Philippians 2

2If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,G3767G1536G3874G1722G5547G1536G3890G26G1536G2842G4151G1536G4698G2532G36282then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose.G4137G3450G5479G2443G846G5426G2192G846G26G4861G1520G54263Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.G3367G2596G2052G2228G2754G235G5012G2233G240G2233G240G5242G14384Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.G4648G3361G1538G1438G235G1538G2532G3588G20875Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:G1063G5426G5124G5426G1722G5213G3739G2532G1722G5547G24246Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,G3739G5225G1722G3444G2316G2233G3756G725G1511G2470G23167but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.G235G2758G1438G2758G2983G3444G1401G1096G1722G3667G4448And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death--even death on a cross!G2532G2147G4976G5613G444G5013G1438G1096G5255G3360G2288G1161G2288G47169Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name,G1352G2316G2532G5251G846G2532G5483G846G3686G3588G5228G3956G368610that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,G2443G1722G3686G2424G3956G1119G2578G2032G2532G1919G2532G270911and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.G2532G3956G1100G1843G3754G2424G5547G2962G1519G1391G2316G396212Therefore, 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,G5620G3450G27G2531G5219G3842G5219G3361G5613G1722G3450G3952G3440G235G3568G4183G3123G1722G3450G666G2716G1438G4991G3326G5401G2532G515613for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.G1063G2076G2316G3588G1754G1722G5213G2532G2309G2532G1754G5228G210714Do everything without complaining or arguing,G4160G3956G5565G1112G2532G126115so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universeG2443G1096G273G2532G185G5043G2316G298G1722G3319G4646G2532G1294G1074G1722G3739G5316G5613G5458G1722G288916as you hold out the word of life--in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor for nothing.G1907G3056G2222G1519G1698G2745G1519G2250G5547G3754G5143G3756G5143G1519G2756G3761G2872G1519G275617But 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.G235G1499G4689G1909G2378G2532G3009G5216G4102G5463G2532G4796G5213G395618So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.G1161G846G2532G5463G5210G5463G2532G4796G342719I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you.G1161G1679G1722G2962G2424G3992G5095G5030G5213G2443G2504G2174G1097G5216G401220I have no one else like him, who takes a genuine interest in your welfare.G1063G2192G3762G2473G3748G1104G3309G5216G401221For everyone looks out for his own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.G1063G3956G2212G1438G3756G3588G2424G554722But 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.G1161G1097G1382G846G3754G5613G5043G3962G1398G4862G1698G1519G209823I hope, therefore, to send him as soon as I see how things go with me.G3303G5126G3767G1679G3992G1824G5613G302G542G4012G169124And I am confident in the Lord that I myself will come soon.G1161G3982G1722G2962G3754G2064G2532G846G2064G503025But I think it is necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger, whom you sent to take care of my needs.G1161G2233G316G3992G4314G5209G1891G3450G80G2532G4904G2532G4961G1161G5216G652G2532G3011G3450G553226For he longs for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.G1894G2258G1971G5209G3956G2532G85G1360G191G3754G77027Indeed 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.G1063G2532G770G3897G2288G235G2316G1653G846G1161G3756G846G3440G235G1691G2532G3363G2192G3077G1909G307728Therefore 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.G3992G846G3767G4708G2443G1492G846G3825G5463G2504G5600G25329Welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor men like him,G4327G846G3767G1722G2962G3326G3956G5479G2532G2192G5108G178430because he almost died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for the help you could not give me.G3754G1223G2041G5547G1448G3360G2288G3851G5590G2443G378G5216G5303G3009G4314G3165