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The Epistle of Saint Paul to the Philippians
Chapter 2
He recommends them to unity and humility, and to work out their salvation with fear and trembling.
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If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of charity, if any society of the spirit, if any bowels of commiseration: |
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Fulfil ye my joy, that you be of one mind, having the same charity, being of one accord, agreeing in sentiment. |
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Let nothing be done through contention: neither by vain glory. But in humility, let each esteem others better than themselves: |
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Each one not considering the things that are his own, but those that are other men's. |
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For let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: |
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Who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: |
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But emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men, and in habit found as a man. |
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He humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, even to the death of the cross. |
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For which cause, God also hath exalted him and hath given him a name which is above all names: |
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That in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth: |
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And that every tongue should confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father. |
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Wherefore, my dearly beloved, (as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only but much more now in my absence) with fear and trembling work out your salvation. |
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For it is God who worketh in you, both to will and to accomplish, according to his good will. |
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And do ye all things without murmurings and hesitations: |
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That you may be blameless and sincere children of God, without reproof, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation: among whom you shine as lights in the world. |
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Holding forth the word of life to my glory in the day of Christ: because I have not run in vain, nor laboured in vain. |
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Yea, and if I be made a victim upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and congratulate with you all. |
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And for the selfsame thing, do you also rejoice and congratulate with me. |
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And I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy unto you shortly, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know the things concerning you. |
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For I have no man so of the same mind, who with sincere affection is solicitous for you. |
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For all seek the things that are their own not the things that are Jesus Christ's. |
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Now know ye the proof of him: that as a son with the father, so hath he served with me in the gospel. |
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Him therefore I hope to send unto you immediately: so soon as I shall see how it will go with me. |
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And I trust in the Lord that I myself also shall come to you shortly. |
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But I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow labourer and fellow soldier, but your apostle: and he that hath ministered to my wants. |
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For indeed he longed after you all: and was sad, for that you had heard that he was sick. |
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For indeed he was sick, nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him. And not only on him, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. |
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Therefore, I sent him the more speedily: that seeing him again, you may rejoice, and I may be without sorrow. |
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Receive him therefore with all joy in the Lord: and treat with honour such as he is. |
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Because for the work of Christ he came to the point of death: delivering his life, that he might fulfil that which on your part was wanting towards my service. |
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