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Philippians 2

1IfthereisthereforeοὖνounG3767anyexhortationG3874inChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,ifanyconsolationofloveἀγάπης,agapēsG26,ifanyfellowshipκοινωνίαkoinōniaG2842oftheSpiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151,ifanytendermerciesandcompassions,

2makefullG4137myjoyχαρὰνcharanG5479,thatyebeofthesameαὐτὸautoG846mindφρονῆτε,phronēteG5426,havingthesameαὐτὴνautēnG846loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26,beingofoneG1520accord,ofoneG1520mindφρονοῦντες,phronountesG5426;

3doingnothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367throughfactionorthroughvainglory,butinlowlinessofmindeachcountingotherG240betterthanhimself;

4notlookingeachofyoutohisownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438things,buteachofyoualsoκαὶkaiG2532tothethingsofothersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087.

5HavethismindG5426inyou,whichwasalsoκαὶkaiG2532inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424:

6who, existingintheformμορφῇmorphēaG3444ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,countednotthebeingG1510onanequalitywithGodθεῷ,theōG2316athingG3739tobeG1510grasped,

7butemptiedhimself,takingG2983theformμορφὴνmorphēnG3444ofaservantδούλουdoulouG1401,beingmadeinthelikenessὁμοιώματιhomoiōmatiG3667ofmenG444;

8andbeingfoundinfashionasaman,hehumbledG5013himself,becomingγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096obedientὑπήκοοςhupēkoosG5255evenuntodeathθανάτου,thanatouG2288, yea,thedeathθανάτουthanatouG2288ofthecrossσταυροῦ·staurouG4716.

9WhereforealsoG2532GodθεὸςtheosG2316highlyexaltedhim,andgaveuntohimthenameὄνομαonomaG3686whichisaboveeverynameὄνομα,onomaG3686;

10thatinthenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424everykneeγόνυgonuG1119shouldbowκάμψῃkampsēG2578,ofthingsG3956inheavenandthingsG3956onearthandthingsG3956undertheearth,

11andthateverytongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100shouldconfessἐξομολογήσηταιexomologēsētaiG1843thatJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547isLordκύριοςkuriosG2962,tothegloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316theFatherπατρός.¶patrosG3962.

12Sothen,mybelovedἀγαπητοίagapētoiG27,evenG2532asyehavealwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842obeyedὑπηκούσατε,hupēkousateG5219,notasinmypresenceπαρουσίᾳparousiaG3952onlyG3440,butnowνῦνnunG3568muchπολλῷpollōG4183moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123inmyabsence,workG2716outyourownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438salvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991withfearφόβουphobouG5401andtrembling;

13foritisG1510GodθεὸςtheosG2316whoworkethinyoubothtowillandtoworkG1754,forhisgoodεὐδοκίας.eudokiasG2107pleasureG2107.

14DoallthingsπάνταpantaG3956withoutmurmuringsandquestionings:

15thatyemaybecomeG1096blamelessἄμεμπτοιamemptoiG273andharmless,childrenG5043ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316withoutblemishinthemidstμέσονmesonG3319ofacrookedσκολιᾶςskoliasG4646andperversegenerationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074,amongwhomyeareseenaslightsintheworldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,

16holdingforththewordλόγονlogonG3056oflifeζωῆςzōēsG2222;thatImayhavewhereoftogloryinthedayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250ofChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,thatIdidnotrunἔδραμον,edramonG5143invainκενὸνkenonG2756neitherlaborG2872invainκενὸνkenonG2756.

17Yea,andifIamoffereduponthesacrificeθυσίᾳthusiaG2378andserviceλειτουργίᾳleitourgiaG3009ofyourfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,Ijoy,andrejoiceG5463withyouall:

18andinthesameG846mannerdoyealsoG2532joy,andrejoiceG5463withme.

19ButIhopeἘλπίζωElpizōG1679intheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424tosendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095shortlyuntoyou,thatIalsoG1161maybeofgood comfort,whenIknowG1097yourstate.

20ForIhavenomanlikeminded,whowillcaretrulyforyourstate.

21Fortheyallseekζητοῦσιν,zētousinG2212theirownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438,notthethingsG3956ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547.

22Butyeknowγινώσκετε,ginōsketeG1097theproofG1382ofhim,that,asachildτέκνονteknonG5043servethafatherπατρὶpatriG3962,soheservedG1398withmeinfurtheranceofthegospelεὐαγγέλιον.euangelionG2098.

23HimthereforeοὖνounG3767IhopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679tosendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992forthwith,sosoonasIshallseehowG5613itwillgowithme:

24butItrustG3982intheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962thatImyselfalsoκαὶkaiG2532shallcomeἐλεύσομαι.¶eleusomaiG2064shortly.

25ButIcounteditnecessaryἈναγκαῖονAnagkaionG316tosendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992toyouEpaphroditusἘπαφρόδιτονEpaphroditonG1891,mybrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80andfellow-workerandfellow-soldier,andyourmessengerἀπόστολονapostolonG652andministerλειτουργὸνleitourgonG3011tomyneedχρείαςchreiasG5532;

26sincehelongedafteryouall,andwasG1510soretroubled,becauseyehadheardG191thathewasG1510sickG770:

27forindeedhewassickἠσθένησενēsthenēsenG770nigh untodeathθανάτῳ·thanatōG2288:butGodθεὸςtheosG2316hadmercyἠλέησενēleēsenG1653onhim;andnotonhimonlyG3441,butonmealsoG2532,thatImightnothavesorrowλύπηνlupēnG3077uponsorrowλύπηνlupēnG3077.

28IhavesentG3992himthereforeοὖνounG3767themorediligently,that,whenyeseeG3708himagainπάλινpalinG3825, yemayrejoiceχαρῆτε,charēteG5463,andthatImaybeὦ.ōG1510thelesssorrowful.

29ReceiveπροσδέχεσθεprosdechestheG4327himthereforeοὖνounG3767intheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962withalljoyχαρᾶςcharasG5479;andholdG2192suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108inhonor:

30becausefortheworkἔργονergonG2041ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547hecamenigh untodeathθανάτουthanatouG2288, hazardinghislifeψυχῇ,psuchēaG5590tosupplythatwhichwaslackingG5303inyourserviceλειτουργίας.¶leitourgiasG3009towardme.

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