New American Standard Bible 1995

Philippians 2

Be Like Christ

1ThereforeοὖνounG3767ifΕἴEiG1487there is anyτιςtisG5100encouragementπαράκλησιςparaklēsisG3874in ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,ifεἴeiG1487there is anyτιtiG5100consolationπαραμύθιονparamuthionG3890of loveἀγάπης,agapēsG26,ifεἴeiG1487there is anyτιςtisG5100fellowshipκοινωνίαkoinōniaG2842of the Spiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151,ifεἴeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100affectionσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698and compassionοἰκτιρμοί,oiktirmoiG3628,

2makeG4137my joyχαρὰνcharanG5479completeG4137bybeing of the sameαὐτὸautoG846mindG5426,maintainingἔχοντες,echontesG2192the sameαὐτὴνautēnG846loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26,unitedG4861in spiritG4861,intentG5426on oneἓνhenG1520purposeG5426.

3Do nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367fromselfishnessἐριθείανeritheianG2052orμηδὲmēdeG3366emptyG2754conceitG2754,but with humilityταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosunēG5012of mindG5012regardἡγούμενοιhēgoumenoiG2233oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240as moreG5242importantG5242than yourselvesἑαυτῶν·he'autōnG1438;

4do not merelylookσκοποῦντεςskopountesG4648out for your ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438personalG1538interests, but alsoκαὶkaiG2532for the interests of othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087.

5HaveG5426thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778attitudeG5426in yourselvesὑμῖνhuminG4771whichὃhoG3739was alsoκαὶkaiG2532inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,

6whoὃςhosG3739, although HeexistedὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225in theformμορφῇmorphēaG3444of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,did not regardἡγήσατοhēgēsatoG2233equalityἴσαisaG2470with Godθεῷ,theōG2316a thingG725to begraspedG725,

7butemptiedἐκένωσενekenōsenG2758Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,takingλαβών,labōnG2983the formμορφὴνmorphēnG3444of abond-servantδούλουdoulouG1401, andbeingG1096madeG1096in the likenessὁμοιώματιhomoiōmatiG3667of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.

8Being foundG2147in appearanceG4976as a manG444,He humbledἐταπείνωσενetapeinōsenG5013Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438by becomingγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096obedientὑπήκοοςhupēkoosG5255to the pointμέχριmechriG3360of deathθανάτου,thanatouG2288,evenδὲdeG1161deathθανάτουthanatouG2288on a crossσταυροῦ·staurouG4716.

9For thisG1352reasonG1352alsoG2532,GodθεὸςtheosG2316highlyG5251exaltedG5251Him, and bestowedἐχαρίσατοecharisatoG5483on Himthe nameὄνομαonomaG3686which is aboveὑπὲρhuperG5228everyπᾶνpanG3956nameὄνομα,onomaG3686,

10soἵναinaG2443that at the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424everyπᾶνpanG3956kneeγόνυgonuG1119will bowκάμψῃkampsēG2578, ofthose who are in heavenἐπουρανίωνepouraniōnG2032and on earthἐπιγείωνepigeiōnG1919and underG2709the earthG2709,

11and that everyπᾶσαpasaG3956tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100will confessἐξομολογήσηταιexomologēsētaiG1843that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547isLordκύριοςkuriosG2962,to the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of GodθεοῦtheouG2316the Fatherπατρός.¶patrosG3962.

12SoG5620thenG5620,my belovedἀγαπητοίagapētoiG27,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as you have alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842obeyedὑπηκούσατε,hupēkousateG5219,not as in my presenceπαρουσίᾳparousiaG3952onlyG3440,but nowνῦνnunG3568muchπολλῷpollōG4183moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123in my absenceἀπουσίᾳapousiaG666,workκατεργάζεσθε·katergazestheG2716out yoursalvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991withfearφόβουphobouG5401and tremblingτρόμουtromouG5156;

13for it isGodθεὸςtheosG2316who is at workἐνεργῶνenergōnG1754in you, bothG2532to willθέλεινtheleinG2309and to workἐνεργεῖνenergeinG1754for Hisgoodεὐδοκίας.eudokiasG2107pleasureG2107.

14DoποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565grumblingγογγυσμῶνgongusmōnG1112orκαὶkaiG2532disputingδιαλογισμῶν,dialogismōnG1261;

15soἵναinaG2443that you willproveγένησθεgenēstheG1096yourselves to beblamelessἄμεμπτοιamemptoiG273and innocentἀκέραιοι,akeraioiG185,childrenτέκναteknaG5043of GodθεοῦtheouG2316aboveG299reproachG299in the midstμέσονmesonG3319of acrookedσκολιᾶςskoliasG4646and perverseδιεστραμμένηςdiestrammenēsG1294generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074,amongG1722whomοἷςhoisG3739youappearφαίνεσθεphainestheG5316aslightsφωστῆρεςphōstēresG5458in the worldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,

16holdingG1907fastG1907the wordλόγονlogonG3056of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,soG1519that inthe dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547I will have reasonG2745to gloryG2745becauseὅτιhotiG3754I did notrunἔδραμον,edramonG5143in vainκενὸνkenonG2756norοὐδὲoudeG3761toilἐκοπίασα.ekopiasaG2872in vainκενὸνkenonG2756.

17But evenG2532ifεἰeiG1487I am beingpouredσπένδομαιspendomaiG4689out as a drinkG4689offeringG4689uponthe sacrificeθυσίᾳthusiaG2378and serviceλειτουργίᾳleitourgiaG3009of your faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,I rejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463and shareG4796my joyG4796with you allπᾶσινpasinG3956.

18You tooG2532, I urge you,rejoiceχαίρετεchaireteG5463in the sameG846wayG846and shareG4796your joyG4796with me.

Timothy and Epaphroditus

19But I hopeἘλπίζωElpizōG1679in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424tosendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095to you shortlyταχέωςtacheōsG5030,soἵναinaG2443that I alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532may be encouragedεὐψυχῶeupsuchōG2174when I learnγνοὺςgnousG1097of your conditionτὰ περὶta periG3588 G4012.

20For I haveἔχωechōG2192noG3762oneοὐδέναoudenaG3762elseof kindredG2473spiritG2473whoὅστιςhostisG3748will genuinelyγνησίωςgnēsiōsG1104be concernedμεριμνήσει·merimnēseiG3309for your welfareτὰtaG3588.

21For they allπάντεςpantesG3956seekζητοῦσιν,zētousinG2212afterG2212their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438interests, not thoseG3588of ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.

22But you knowγινώσκετε,ginōsketeG1097of his provenG1382worthG1382, thathe servedἐδούλευσενedouleusenG1398with me in the furtherance of the gospelεὐαγγέλιον.euangelionG2098likeὡςhōsG5613a childτέκνονteknonG5043servinghis fatherπατρὶpatriG3962.

23ThereforeοὖνounG3767I hopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992him immediatelyἐξαυτῆς·exautēsG1824,as soon as I seeG872howG872thingsτὰtaG3588go with me;

24andI trustπέποιθαpepoithaG3982in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962that I myselfαὐτὸςautosG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532will be comingἐλεύσομαι.¶eleusomaiG2064shortlyταχέωςtacheōsG5030.

25But I thoughtἡγησάμηνhēgēsamēnG2233it necessaryἈναγκαῖονAnagkaionG316to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992to youEpaphroditusἘπαφρόδιτονEpaphroditonG1891,my brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80andfellowσυνεργὸνsunergonG4904workerG4904andfellowσυστρατιώτηνsustratiōtēnG4961soldierG4961,who is alsoG1161yourmessengerἀπόστολονapostolonG652andministerλειτουργὸνleitourgonG3011to my needχρείαςchreiasG5532;

26becauseἐπειδὴepeidēG1894he was longingἐπιποθῶνepipothōnG1971for you allπάνταςpantasG3956and was distressedἀδημονῶνadēmonōnG85becauseδιότιdiotiG1360you had heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191that he was sickἠσθένησεν.ēsthenēsenG770.

27For indeedκαὶkaiG2532he was sickἠσθένησενēsthenēsenG770to the pointπαραπλήσιονparaplēsionG3897of deathθανάτῳ·thanatōG2288,but GodθεὸςtheosG2316hadG1653mercyἠλέησενēleēsenG1653on him, and not on him onlyμόνονmononG3441but alsoκαὶkaiG2532on me, soἵνα μὴina mēG2443 G3361that I would not haveσχῶ.schōG2192sorrowλύπηνlupēnG3077upon sorrowλύπηνlupēnG3077.

28ThereforeοὖνounG3767I have sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992him allG4709the moreG4709eagerlyG4709soἵναinaG2443that when you seeG3708him againπάλινpalinG3825you may rejoiceχαρῆτε,charēteG5463and I may be lessG253concernedG253about you.

29ReceiveπροσδέχεσθεprosdechestheG4327him thenοὖνounG3767in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962with allπάσηςpasēsG3956joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479, andholdἔχετε·echeteG2192menG5108likeG5108him in highG1784regardG1784;

30becauseὅτιhotiG3754he cameG1448closeG1448to deathθανάτουthanatouG2288for the workἔργονergonG2041of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,riskingG3850his lifeψυχῇ,psuchēaG5590tocompleteἀναπληρώσῃanaplērōsēG378whatG5303was deficientG5303in your serviceλειτουργίας.¶leitourgiasG3009to me.

Be Like Christ

Timothy and Epaphroditus

Commentaries on Philippians 2