Philippians 2

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW JERUSALEM
1 So if in Christ there is anything that will move you, any incentive in love, any fel owship in the Spirit, anywarmth or sympathy -- I appeal to you,	1 So if in Christ there is anything that will move you, any incentive in love, any fel owship in the Spirit, anywarmth or sympathy -- I appeal to you,
2 make my joy complete by being of a single mind, one in love, one in heart and one in mind.	2 make my joy complete by being of a single mind, one in love, one in heart and one in mind.
3 Nothing is to be done out of jealousy or vanity; instead, out of humility of mind everyone should givepreference to others,	3 Nothing is to be done out of jealousy or vanity; instead, out of humility of mind everyone should givepreference to others,
4 everyone pursuing not selfish interests but those of others.	4 everyone pursuing not selfish interests but those of others.
5 Make your own the mind of Christ Jesus:	5 Make your own the mind of Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in the form of God, did not count equality with God something to be grasped.	6 Who, being in the form of God, did not count equality with God something to be grasped.
7 But he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, becoming as human beings are; and being in everyway like a human being,	7 But he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, becoming as human beings are; and being in everyway like a human being,
8 he was humbler yet, even to accepting death, death on a cross.	8 he was humbler yet, even to accepting death, death on a cross.
9 And for this God raised him high, and gave him the name which is above al other names;	9 And for this God raised him high, and gave him the name which is above al other names;
10 so that al beings in the heavens, on earth and in the underworld, should bend the knee at the name ofJesus	10 so that al beings in the heavens, on earth and in the underworld, should bend the knee at the name ofJesus
11 and that every tongue should acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord, to the glory of God the Father.	11 and that every tongue should acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
12 So, my dear friends, you have always been obedient; your obedience must not be limited to timeswhen I am present. Now that I am absent it must be more in evidence, so work out your salvation in fear andtrembling.	12 So, my dear friends, you have always been obedient; your obedience must not be limited to timeswhen I am present. Now that I am absent it must be more in evidence, so work out your salvation in fear andtrembling.
13 It is God who, for his own generous purpose, gives you the intention and the powers to act.	13 It is God who, for his own generous purpose, gives you the intention and the powers to act.
14 Let your behaviour be free of murmuring and complaining	14 Let your behaviour be free of murmuring and complaining
15 so that you remain faultless and pure, unspoilt children of God surrounded by a deceitful andunderhand brood, shining out among them like bright stars in the world,	15 so that you remain faultless and pure, unspoilt children of God surrounded by a deceitful andunderhand brood, shining out among them like bright stars in the world,
16 proffering to it the Word of life. Then I shall have reason to be proud on the Day of Christ, for it wil notbe for nothing that I have run the race and toiled so hard.	16 proffering to it the Word of life. Then I shall have reason to be proud on the Day of Christ, for it wil notbe for nothing that I have run the race and toiled so hard.
17 Indeed, even if my blood has to be poured as a libation over your sacrifice and the offering of yourfaith, then I shal be glad and join in your rejoicing-	17 Indeed, even if my blood has to be poured as a libation over your sacrifice and the offering of yourfaith, then I shal be glad and join in your rejoicing-
18 and in the same way, you must be glad and join in my rejoicing.	18 and in the same way, you must be glad and join in my rejoicing.
19 I hope, in the Lord Jesus, to send Timothy to you soon, so that my mind may be set at rest when I hearhow you are.	19 I hope, in the Lord Jesus, to send Timothy to you soon, so that my mind may be set at rest when I hearhow you are.
20 There is nobody else that I can send who is like him and cares as sincerely for your well-being;	20 There is nobody else that I can send who is like him and cares as sincerely for your well-being;
21 they al want to work for themselves, not for Jesus Christ.	21 they al want to work for themselves, not for Jesus Christ.
22 But you know what sort of person he has proved himself, working with me for the sake of the gospellike a son with his father.	22 But you know what sort of person he has proved himself, working with me for the sake of the gospellike a son with his father.
23 That is the man, then, that I am hoping to send to you immediately I can make out what is going tohappen to me;	23 That is the man, then, that I am hoping to send to you immediately I can make out what is going tohappen to me;
24 but I am confident in the Lord that I shal come myself, too, before long.	24 but I am confident in the Lord that I shal come myself, too, before long.
25 Nevertheless I thought it essential to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fel ow-worker andcompanion-in-arms since he came as your representative to look after my needs;	25 Nevertheless I thought it essential to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fel ow-worker andcompanion-in-arms since he came as your representative to look after my needs;
26 because he was missing you al and was worrying because you had heard that he was il .	26 because he was missing you al and was worrying because you had heard that he was il .
27 Indeed he was seriously il and nearly died; but God took pity on him -- and not only on him but also onme, to spare me one grief on top of another.	27 Indeed he was seriously il and nearly died; but God took pity on him -- and not only on him but also onme, to spare me one grief on top of another.
28 So I am sending him back as promptly as I can so that you wil have the joy of seeing him again, andthat wil be some comfort to me in my distress.	28 So I am sending him back as promptly as I can so that you wil have the joy of seeing him again, andthat wil be some comfort to me in my distress.
29 Welcome him in the Lord, then, with al joy; hold people like him in honour,	29 Welcome him in the Lord, then, with al joy; hold people like him in honour,
30 because it was for Christ's work that he came so near to dying, risking his life to do the duty to mewhich you could not do yourselves.	30 because it was for Christ's work that he came so near to dying, risking his life to do the duty to mewhich you could not do yourselves.