New American Standard Bible 1995

Philippians 2:2-8

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.

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