New American Standard Bible 1995

Philippians 2:9-30

9 1For thisG1352 reasonG1352 alsoG2532, GodG2316 2highlyG5251 exaltedG5251 Him, and bestowedG5483 on Him 3the nameG3686 which is aboveG5228 everyG3956 nameG3686, 10soG2443 that at the nameG3686 of JesusG2424 4everyG3956 kneeG1119 will bowG2578, of 5those who are in heavenG2032 and on earthG1919 and underG2709 the earthG2709, 11and that everyG3956 tongueG1100 will confessG1843 that JesusG2424 ChristG5547 is 6LordG2962, to the gloryG1391 of GodG2316 the FatherG3962.

12SoG5620 thenG5620, my belovedG27, 7justG2531 as you have alwaysG3842 obeyedG5219, not as in my presenceG3952 onlyG3440, but nowG3568 muchG4183 moreG3123 in my absenceG666, workG2716 out your 8salvationG4991 with 9fearG5401 and tremblingG5156; 13for it is 10GodG2316 who is at workG1754 in you, bothG2532 to willG2309 and to workG1754 11for His goodG2107 pleasureG2107.

14DoG4160 allG3956 thingsG3956 withoutG5565 12grumblingG1112 orG2532 disputingG1261; 15soG2443 that you will 13proveG1096 yourselves to be 14blamelessG273 and innocentG185, 15childrenG5043 of GodG2316 aboveG299 reproachG299 in the midstG3319 of a 16crookedG4646 and perverseG1294 generationG1074, amongG1722 whomG3739 you 17 18appearG5316 as 19lightsG5458 in the worldG2889, 16holdingG1907 20fastG1907 the wordG3056 of lifeG2222, soG1519 that in 21the dayG2250 of ChristG5547 I will have reasonG2745 to gloryG2745 becauseG3754 I did not 22runG5143 in vainG2756 norG3761 23toilG2872 in vainG2756. 17But evenG2532 ifG1487 I am being 24pouredG4689 out as a drinkG4689 offeringG4689 upon 25the sacrificeG2378 and serviceG3009 of your faithG4102, I rejoiceG5463 and shareG4796 my joyG4796 with you allG3956. 18You tooG2532, I urge you, rejoiceG5463 in the sameG846 wayG846 and shareG4796 your joyG4796 with me.

19But I hopeG1679 26in the LordG2962 JesusG2424 to 27sendG3992 28TimothyG5095 to you shortlyG5030, soG2443 that I alsoG2532 may be encouragedG2174 when I learnG1097 of your conditionG3588 G4012. 20For I haveG2192 noG3762 oneG3762 else 29of kindredG2473 spiritG2473 whoG3748 will genuinelyG1104 be concernedG3309 for your welfareG3588. 21For they allG3956 30seekG2212 afterG2212 their ownG1438 interests, not thoseG3588 of ChristG5547 JesusG2424. 22But you knowG1097 31of his provenG1382 worthG1382, that 32he servedG1398 with me in the furtherance of the gospelG2098 33likeG5613 a childG5043 serving his fatherG3962. 23 34ThereforeG3767 I hopeG1679 to sendG3992 him immediatelyG1824, as soon as I seeG872 howG872 thingsG3588 go with me; 24and 35I trustG3982 in the LordG2962 that I myselfG846 alsoG2532 will be comingG2064 shortlyG5030. 25But I thoughtG2233 it necessaryG316 to sendG3992 to you 36EpaphroditusG1891, my brotherG80 and 37fellowG4904 workerG4904 and 38fellowG4961 soldierG4961, who is alsoG1161 your 39 40messengerG652 and 41ministerG3011 to my needG5532; 26becauseG1894 he was longingG1971 42for you allG3956 and was distressedG85 becauseG1360 you had heardG191 that he was sickG770. 27For indeedG2532 he was sickG770 to the pointG3897 of deathG2288, but GodG2316 hadG1653 mercyG1653 on him, and not on him onlyG3441 but alsoG2532 on me, soG2443 G3361 that I would not haveG2192 sorrowG3077 upon sorrowG3077. 28ThereforeG3767 I have sentG3992 him allG4709 the moreG4709 eagerlyG4709 soG2443 that when you seeG3708 him againG3825 you may rejoiceG5463 and I may be lessG253 concernedG253 about you. 29 43ReceiveG4327 him thenG3767 in the LordG2962 with allG3956 joyG5479, and 44holdG2192 menG5108 likeG5108 him in highG1784 regardG1784; 30becauseG3754 he cameG1448 closeG1448 to deathG2288 45 46for the workG2041 of ChristG5547, riskingG3850 his lifeG5590 to 47completeG378 48whatG5303 was deficientG5303 in your serviceG3009 to me.

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Notes

1. Philippians 2:9 Heb 1:9 ↩
2. Philippians 2:9 Matt 28:18; Acts 2:33; Heb 2:9 ↩
3. Philippians 2:9 Eph 1:21 ↩
4. Philippians 2:10 Is 45:23; Rom 14:11 ↩
5. Philippians 2:10 Eph 1:10 ↩
6. Philippians 2:11 John 13:13; Rom 10:9; 14:9 ↩
7. Philippians 2:12 Phil 1:5, 6; 4:15 ↩
8. Philippians 2:12 Heb 5:9 ↩
9. Philippians 2:12 2 Cor 7:15 ↩
10. Philippians 2:13 Rom 12:3; 1 Cor 12:6; 15:10; Heb 13:21 ↩
11. Philippians 2:13 Eph 1:5 ↩
12. Philippians 2:14 1 Cor 10:10; 1 Pet 4:9 ↩
13. Philippians 2:15 Or become ↩
14. Philippians 2:15 Luke 1:6; Phil 3:6 ↩
15. Philippians 2:15 Matt 5:45; Eph 5:1 ↩
16. Philippians 2:15 Deut 32:5; Acts 2:40 ↩
17. Philippians 2:15 Or shine ↩
18. Philippians 2:15 Matt 5:14-16 ↩
19. Philippians 2:15 Or luminaries, stars ↩
20. Philippians 2:16 Or forth ↩
21. Philippians 2:16 Phil 1:6 ↩
22. Philippians 2:16 Gal 2:2 ↩
23. Philippians 2:16 Is 49:4; Gal 4:11; 1 Thess 3:5 ↩
24. Philippians 2:17 2 Cor 12:15; 2 Tim 4:6 ↩
25. Philippians 2:17 Num 28:6, 7; Rom 15:16 ↩
26. Philippians 2:19 Or trusting in ↩
27. Philippians 2:19 Phil 2:23 ↩
28. Philippians 2:19 Phil 1:1 ↩
29. Philippians 2:20 1 Cor 16:10; 2 Tim 3:10 ↩
30. Philippians 2:21 1 Cor 10:24; 13:5; Phil 2:4 ↩
31. Philippians 2:22 Rom 5:4; Acts 16:2 ↩
32. Philippians 2:22 Acts 16:3; 1 Cor 16:10; 2 Tim 3:10 ↩
33. Philippians 2:22 1 Cor 4:17 ↩
34. Philippians 2:23 Phil 2:19 ↩
35. Philippians 2:24 Phil 1:25 ↩
36. Philippians 2:25 Phil 4:18 ↩
37. Philippians 2:25 Rom 16:3, 9, 21; Phil 4:3; Philem 1, 24 ↩
38. Philippians 2:25 Philem 2 ↩
39. Philippians 2:25 Lit apostle ↩
40. Philippians 2:25 John 13:16; 2 Cor 8:23 ↩
41. Philippians 2:25 Phil 4:18 ↩
42. Philippians 2:26 One early ms reads to see you all ↩
43. Philippians 2:29 Rom 16:2 ↩
44. Philippians 2:29 1 Cor 16:18 ↩
45. Philippians 2:30 Lit because of ↩
46. Philippians 2:30 Acts 20:24 ↩
47. Philippians 2:30 1 Cor 16:17; Phil 4:10 ↩
48. Philippians 2:30 Lit your deficiency of service ↩

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