Thematic Bible
Philippians 2:1 (show verse)
If then there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and mercy,
Philippians 2:2 (show verse)
fulfill my joy by thinking the same way, having the same love, sharing the same feelings, focusing on one goal.
Philippians 2:3 (show verse)
Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.
Philippians 2:4 (show verse)
Everyone should look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
Philippians 2:5 (show verse)
Make your own attitude that of Christ Jesus,
Philippians 2:6 (show verse)
did not consider equality with God
as something to be used for His own advantage.
Philippians 2:7 (show verse)
by assuming the form of a slave,
taking on the likeness of men.
And when He had come as a man
in His external form,
Philippians 2:8 (show verse)
to the point of death—
even to death on a cross.
Philippians 2:9 (show verse)
and gave Him the name
that is above every name,
Philippians 2:10 (show verse)
every knee will bow
of those who are in heaven
and under the earth
Philippians 2:11 (show verse)
that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory
Philippians 2:12 (show verse)
So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Philippians 2:13 (show verse)
For it is God who is working in you, enabling you both to desire and to work out His good purpose.
Philippians 2:14 (show verse)
Do everything without grumbling and arguing,
Philippians 2:15 (show verse)
so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God who are faultless in a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world.
Philippians 2:16 (show verse)
Hold firmly to the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.
Philippians 2:17 (show verse)
But even if I am poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.
Philippians 2:18 (show verse)
In the same way you should also be glad and rejoice with me.
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Philippians 2:19 (show verse)
Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon so that I also may be encouraged when I hear news about you.
Philippians 2:20 (show verse)
For I have no one else like-minded who will genuinely care about your interests;
Philippians 2:21 (show verse)
all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 2:22 (show verse)
But you know his proven character, because he has served with me in the gospel ministry like a son with a father.
Philippians 2:23 (show verse)
Therefore, I hope to send him as soon as I see how things go with me.
Philippians 2:24 (show verse)
I am convinced in the Lord that I myself will also come quickly.
Philippians 2:25 (show verse)
But I considered it necessary to send you Epaphroditus—my brother, coworker, and fellow soldier, as well as your messenger and minister to my need—
Philippians 2:26 (show verse)
since he has been longing for all of you and was distressed because you heard that he was sick.
Philippians 2:27 (show verse)
Indeed, he was so sick that he nearly died. However, God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have one grief on top of another.
Philippians 2:28 (show verse)
For this reason, I am very eager to send him so that you may rejoice when you see him again and I may be less anxious.
Philippians 2:29 (show verse)
Therefore, welcome him in the Lord with all joy and hold men like him in honor,
Philippians 2:30 (show verse)
because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up what was lacking in your ministry to me.