Revised Literal Translation

Philippians 2

1IfΕἴEiG1487there bethereforeοὖνounG3767anyτιςtisG5100consolationπαράκλησιςparaklēsisG3874inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,ifεἴeiG1487anyτιtiG5100comfortπαραμύθιονparamuthionG3890of loveἀγάπης,agapēsG26,ifεἴeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100fellowshipκοινωνίαkoinōniaG2842of the Spiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151,ifεἴeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100bowelsσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698andκαὶkaiG2532merciesοἰκτιρμοί,oiktirmoiG3628,

2Fulfil yeπληρώσατέplērōsateG4137myG1473joyτὴν χαρὰνtēn charanG3588 G5479,thatἵναinaG2443ye be likemindedτὸ αὐτὸ φρονῆτε,to auto phronēteG3588 G846 G5426,havingἔχοντες,echontesG2192theG26sameτὴν αὐτὴνtēn autēnG3588 G846loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26, beingof one accordσύμψυχοι,sumpsuchoiG4861,of oneτὸ ἓνto henG3588 G1520mindφρονοῦντες,phronountesG5426.

3LetnothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367be donethroughG2596strifeἐριθείανeritheianG2052orG2228vaingloryκενοδοξίανkenodoxianG2754;butἀλλὰallaG235in lowliness of mindτῇ ταπεινοφροσύνῃtēa tapeinophrosunēG3588 G5012letG2233eachG240esteemἡγούμενοιhēgoumenoiG2233otherG240betterὑπερέχονταςhuperechontasG5242than themselvesἑαυτῶν·he'autōnG1438.

4LookσκοποῦντεςskopountesG4648notμὴmēG3361every manἕκαστοςhekastosG1538on his own thingsἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438,butἀλλὰallaG235every manἕκαστοι.hekastoiG1538alsoκαὶkaiG2532on the things of othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087.τὰtaG3588τὰtaG3588

5LetG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778mind beφρονεῖτεphroneiteG5426inἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771,which wasὃhoG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424:

6WhoὃςhosG3739,beingὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225inἐνenG1722the formμορφῇmorphēaG3444of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,thought itἡγήσατοhēgēsatoG2233notοὐχouchG3756robberyἁρπαγμὸνharpagmonG725τὸtoG3588to beG1510equalἴσαisaG2470with Godθεῷ,theōG2316:

7Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235madeG2758himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438of no reputationG2758,and took upon himλαβών,labōnG2983the formμορφὴνmorphēnG3444of a servantδούλουdoulouG1401,and was madeγενόμενος,genomenosG1096inἐνenG1722the likenessὁμοιώματιhomoiōmatiG3667of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444:

8AndG2532being foundG2147in fashionG4976asG5613a manG444,he humbledἐταπείνωσενetapeinōsenG5013himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,and becameγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096obedientὑπήκοοςhupēkoosG5255untoμέχριmechriG3360deathθανάτου,thanatouG2288,evenδὲdeG1161the deathθανάτουthanatouG2288of the crossσταυροῦ·staurouG4716.

9WhereforeδιὸdioG1352GodθεὸςtheosG3588 G2316alsoκαὶkaiG2532hath highly exaltedὑπερύψωσενhuperupsōsenG5251himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532givenἐχαρίσατοecharisatoG5483himαὐτῷautōG846a nameὄνομαonomaG3686which isG3588aboveὑπὲρhuperG5228everyπᾶνpanG3956nameὄνομα,onomaG3686:

10ThatἵναinaG2443atἐνenG1722the nameτῷ ὀνόματιtō onomatiG3588 G3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424everyπᾶνpanG3956kneeγόνυgonuG1119should bowκάμψῃkampsēG2578,ofG2032thingsin heavenG2032,andκαὶkaiG2532thingsin earthἐπιγείωνepigeiōnG1919,andκαὶkaiG2532thingsunder the earthκαταχθονίων,katachthoniōnG2709;

11AndκαὶkaiG2532thateveryπᾶσαpasaG3956tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100should confessἐξομολογήσηταιexomologēsētaiG1843thatὅτιhotiG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547isLordκύριοςkuriosG2962,toεἰςeisG1519the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of GodθεοῦtheouG2316the Fatherπατρός.¶patrosG3962.

12WhereforeὭστε,HōsteG5620,myG1473belovedἀγαπητοίagapētoiG27,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ye haveG5219alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842obeyedὑπηκούσατε,hupēkousateG5219,notμὴmēG3361asὡςhōsG5613inἐνenG1722myG1473presenceτῇ παρουσίᾳtēa parousiaG3588 G3952onlyG3440,butἀλλὰallaG235nowνῦνnunG3568muchπολλῷpollōG4183moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123inἐνenG1722myG1473absenceτῇ ἀπουσίᾳtēa apousiaG3588 G666,work outκατεργάζεσθε·katergazestheG2716your ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438salvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991withμετὰmetaG3326fearφόβουphobouG5401andκαὶkaiG2532tremblingτρόμουtromouG5156.τὴνtēnG3588

13ForγάρgarG1063it isἐστινestinG1510GodθεὸςtheosG3588 G2316whichG3588workethἐνεργῶνenergōnG1754inἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771bothκαὶkaiG2532to willθέλεινtheleinG2309andκαὶkaiG2532to doἐνεργεῖνenergeinG1754ofὑπὲρhuperG5228hisgood pleasureεὐδοκίας.eudokiasG3588 G2107.G3588G3588

14DoποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160all thingsπάνταpantaG3956withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565murmuringsγογγυσμῶνgongusmōnG1112andκαὶkaiG2532disputingsδιαλογισμῶν,dialogismōnG1261:

15ThatἵναinaG2443ye may beγένησθεgenēstheG1096blamelessἄμεμπτοιamemptoiG273andκαὶkaiG2532harmlessἀκέραιοι,akeraioiG185,the sonsτέκναteknaG5043of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,without rebukeG298,inG1722the midstμέσονmesonG3319of aG1074crookedσκολιᾶςskoliasG4646andκαὶkaiG2532perverseδιεστραμμένηςdiestrammenēsG1294generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074,amongG1722whomοἷςhoisG3739ye shineφαίνεσθεphainestheG5316asὡςhōsG5613lightsφωστῆρεςphōstēresG5458inG1722the worldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889;

16Holding forthἐπέχοντες,epechontesG1907the wordλόγονlogonG3056of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222;thatεἰςeisG1519IἐμοὶemoiG1473may rejoiceκαύχημαkauchēmaG2745inεἰςeisG1519the dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,thatὅτιhotiG3754I haveG5143notοὐκoukG3756runἔδραμον,edramonG5143inεἰςeisG1519vainκενὸνkenonG2756,neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761labouredἐκοπίασα.ekopiasaG2872inεἰςeisG1519vainκενὸνkenonG2756.

17Yeaἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,andκαὶkaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487I be offeredσπένδομαιspendomaiG4689uponἐπὶepiG1909the sacrificeθυσίᾳthusiaG3588 G2378andκαὶkaiG2532serviceλειτουργίᾳleitourgiaG3009ofG3588 G4102yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771faithπίστεωςpisteōsG3588 G4102,I joyχαίρωchairōG5463,andκαὶkaiG2532rejoiceσυγχαίρωsugchairōG4796with youὑμῖν·huminG4771allπᾶσινpasinG3956.

18ForδὲdeG1161the same causeαὐτὸautoG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532doG5463yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771joyG5463,andκαὶkaiG2532rejoice withσυγχαίρετέsugchaireteG4796meG1473.τὸtoG3588

19ButδὲdeG1161I trustἘλπίζωElpizōG1679inἐνenG1722the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095shortlyταχέωςtacheōsG5030unto youὑμῖν,huminG4771,thatἵναinaG2443I alsoG2504may be of good comfortεὐψυχῶeupsuchōG2174,when I knowγνοὺςgnousG1097yourὑμῶν·humōnG4771τὰtaG3588stateπερὶperiG4012.

20ForγὰρgarG1063I haveἔχωechōG2192no manοὐδέναoudenaG3762likemindedἰσόψυχον,isopsuchonG2473,whoὅστιςhostisG3748willG3309naturallyγνησίωςgnēsiōsG1104care forG3309yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰtaG3588stateπερὶperiG4012.

21ForγὰρgarG1063allπάντεςpantesG3956seekζητοῦσιν,zētousinG2212their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438,notοὐouG3756the things which areG3588JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424Christ’sΧριστοῦ·ChristouG3588 G5547.G3588G3588

22ButδὲdeG1161ye knowγινώσκετε,ginōsketeG1097the proofδοκιμὴνdokimēnG1382of himαὐτοῦautouG846,thatὅτιhotiG3754,asὡςhōsG5613a sonτέκνονteknonG5043with the fatherπατρὶpatriG3962,he hath servedἐδούλευσενedouleusenG1398withσὺνsunG4862meἐμοὶemoiG1473inεἰςeisG1519the gospelτὴν εὐαγγέλιον.tēn euangelionG3588 G2098.τὸtoG3588

23HimτοῦτονtoutonG3778μὲνmenG3303thereforeοὖνounG3767I hopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992presentlyἐξαυτῆς·exautēsG1824,so soon asὡςhōsG5613ἂνanG302I shall seeἀφίδωaphidōG872how it will goτὰtaG3588withπερὶperiG4012meἐμὲemeG1473.

24ButδὲdeG1161I trustπέποιθαpepoithaG3982inἐνenG1722the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962thatὅτιhotiG3754IG2064alsoκαὶkaiG2532myselfαὐτὸςautosG846shall comeἐλεύσομαι.¶eleusomaiG2064shortlyταχέωςtacheōsG5030.

25YetδὲdeG1161I supposed itἡγησάμηνhēgēsamēnG2233necessaryἈναγκαῖονAnagkaionG316to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμῶνhumōnG4771EpaphroditusἘπαφρόδιτονEpaphroditonG1891,myG1473brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG3588 G80,andκαὶkaiG2532companion in labourσυνεργὸνsunergonG4904,andκαὶkaiG2532fellowsoldierσυστρατιώτηνsustratiōtēnG4961,butδὲdeG1161yourὑμᾶς·humasG4771messengerἀπόστολονapostolonG652,andκαὶkaiG2532he that ministeredλειτουργὸνleitourgonG3011toG3588 G5532myG1473wantsG3588 G5532.

26ForἐπειδὴepeidēG1894he longed afterἐπιποθῶνepipothōnG1971ἦνēnG1510youὑμᾶςhumasG4771allπάνταςpantasG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532was full of heavinessἀδημονῶνadēmonōnG85,because thatδιότιdiotiG1360ye had heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191thatὅτιhotiG3754he had been sickἠσθένησεν.ēsthenēsenG770.

27ForγὰρgarG1063indeedκαὶkaiG2532he was sickἠσθένησενēsthenēsenG770nigh untoπαραπλήσιονparaplēsionG3897deathθανάτῳ·thanatōG2288:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316had mercy onἠλέησενēleēsenG1653himαὐτόν,autonG846;andδὲdeG1161notοὐκoukG3756on himαὐτὸνautonG846onlyG3440,butἀλλὰallaG235on meἐμέ,emeG1473alsoκαὶkaiG2532,ἵναinaG2443lestμὴmēG3361I should haveσχῶ.schōG2192sorrowλύπηνlupēnG3077uponἐπὶepiG1909sorrowλύπηνlupēnG3077.

28I sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992himαὐτόν,autonG846thereforeοὖνounG3767the more carefullyσπουδαιοτέρωςspoudaioterōsG4708,thatἵναinaG2443,when ye seeG3708himαὐτὸνautonG846againπάλινpalinG3825,ye may rejoiceχαρῆτε,charēteG5463,and that IG2504may beὦ.ōG1510the less sorrowfulἀλυπότεροςalupoterosG253.

29ReceiveπροσδέχεσθεprosdechestheG4327himαὐτὸνautonG846thereforeοὖνounG3767inἐνenG1722the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962withμετὰmetaG3326allπάσηςpasēsG3956gladnessχαρᾶςcharasG5479;andκαὶkaiG2532holdἔχετε·echeteG2192suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108in reputationἐντίμουςentimousG1784:τοὺςtousG3588

30BecauseὅτιhotiG3754forδιὰdiaG1223the workἔργονergonG3588 G2041of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG3588 G5547he was nighἤγγισενēngisenG1448untoμέχριmechriG3360deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,not regardingπαραβολευσάμενοςparaboleusamenosG3851his lifeψυχῇ,psuchēaG3588 G5590,ἵναinaG2443to supplyἀναπληρώσῃanaplērōsēG378yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771lackὑστέρημαhusterēmaG5303of serviceλειτουργίας.¶leitourgiasG3009towardπρόςprosG4314meG1473.G3588G3588

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