¹²Wherefore, my beloved, ⁱas ye have always ^kobeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, ^lwork out your own salvation with ^mfear and trembling. ¹³For ⁿit is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his ^ogood pleasure. ¹⁴Do all things without ^pmurmurings and ^qdisputings: ¹⁵That ye may be ^rblameless and ^||harmless, ^sthe sons of God, ^twithout rebuke, ^uin the midst of a ^vcrooked and ^wperverse nation, among whom ^||ye shine ^xas lights in the world; ¹⁶Holding forth ^ythe word of life; that ^zI may rejoice in the day of Christ, that ^aI have not run in vain, neither ^aalaboured in vain.

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Philippians 2:12: Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling …

Footnotes

iComp. ch. 1:5.
kSee 2 Cor. 2:9. Comp. ver. 8.
l Eph. 6:13 marg.
mSee Eph. 6:5.
nSee 1 Cor. 15:10. Comp. Heb. 13:21. James 1:17, 18.
oSee Luke 2:14.
p Wisd. 1:10. 1 Pet. 4:9 (Gk.). So 1 Cor. 10:10. Comp. Jude 16.
q Rom. 14:1 (Gk.).
rch. 3:6. See Luke 1:6.
||Or, sincere. See Matt. 10:16.
sSo Matt. 5:45. Eph. 5:1.
t 2 Pet. 3:14 (Gk.).
uSo 1 Pet. 2:12.
v Acts 2:40. 1 Pet. 2:18 in the Gk. See Deut. 32:5.
wSee Matt. 17:17.
||Or, shine ye. See 1 Pet. 2:5 marg. Comp. John 5:39.
xSo Matt. 5:14, 16. Eph. 5:8. See Prov. 4:18. Comp. Rev. 1:20.
ySo Heb. 4:12.
zSee 2 Cor. 1:14.
a Gal. 2:2. See 1 Cor. 9:24.
aa 1 Thess. 3:5. So Gal. 4:11.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.

Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Therefore, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, so now, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God who is working in you both to will and to work according to his good purpose. Do everything without grumbling and arguing, so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God who are faultless in a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world, by holding firm to the word of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.

NLTNew Living Translation

Dear friends, you always followed my instructions when I was with you. And now that I am away, it is even more important. Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.

Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ’s return, I will be proud that I did not run the race in vain and that my work was not useless.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Therefore my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For the one at work in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure, is God. Do all things without grumbling and disputing, in order that you may become blameless and innocent, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine as stars in the world, holding fast to the word of life, for a source of pride to me in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.