Philippians 2:1–11
2 If then there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, l if any fellowship with the Spirit, m if any affection and mercy, n 2 fulfill my joy by thinking the same way, o having the same love, p sharing the same feelings, focusing on one q goal. 3 Do nothing out of rivalry r or conceit, s but in humility t consider others as more important u than yourselves. 4 Everyone should look out not only for his own interests, v but also for the interests of others. w
Christ’s Humility and Exaltation
5 Make your own attitude that of Christ Jesus,
6 who, existing in the form of God,
did not consider equality with God x
as something to be used for His own advantage. y
7 Instead He emptied Himself z
by assuming the form of a * slave, a
taking on the likeness of men. b
And when He had come as a man
in His external form,
8 He humbled Himself by becoming obedient
to the point of death—
even to death on a cross. c
9 For this reason God highly exalted Him d
and gave Him the name
that is above every name,
10 so that at the name of Jesus
every knee will bow e—
of those who are in heaven f and on earth
and under the earth g—
11 and every tongue h should confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord, i
to the glory j of God the Father.