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Philippians 2:1-18

1ThereforeοὖνounG3767ifΕἴEiG1487you haveanyτιςtisG5100encouragementπαράκλησιςparaklēsisG3874inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,ifεἴeiG1487anyτιtiG5100comfortπαραμύθιονparamuthionG3890from His loveἀγάπης,agapēsG26,ifεἴeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100fellowshipκοινωνίαkoinōniaG2842with the Spiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151,ifεἴeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100affectionσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698andκαὶkaiG2532compassionοἰκτιρμοί,oiktirmoiG3628,

2thenmake myG1473τὴνtēnG3588joyχαρὰνcharanG5479completeπληρώσατέplērōsateG4137ἵναinaG2443by being like-mindedτὸ αὐτὸ φρονῆτε,to auto phronēteG3588 G846 G5426,havingἔχοντες,echontesG2192theτὴνtēnG3588sameαὐτὴνautēnG846loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26,being united in spiritσύμψυχοι,sumpsuchoiG4861andpurposeτὸ ἓν φρονοῦντες,to hen phronountesG5426 G3588 G1520.

3DonothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367out ofκατ᾽kat᾽G2596selfish ambitionἐριθείανeritheianG2052orμηδὲmēdeG3366κατὰkataG2596empty prideκενοδοξίανkenodoxianG2754,butἀλλὰallaG235τῇtēaG3588in humilityταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosunēG5012considerἡγούμενοιhēgoumenoiG2233othersἀλλήλουςallēlousG240more important thanὑπερέχονταςhuperechontasG5242yourselvesἑαυτῶν·he'autōnG1438.

4EachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538of youshould lookσκοποῦντεςskopountesG4648not only toμὴmēG3361your ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438interestsτὰtaG3588,butἀλλὰallaG235ἕκαστοι.hekastoiG1538alsoκαὶkaiG2532to the interestsτὰtaG3588of othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087.

5Let this mind beτοῦτο φρονεῖτεtouto phroneiteG5426 G3778inἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771whichὃhoG3739wasalsoκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424:

6WhoὃςhosG3739,existingὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225inἐνenG1722theformμορφῇmorphēaG3444of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,did notοὐχouchG3756considerἡγήσατοhēgēsatoG2233τὸtoG3588equalityἴσαisaG1510 G2470with Godθεῷ,theōG2316something to be graspedἁρπαγμὸνharpagmonG725,

7butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235emptiedἐκένωσενekenōsenG2758Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,takingλαβών,labōnG2983theformμορφὴνmorphēnG3444of a servantδούλουdoulouG1401,being madeγενόμενος,genomenosG1096inἐνenG1722human likenessὁμοιώματι ἀνθρώπωνhomoiōmati anthrōpōnG3667 G444.

8AndG2532being foundG2147in appearanceG4976asG5613a manG444,He humbledἐταπείνωσενetapeinōsenG5013Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438andbecameγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096obedientὑπήκοοςhupēkoosG5255toμέχριmechriG3360deathθανάτου,thanatouG2288—evenδὲdeG1161deathθανάτουthanatouG2288on a crossσταυροῦ·staurouG4716.

9ThereforeδιὸdioG1352καὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316exaltedὑπερύψωσενhuperupsōsenG5251Him to the highest placeαὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532gaveἐχαρίσατοecharisatoG5483HimαὐτῷautōG846theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686aboveὑπὲρhuperG5228allπᾶνpanG3956τὸtoG3588namesὄνομα,onomaG3686,

10thatἵναinaG2443atἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424everyπᾶνpanG3956kneeγόνυgonuG1119should bowκάμψῃkampsēG2578,in heavenἐπουρανίωνepouraniōnG2032andκαὶkaiG2532on earthἐπιγείωνepigeiōnG1919andκαὶkaiG2532under the earthκαταχθονίων,katachthoniōnG2709,

11andκαὶkaiG2532everyπᾶσαpasaG3956tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100confessἐξομολογήσηταιexomologēsētaiG1843thatὅτιhotiG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547isLordκύριοςkuriosG2962,toεἰςeisG1519thegloryδόξανdoxanG1391of GodθεοῦtheouG2316theFatherπατρός.¶patrosG3962.

12ThereforeὭστε,HōsteG5620,myG1473belovedἀγαπητοίagapētoiG27,just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531you have always obeyedπάντοτε ὑπηκούσατε,pantote hupēkousateG3842 G5219,notμὴmēG3361onlyG3440ὡςhōsG5613inἐνenG1722myG1473τῇtēaG3588presenceπαρουσίᾳparousiaG3952,butἀλλὰallaG235nowνῦνnunG3568evenπολλῷpollōG4183moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123inἐνenG1722myG1473τῇtēaG3588absenceἀπουσίᾳapousiaG666,continue to work outκατεργάζεσθε·katergazestheG2716yourἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438τὴνtēnG3588salvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991withμετὰmetaG3326fearφόβουphobouG5401andκαὶkaiG2532tremblingτρόμουtromouG5156.

13ForγάρgarG1063it isἐστινestinG1510GodθεὸςtheosG2316whoὁhoG3588worksἐνεργῶνenergōnG1754inἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771καὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588to willθέλεινtheleinG2309andκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588to actἐνεργεῖνenergeinG1754on behalf ofὑπὲρhuperG5228HisτῆςtēsG3588good purposeεὐδοκίας.eudokiasG2107.

14DoποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160everythingπάνταpantaG3956withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565complainingγογγυσμῶνgongusmōnG1112orκαὶkaiG2532arguingδιαλογισμῶν,dialogismōnG1261,

15so thatἵναinaG2443you may beγένησθεgenēstheG1096blamelessἄμεμπτοιamemptoiG273andκαὶkaiG2532pureἀκέραιοι,akeraioiG185,childrenτέκναteknaG5043of GodθεοῦtheouG2316without faultἄμωμαamōmaG299inμέσονmesonG3319a crookedσκολιᾶςskoliasG4646andκαὶkaiG2532perverseδιεστραμμένηςdiestrammenēsG1294generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074,inἐνenG1722whichοἷςhoisG3739you shineφαίνεσθεphainestheG5316asὡςhōsG5613lightsφωστῆρεςphōstēresG5458inἐνenG1722theworldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889

16as you hold forthἐπέχοντες,epechontesG1907thewordλόγονlogonG3056of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,in order thatεἰςeisG1519IἐμοὶemoiG1473may boastκαύχημαkauchēmaG2745onεἰςeisG1519thedayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547thatὅτιhotiG3754I did not runοὐκ ἔδραμον,ouk edramonG3756 G5143εἰςeisG1519κενὸνkenonG2756orοὐδὲoudeG3761laborἐκοπίασα.ekopiasaG2872inεἰςeisG1519vainκενὸνkenonG2756.

17Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235evenκαὶkaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487I am being poured out like a drink offeringσπένδομαιspendomaiG4689onἐπὶepiG1909theτῇtēaG3588sacrificeθυσίᾳthusiaG2378andκαὶkaiG2532serviceλειτουργίᾳleitourgiaG3009ofτῆςtēsG3588yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,I am gladχαίρωchairōG5463andκαὶkaiG2532rejoice withσυγχαίρωsugchairōG4796allπᾶσινpasinG3956of youὑμῖν·huminG4771.

18τὸtoG3588δὲdeG1161SoαὐτὸautoG846youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771tooκαὶkaiG2532should be gladχαίρετεchaireteG5463andκαὶkaiG2532rejoice withσυγχαίρετέsugchaireteG4796meG1473.

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