Philippians 2:1–8
Christian Unity and Christ’s Humility
2:1 Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit,1 any affection or mercy,2 2:2 complete my joy and be of the same mind,3 by having the same love, being united in spirit,4 and having one purpose. 2:3 Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition5 or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself. 2:4 Each of you should be concerned6 not only7 about your own interests, but about the interests of others as well.8 2:5 You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had,9
2:6 10 who though he existed in the form of God11
did not regard equality with God
as something to be grasped,
by taking on the form of a slave,12
by looking like other men,13
and by sharing in human nature.14
by becoming obedient to the point of death
—even death on a cross!