Philippians 2:3-11

3In the way that you live, do not just try to help yourself. Do not be proud. Instead, respect other people. Think about other people as more important than yourself.

4Do not think only about the things that you want to do for yourself. Each of you should think also about how you can help other people.

5You should think about things in the same way that Christ Jesus thought:

6Christ had the same nature as God. He was completely equal with God. But he did not try to keep hold of that.

7Instead, he chose to leave heaven. He took for himself the nature of a slave. He became like a human.

8And when he lived as a man, he made himself even less important. He obeyed God completely, so that he died. He even died on a cross!

9Because of that, God then raised Jesus Christ to the most important place. God gave him the name that is greater than every other name.

10As a result, when people hear Jesus' name, they must worship him. Everyone will have to go down on their knees in front of him. That includes everything that is in heaven, everything on the earth and everything under the earth.

11Everyone will have to agree that Jesus Christ is Lord. When they say that aloud, they will show that God the Father is very great.