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Imitating Christ’s Humility
Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,
Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,
fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.
Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,
Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
The Humbled and Exalted Christ
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death —
even death on a cross!
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death —
even death on a cross!
Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
and gave him the name that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
to the glory of God the Father.
Light Bearers
Therefore, my beloved, as you 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;
Therefore, my beloved, as you 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;
Do Everything Without Grumbling
Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed — not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence — continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,
Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed — not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence — continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,
for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.
Do everything without grumbling or arguing,
holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain.
as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
Yes, and if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.
But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.
For the same reason you also be glad and rejoice with me.
So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.
Timothy and Epaphroditus
I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you.
I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you.
For I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state.
I have no one else like him, who will show genuine concern for your welfare.
For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus.
For everyone looks out for their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
But you know his proven character, that as a son with his father he served with me in the gospel.
But you know that Timothy has proved himself, because as a son with his father he has served with me in the work of the gospel.
Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it goes with me.
I hope, therefore, to send him as soon as I see how things go with me.
But I trust in the Lord that I myself shall also come shortly.
And I am confident in the Lord that I myself will come soon.
Epaphroditus Praised
Yet I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, but your messenger and the one who ministered to my need;
Yet I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, but your messenger and the one who ministered to my need;
But I think it is necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, co-worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger, whom you sent to take care of my needs.
since he was longing for you all, and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick.
For he longs for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.
For indeed he was sick almost unto death; but God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
Indeed he was ill, and almost died. But God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.
Therefore I sent him the more eagerly, that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less sorrowful.
Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may be glad and I may have less anxiety.
Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness, and hold such men in esteem;
So then, welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him,