Philippians 2:5-15

5You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had,

6who though he existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped,

7but emptied himself by taking on the form of a slave, by looking like other men, and by sharing in human nature.

8He humbled himself, by becoming obedient to the point of death – even death on a cross!

9As a result God exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name,

10so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow – in heaven and on earth and under the earth –

11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.

12So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, continue working out your salvation with awe and reverence,

13for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort – for the sake of his good pleasure – is God.

14Do everything without grumbling or arguing,

15so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish though you live in a crooked and perverse society, in which you shine as lights in the world