1 If I may advise you in the name of Christ and if you can hear it as the voice of love; if we share the same spirit and are capable of mercy and compassion, then I beg of you
2 make me very happy: have one love, one spirit, one feeling,
3 do nothing through rivalry or vain conceit. On the contrary let each of you gently consider the others as more important than yourselves.
4 Do not seek your own interest, but rather that of others.
5 Let what was seen in Christ Jesus be seen in you:
6 Though being divine in nature, he did not claim in fact equality with God,
7 but emptied himself, taking on the nature of a servant, made in human likeness, and in his appearance found as a man.
8 He humbled himself by being obedient to death, death on the cross.
9 That is why God exalted him and gave him the Name which outshines all names,
10 so that at the Name of Jesus all knees should bend in heaven, on earth and among the dead,
11 and all tongues proclaim that Christ Jesus is the Lord to the glory of God the Father.
12 Therefore, my dearest friends, as you always obeyed me while I was with you, even more now that I am far from you, continue working out your salvation "with fear and trembling."
13 It is God who makes you not only wish but also carry out what pleases him.
14 Do everything without grumbling,
15 so that without fault or blame, you will be children of God without reproach among a crooked and perverse generation. You are a light among them, like stars in the universe,
16 holding to the Word of life. I shall feel proud of you on the day of Christ on seeing that my effort and labor have not been in vain.
17 And if I have to pour out my blood as an offering to celebrate your faith, I rejoice and continue to share your joy;
18 and you likewise should rejoice and share my joy.
19 The Lord Jesus lets me hope that I may soon send you Timothy, and have news of you. With this I will feel encouraged.
20 For I have no one so concerned for you as he is.
21 Most follow their own interest, not those of Christ Jesus.
22 But Timothy has proved himself, as you know. Like a son at the side of his father, he has been with me at the service of the Gospel.
23 Because of that I hope to send him to you as soon as I see how things work out for me.
24 Nevertheless the Lord lets me think that I myself shall be coming soon.
25 I judged it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, who worked and fought at my side and whom you sent to help me in my great need.
26 In fact, he missed you very much and was still more worried because you had heard of his sickness.
27 He was indeed sick and almost died, but God took pity on him and on me, sparing me greater sorrow.
28 And so I am eager to send him to you, so that on seeing him you will be glad and I will be at peace.
29 Receive him then with joy, as is fitting in the Lord. Consider highly persons like him,
30 who almost died for the work of Christ; he risked his life to serve me on your behalf when you could not help me.
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Chapter 2 of Philippians addresses Christ's humility as an example for Christians. Paul urges the Philippians to have the same attitude of Christ, who emptied himself from his divine glory to become a servant and die on the cross for the sins of humanity. He emphasizes the importance of unity and cooperation among Christians, avoiding envy, selfishness and murmuring. Following are five verses from other Bible books that relate to the topics covered in Philippians 2.
John 13:14: "Now, if I, Lord and Master, wash my feet, you must also wash each other's feet." In this verse, Jesus teaches his disciples to serve each other, something Paul also emphasizes in Philippians 2:3-4. He highlights the importance of humility and service, something that was exemplified by the attitude of Christ.
1 Peter 5:5: "Similarly young people, thirst subject to the elders; and thirst all subjects to each other, and cover humility, because God resists the superb, but gives grace to the humble." Peter also emphasizes the importance of humility and mutual submission among Christians. He points out that humility is an essential virtue for pleasing God and achieving his grace.
James 4:10, "Humiliate you before the Lord, and he shall exalt you." James urges Christians to humble themselves before God, recognizing their dependence and necessity of the Lord. This attitude of humility is a way of honoring God and being exalted by Him, something Paul also highlights in Philippians 2:9-11.
1 Corinthians 10:24: "No one seeks their own advantage, rather each one of others." Paul emphasizes in Philippians 2:3-4 the importance of not seeking his own interest, but the interest of others. This verse in 1 Corinthians 10 also emphasizes the importance of cooperation and altruism among Christians.
Colossians 3:12: "Coat, therefore, as elected from God, holy and beloved, of affection affections of mercy, goodness, humility, meekness, long-term." This verse highlights the Christian virtues that must be cultivated by believers, including humility. Paul emphasizes in Philippians 2 the importance of having the mind of Christ, who has emptied himself of his divine glory to become a servant, and the importance of following this example in our own life.
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