2Are you cheerful because you belong to Christ? Does his love comfort you? Is the Holy Spirit your companion? Has Christ been gentle and loving toward you? ²Then make my joy complete by agreeing with each other. Have the same love. Be one in spirit and purpose.

³Don’t do anything only to get ahead. Don’t do it because you are proud. Instead, be free of pride. Think of others as better than yourselves.

⁴None of you should look out just for your own good. You should also look out for the good of others.

⁵You should think in the same way Christ Jesus does.

⁶In his very nature he was God.

But he did not think that being equal with God was something he should hold on to.

⁷Instead, he made himself nothing.

He took on the very nature of a servant.

He was made in human form.

⁸He appeared as a man.

He came down to the lowest level.

He obeyed God completely, even though it led to his death.

In fact, he died on a cross.

⁹So God lifted him up to the highest place.

He gave him the name that is above every name.

¹⁰When the name of Jesus is spoken, everyone’s knee will bow to worship him.

Every knee in heaven and on earth and under the earth will bow to worship him.

¹¹Everyone’s mouth will say that Jesus Christ is Lord.

And God the Father will receive the glory.

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Philippians 2:8: And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.