Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;

Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself;

Let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus,

And being seen in form as a man, he took the lowest place, and let himself be put to death, even the death of the cross.

Then let us all, who have come to full growth, be of this mind: and if in anything you are of a different mind, even this will God make clear to you:

Only, as far as we have got, let us be guided by the same rule.

Let your gentle behaviour be clear to all men. The Lord is near.