English Standard Version
Philippians 2:4
4Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Philippians 2:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
- New International Version (NIV)not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.
Context of Philippians 2:4
2complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,
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μὴ τὰ ἑαυτῶν ἕκαστος σκοποῦντες ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰ ἑτέρων ἕκαστοι.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Philippians 2:4
- Matthew 18:6but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
- Romans 12:15Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.
- Romans 14:19So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.
- Romans 15:1We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
- 1 Corinthians 8:9But take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.
- 1 Corinthians 10:24Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.
- 1 Corinthians 12:22On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
- 1 Corinthians 13:4Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant
- 2 Corinthians 6:3We put no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry,
- 2 Corinthians 11:29Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to fall, and I am not indignant?
- James 2:8If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well.
Commentaries on Philippians 2:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Look not every man on his own things - Do nothing through self-interest in the things of God; nor arrogate to yourselves gifts, graces, and fruits, which belong to others; ye are all called to promote God's glory and the salvation of men. Labor for this, and every one shall receive the honor that comes from God; and let each rejoice to see another, whom God may be pleased to use in a special way, acquiring much reputation by the successful application of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Look not every man on his own things - That is, be not selfish. Do not let your care and attention be wholly absorbed by your own concerns, or by the concerns of your own family. Evince a tender interest for the happiness of the whole, and let the welfare of others lie near your hearts. This, of course, does not mean that there is to be any improper interference in the business of others, or that we are to have the character of “busy-bodies in other…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4Do nothing out of selfish ambition: Thinking only about yourself is the opposite of truly caring for others (compare 2:20–21; 1 Corinthians 10:24; Galatians 5:26).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. The oldest manuscripts read, "Not looking each of you (plural, Greek) on his own things (that is, not having regard solely to them), but each of you on the things of others" also. Compare Php 2:21; also Paul's own example (Php 1:24).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Philippians 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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