrow on
sorrow.
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
.
I have
sent
him
therefore
the more diligently
, that ,
when you see him again ,
you may rejoice, and that
I may be the
less sorrowful
.
Welcome
him in the Lord with great
joy, and honor men
like
him
,
Receive
him therefore
in the Lord with all
joy, and hold
such
in
honor,
because he
nearly
died
for the work of Christ, risking his life to make
up
for
your deficit
of
service to
me.
because for the work of Christ he
came
near
to
death
, risking his life to supply
that
which
was
lacking
in
your service toward
me.
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