1 I f, then, any exhortation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

If then any comfort in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of Spirit, if any bowels and compassions,

2 f ulfil ye my joy, that ye may mind the same thing -- having the same love -- of one soul -- minding the one thing,

fulfil my joy, that ye may think the same thing, having the same love, joined in soul, thinking one thing;

3 n othing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves --

nothing in the spirit of strife or vain glory, but, in lowliness of mind, each esteeming the other as more excellent than themselves;

4 e ach not to your own look ye, but each also to the things of others.

regarding not each his own, but each those of others also.

5 F or, let this mind be in you that also in Christ Jesus,

For let this mind be in you which also in Christ Jesus;

6 w ho, being in the form of God, thought not robbery to be equal to God,

who, subsisting in the form of God, did not esteem it an object of rapine to be on an equality with God;

7 b ut did empty himself, the form of a servant having taken, in the likeness of men having been made,

but emptied himself, taking a bondman's form, taking his place in likeness of men;

8 a nd in fashion having been found as a man, he humbled himself, having become obedient unto death -- death even of a cross,

and having been found in figure as a man, humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, and death of cross.

9 w herefore, also, God did highly exalt him, and gave to him a name that above every name,

Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and granted him a name, that which is above every name,

10 t hat in the name of Jesus every knee may bow -- of heavenlies, and earthlies, and what are under the earth --

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of heavenly and earthly and infernal,

11 a nd every tongue may confess that Jesus Christ Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ Lord to God Father's glory.

12 S o that, my beloved, as ye always obey, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, with fear and trembling your own salvation work out,

So that, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much rather in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,

13 f or God it is who is working in you both to will and to work for His good pleasure.

for it is God who works in you both the willing and the working according to good pleasure.

14 A ll things do without murmurings and reasonings,

Do all things without murmurings and reasonings,

15 t hat ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God, unblemished in the midst of a generation crooked and perverse, among whom ye do appear as luminaries in the world,

that ye may be harmless and simple, irreproachable children of God in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation; among whom ye appear as lights in world,

16 t he word of life holding forth, for rejoicing to me in regard to a day of Christ, that not in vain did I run, nor in vain did I labour;

holding forth word of life, so as to be a boast for me in Christ's day, that I have not run in vain nor laboured in vain.

17 b ut if also I am poured forth upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and joy with you all,

But if also I am poured out as a libation on the sacrifice and ministration of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice in common with you all.

18 b ecause of this do ye also rejoice and joy with me.

In like manner do ye also rejoice, and rejoice with me.

19 A nd I hope, in the Lord Jesus, Timotheus to send quickly to you, that I also may be of good spirit, having known the things concerning you,

But I hope in Lord Jesus to send Timotheus to you shortly, that I also may be refreshed, knowing how ye get on.

20 f or I have no one like-minded, who sincerely for the things concerning you will care,

For I have no one like-minded who will care with genuine feeling how ye get on.

21 f or the whole seek their own things, not the things of the Christ Jesus,

For all seek their own things, not the things of Jesus Christ.

22 a nd the proof of him ye know, that as a child a father, with me he did serve in regard to the good news;

But ye know the proof of him, that, as a child a father, he has served with me in the work of the glad tidings.

23 h im, indeed, therefore, I hope to send, when I may see through the things concerning me -- immediately;

Him therefore I hope to send immediately, as soon as I shall see how it goes with me:

24 a nd I trust in the Lord that I myself also shall quickly come.

but I trust in Lord that I myself also shall soon come;

25 A nd I thought necessary Epaphroditus -- my brother, and fellow-workman, and fellow-soldier, and your apostle and servant to my need -- to send unto you,

but I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow-workman and fellow-soldier, but your messenger and minister to my need,

26 s eeing he was longing after you all, and in heaviness, because ye heard that he ailed,

since he had a longing desire after you all, and was distressed because ye had heard that he was sick;

27 f or he also ailed nigh to death, but God did deal kindly with him, and not with him only, but also with me, that sorrow upon sorrow I might not have.

for he was also sick close to death, but God had mercy on him, and not indeed on him alone, but also on me, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

28 T he more eagerly, therefore, I did send him, that having seen him again ye may rejoice, and I may be the less sorrowful;

I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that seeing him ye might again rejoice, and that I might be the less sorrowful.

29 r eceive him, therefore, in the Lord, with all joy, and hold such in honour,

Receive him therefore in Lord with all joy, and hold such in honour;

30 b ecause on account of the work of the Christ he drew near to death, having hazarded the life that he might fill up your deficiency of service unto me.

because for the sake of the work he drew near even to death, venturing his life that he might fill up what lacked in your ministration toward me.