Philippians 2

Unity through Humility

2Therefore, if there is any encouragement in the Messiah, if there is any comfort of love, if there is any fellowship in the Spirit, if there is any compassion and sympathy,G3767G1536G3874G1722G5547G1536G3890G26G1536G2842G4151G1536G4698G2532G36282then fill me with joy by having the same attitude, sharing the same love, being united in spirit, and keeping one purpose in mind.G4137G3450G5479G2443G846G5426G2192G846G26G4861G1520G54263Do not act out of selfish ambition or conceit, but with humility think of others as being better than yourselves.G3367G2596G2052G2228G2754G235G5012G2233G240G2233G240G5242G14384Do not be concerned about your own interests, but also be concerned about the interests of others.G4648G3361G1538G1438G235G1538G2532G3588G20875Have the same attitude among yourselves that was also in the Messiah Jesus:G1063G5426G5124G5426G1722G5213G3739G2532G1722G5547G24246In God's own form existed he, and shared with God equality, deemed nothing needed grasping.G3739G5225G1722G3444G2316G2233G3756G725G1511G2470G23167Instead, poured out in emptiness, a servant's form did he possess, a mortal man becoming. In human form he chose to be,G235G2758G1438G2758G2983G3444G1401G1096G1722G3667G4448and lived in all humility, death on a cross obeying.G2532G2147G4976G5613G444G5013G1438G1096G5255G3360G2288G1161G2288G47169Now lifted up by God to heaven, a name above all others given, this matchless name possessing.G1352G2316G2532G5251G846G2532G5483G846G3686G3588G5228G3956G368610And so, when Jesus' name is called, the knees of everyone should fall wherever they're residing.G2443G1722G3686G2424G3956G1119G2578G2032G2532G1919G2532G270911Then every tongue in one accord, will say that Jesus the Messiah is Lord, while God the Father praising.G2532G3956G1100G1843G3754G2424G5547G2962G1519G1391G2316G3962

Blameless Living

12And so, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only when I was with you but even more now that I am absent, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.G5620G3450G27G2531G5219G3842G5219G3361G5613G1722G3450G3952G3440G235G3568G4183G3123G1722G3450G666G2716G1438G4991G3326G5401G2532G515613For it is God who is producing in you both the desire and the ability to do what pleases him.G1063G2076G2316G3588G1754G1722G5213G2532G2309G2532G1754G5228G210714Do everything without complaining or arguingG4160G3956G5565G1112G2532G126115so that you may be blameless and innocent, God's children without any faults among a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like stars in the worldG2443G1096G273G2532G185G5043G2316G298G1722G3319G4646G2532G1294G1074G1722G3739G5316G5613G5458G1722G288916as you hold firmly to the word of life. Then I will be proud when the Messiah returns that I did not run in vain or work hard in vain.G1907G3056G2222G1519G1698G2745G1519G2250G5547G3754G5143G3756G5143G1519G2756G3761G2872G1519G275617Yet even if I am being poured out like an offering as part of the sacrifice and service I offer for your faith, I rejoice, and I share my joy with all of you.G235G1499G4689G1909G2378G2532G3009G5216G4102G5463G2532G4796G5213G395618In the same way, you also should rejoice and share your joy with me.G1161G846G2532G5463G5210G5463G2532G4796G3427

News about Paul’s Companions

19Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon so that I can be encouraged when I learn of your condition.G1161G1679G1722G2962G2424G3992G5095G5030G5213G2443G2504G2174G1097G5216G401220I do not have anyone else like him who takes a genuine interest in your welfare.G1063G2192G3762G2473G3748G1104G3309G5216G401221For all the others look after their own interests, not after those of Jesus the Messiah.G1063G3956G2212G1438G3756G3588G2424G554722But you know his proven worth - how like a son with his father he served with me in the gospel.G1161G1097G1382G846G3754G5613G5043G3962G1398G4862G1698G1519G209823Therefore, I hope to send him as soon as I see how things are going to turn out for me.G3303G5126G3767G1679G3992G1824G5613G302G542G4012G169124Indeed, I am confident in the Lord that I will come to visit you soon.G1161G3982G1722G2962G3754G2064G2532G846G2064G503025Meanwhile, I thought it best to send Epaphroditus - my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, but your messenger and minister to my need - back to you.G1161G2233G316G3992G4314G5209G1891G3450G80G2532G4904G2532G4961G1161G5216G652G2532G3011G3450G553226For he has been longing for all of you and is troubled because you heard that he was sick.G1894G2258G1971G5209G3956G2532G85G1360G191G3754G77027Indeed, he was sick to the point of death, but God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have one sorrow on top of another.G1063G2532G770G3897G2288G235G2316G1653G846G1161G3756G846G3440G235G1691G2532G3363G2192G3077G1909G307728Therefore, I am especially eager to send him so that you may have the joy of seeing him again, and so that I may feel relieved.G3992G846G3767G4708G2443G1492G846G3825G5463G2504G5600G25329So joyfully welcome him in the Lord and make sure you honor such people highly,G4327G846G3767G1722G2962G3326G3956G5479G2532G2192G5108G178430because he came close to death for the work of the Messiah by risking his life to complete what remained unfinished in your service to me.226G3754G1223G2041G5547G1448G3360G2288G3851G5590G2443G378G5216G5303G3009G4314G3165