1 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any A2 Cor 13:14fellowship of the Spirit, if any 1Lit inward partsBCol 3:12affection and compassion, 2 AJohn 3:29make my joy complete 1Lit that you beby BRom 12:16; Phil 4:2being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. 3 Do nothing 1Lit according tofrom 2Or contentiousnessARom 2:8; Phil 1:17selfishness or BGal 5:26empty conceit, but with humility of mind CRom 12:10; Eph 5:21regard one another as more important than yourselves; 4 ARom 15:1fdo not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. 5 AMatt 11:29; Rom 15:3Have this attitude 1Or amongin yourselves which was also in BPhil 1:1Christ Jesus, 6 who, although He AJohn 1:1existed in the B2 Cor 4:4form of God, CJohn 5:18; 10:33; 14:28did not regard equality with God a thing to be 1I.e. utilized or assertedgrasped, 7 but 1I.e. laid aside His privilegesA2 Cor 8:9emptied Himself, taking the form of a BMatt 20:28bond-servant, and CJohn 1:14; Rom 8:3; Gal 4:4; Heb 2:17being made in the likeness of men. 8 Being found in appearance as a man, A2 Cor 8:9He humbled Himself by becoming BMatt 26:39; John 10:18; Rom 5:19; Heb 5:8obedient to the point of death, even CHeb 12:2death 1Lit ofon a cross. 9 AHeb 1:9For this reason also, God BMatt 28:18; Acts 2:33; Heb 2:9highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him CEph 1:21the name which is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus AIs 45:23; Rom 14:11ᴇvᴇʀʏ ᴋɴᴇᴇ wɪʟʟ ʙow, of BEph 1:10those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is AJohn 13:13; Rom 10:9; 14:9Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

12 So then, my beloved, APhil 1:5, 6; 4:15just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your BHeb 5:9salvation with C2 Cor 7:15fear and trembling; 13 for it is ARom 12:3; 1 Cor 12:6; 15:10; Heb 13:21God who is at work in you, both to will and to work BEph 1:5for His good pleasure.

14 Do all things without A1 Cor 10:10; 1 Pet 4:9grumbling or disputing; 15 so that you will 1Or becomeprove yourselves to be ALuke 1:6; Phil 3:6blameless and innocent, BMatt 5:45; Eph 5:1children of God above reproach in the midst of a CDeut 32:5; Acts 2:40crooked and perverse generation, among whom you 2Or shineDMatt 5:14-16appear as 3Or luminaries, starslights in the world, 16 holding 1Or forthfast the word of life, so that in APhil 1:6the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not BGal 2:2run in vain nor CIs 49:4; Gal 4:11; 1 Thess 3:5toil in vain. 17 But even if I am being A2 Cor 12:15; 2 Tim 4:6poured out as a drink offering upon BNum 28:6, 7; Rom 15:16the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with you all. 18 You too, I urge you, rejoice in the same way and share your joy with me.

19 But I hope 1Or trusting inin the Lord Jesus to APhil 2:23send BPhil 1:1Timothy to you shortly, so that I also may be encouraged when I learn of your condition. 20 For I have no one else A1 Cor 16:10; 2 Tim 3:10of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare. 21 For they all A1 Cor 10:24; 13:5; Phil 2:4seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus. 22 But you know ARom 5:4; Acts 16:2of his proven worth, that BActs 16:3; 1 Cor 16:10; 2 Tim 3:10he served with me in the furtherance of the gospel C1 Cor 4:17like a child serving his father. 23 APhil 2:19Therefore I hope to send him immediately, as soon as I see how things go with me; 24 and APhil 1:25I trust in the Lord that I myself also will be coming shortly. 25 But I thought it necessary to send to you APhil 4:18Epaphroditus, my brother and BRom 16:3, 9, 21; Phil 4:3; Philem 1, 24fellow worker and CPhilem 2fellow soldier, who is also your 1Lit apostleDJohn 13:16; 2 Cor 8:23messenger and APhil 4:18minister to my need; 26 because he was longing 1One early ms reads to see you allfor you all and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick. 27 For indeed he was sick to the point of death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 Therefore I have sent him all the more eagerly so that when you see him again you may rejoice and I may be less concerned about you. 29 ARom 16:2Receive him then in the Lord with all joy, and B1 Cor 16:18hold men like him in high regard; 30 because he came close to death 1Lit because ofAActs 20:24for the work of Christ, risking his life to B1 Cor 16:17; Phil 4:10complete 2Lit your deficiency of servicewhat was deficient in your service to me.