Philippians 2:1–18

Christ’s Humility and Exaltation

¹Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any ^afellowship of the Spirit, if any ^1baffection and compassion,

^2afulfill my joy, that ^byou think the same way, by maintaining the same love, being united in spirit, thinking on one purpose,

³doing nothing ¹from ^2aselfish ambition or ^bvain glory, but with humility of mind ^cregarding one another as more important than yourselves,

^4anot merely looking out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.

^5aHave this way of thinking ¹in yourselves which was also in ^bChrist Jesus,

⁶who, although ^aexisting in the ^bform of God, ^cdid not regard equality with God a thing ¹to be grasped,

⁷but ^1aemptied Himself, by taking the form of a ^bslave, by ^cbeing made in the likeness of men.

⁸Being found in appearance as a man, ^aHe humbled Himself by becoming ^bobedient to the point of death, even ^cdeath ¹on a cross.

^9aTherefore, God also ^bhighly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him ^cthe name which is above every name,

¹⁰so that at the name of Jesus ^aevery knee will bow, of ^bthose who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

¹¹and that ^aevery tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is ^1bLord, to the glory of God the Father.

¹²So then, my beloved, ^ajust as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your ^bsalvation with ^cfear and trembling;

¹³for it is ^aGod who is at work in you, both to will and to work ^bfor His good pleasure.

¹⁴Do all things without ^agrumbling or disputing,

¹⁵so that you will be ^ablameless and innocent, ^bchildren of God without blemish in the midst of a ^ccrooked and perverse generation, among whom you ^dshine as ¹lights in the world,

¹⁶holding ¹fast the word of life, so that in ^athe day of Christ I will have reason to boast because I did not ^brun in vain nor ^clabor in vain.

¹⁷But even if I am being ^apoured out as a drink offering upon ^bthe sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with you all.

¹⁸And you also, rejoice in the same way and share your joy with me.