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Philippians 2:4
4Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of 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.
Context of Philippians 2:4
2Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose. 3Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. 5You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. 6Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to.
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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 if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.
- Romans 12:15Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep.
- Romans 14:19So then, let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up.
- Romans 15:1We who are strong must be considerate of those who are sensitive about things like this. We must not just please ourselves.
- 1 Corinthians 8:9But you must be careful so that your freedom does not cause others with a weaker conscience to stumble.
- 1 Corinthians 10:24Don’t be concerned for your own good but for the good of others.
- 1 Corinthians 12:22In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud
- 2 Corinthians 6:3We live in such a way that no one will stumble because of us, and no one will find fault with our ministry.
- 2 Corinthians 11:29Who is weak without my feeling that weakness? Who is led astray, and I do not burn with anger?
- James 2:8Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
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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