Philippians 2:1-18

1If, then, there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and mercy,

2make my joy complete by thinking the same way, having the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.

3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.

4Everyone should look not to his own interests, but rather to the interests of others.

5Adopt the same attitude as that of Christ Jesus,

6who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God as something to be exploited.

7Instead he emptied himself by assuming the form of a servant, taking on the likeness of humanity. And when he had come as a man,

8he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death — even to death on a cross.

9For this reason God highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name,

10so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow  — in heaven and on earth and under the earth  —

11and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

12Therefore, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, so now, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

13For it is God who is working in you both to will and to work according to his good purpose.

14Do everything without grumbling and arguing,

15so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God who are faultless in a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world,

16by holding firm to the word of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.

17But even if I am poured out as a drink offering on the sacrificial service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.

18In the same way you should also be glad and rejoice with me.