For God beareth me record how greatly I long after you all from the very heart-root in Jesus Christ.

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Stop looking after your own interests only but practice looking out for the interests of others too.

but emptied himself, assuming the form of a servant, made after the similitude of mortal men;

More than this, after he had shone himself in human form, he humbled himself in his obedience even to death; yes, and to death on a cross.

For all the others look after their own interests, not after those of Jesus the Messiah.

But I feel that I must send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow-laborer, and fellow-soldier, whom you sent to look after my needs.

For he longed after you, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard say that he should be sick,

For he was so sick that he was on the point of dying, but God took pity on him, and not only on him but on me too, to keep me from having one sorrow after another.

I was circumcised on the eighth day after birth; I belonged to the race of Israel, to the tribe of Benjamin; I was the Hebrew son of Hebrew parents, a Pharisee as regards the Law,

the justification which God grants to those who acknowledge Christ and the power of his resurrection, who suffer after his example, and die to sin, as he died to the world,

Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

Brothers, take me as your example, and take note of those who are walking after the example we have given.

I was made very happy as a Christian to have your interest in my welfare revived again after so long; because you have always had the interest but not the opportunity to show it.

And you Philippians yourselves know that immediately after the good news was first preached to you, when I left Macedonia, no church but yours went into partnership with me to open an account of credits and debits.

not that I seek after the gift, but I seek after the fruit that is overflowing to your account;

I received all, and have plenty. I was even filled after that I have received of Epaphroditus, that which came from you, an odor that smelleth sweet, a sacrifice accepted and pleasant to God.