KJ3 Literal Translation
Philippians 2
He persuades them to unity, and to all humbleness of mind, by the example of Christ.
1Therefore, if there is any comfort in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender bowels and mercies,
2fulfill my joy, that you think the same, having the same love, one in soul, being mindful of the one thing,
3doing nothing according to intrigue or self-glory, but in humility, esteeming one another, as being better than themselves;
4each one not looking at the things of themselves, but each one also the things of others.
5For think this within you, which mind was also in Christ Jesus,
6who subsisting in the form of God thought it not robbery to be equal with God,
7but emptied Himself, taking the form of a slave, coming to be in the likeness of men
8and coming to be found in figure as a man, He humbled Himself, coming to be obedient until death, even the death of a cross.
9Because of this also God highly exalted Him and gave Him a name above every name,
10that at the name of Jesus “every knee should bow,” of heavenly beings, and earthly beings, and under the earth beings,
11and “every tongue should confess” that Jesus Christ is “Lord,” to the glory of God the Father. Isa. 45:23
12So, then, my beloved, even as you always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much rather in my absence, cultivate your salvation with fear and trembling,
13for it is God who is working in you both to will and to work for the sake of His good pleasure.
14Do all things without murmurings and disputings,
15that you may be blameless and guileless, children of God, without fault in the midst of a crooked generation, even being perverted, among whom you shine as luminaries in the world,
16holding forth the Word of life, for a boast to me in the day of Christ, that I ran not in vain, nor labored in vain.
17But if indeed I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice; yea, I rejoice with you all.
18And you also rejoice in the same and rejoice with me.
19But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I may also be of good cheer, knowing the things about you.
20For I have no one like-minded, who genuinely will care for the things about you.
21For all seek their own things, not the things of Christ Jesus.
22But you know the proof of him, that as a child to a father, he served with me for the gospel.
23Therefore I hope to send this one at once, when ever I have seen the things about me.
24But I am convinced in the Lord that I myself also will come soon.
25But I thought it needful to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellowworker, and my fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister of my need,
26since he was longing after you all and being distressed because you heard that he was sick.
27For indeed he was sick, coming near to death; but God had mercy on him, and not only on him, but also me, lest I should have grief on grief.
28Therefore, I sent him more eagerly, that seeing him again you may rejoice, and I may be less grieved.
29Therefore receive him in the Lord with all joy and hold such in honor,
30because through the work of Christ he drew near as far as to death, his life having been exposed, that he may fill up your lack of service toward me.
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