Revised Version 1895

Philippians 2

1IfΕἴEiG1487thereG1722isthereforeοὖνounG3767anyτιςtisG5100comfortG3874inG1722ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,ifεἴeiG1487anyτιtiG5100consolationG3874ofG4151loveἀγάπης,agapēsG26,ifεἴeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100fellowshipκοινωνίαkoinōniaG2842ofG4151theG2532Spiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151,ifεἴeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100tenderσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698merciesοἰκτιρμοί,oiktirmoiG3628andG2532compassions,

2fulfillπληρώσατέplērōsateG4137yemyG2192joyχαρὰνcharanG5479,thatἵναinaG2443yebeG2192ofG1520theG3588sameαὐτὸautoG846mindφρονῆτε,phronēteG5426,havingG2192theG3588sameαὐτὴνautēnG846loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26,beingG2192ofG1520oneG1520accord,ofG1520oneG1520mindφρονοῦντες,phronountesG5426;

3doingnothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367throughG2596factionorμηδὲmēdeG3366throughG2596vainglory,butἀλλὰallaG235inG2596lowlinessofG2596mindG1438eachG2596countingotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240betterthanὑπερέχονταςhuperechontasG5242himselfG1438;

4notμὴmēG3361lookingσκοποῦντεςskopountesG4648eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538ofG3588youG2532toG2532hisG1438ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438thingsG3588,butἀλλὰallaG235eachἕκαστοι.hekastoiG1538ofG3588youG2532alsoκαὶkaiG2532toG2532theG3588thingsG3588ofG3588othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087.

5HavethisτοῦτοtoutoG3778mindφρονεῖτεphroneiteG5426inἐνenG1722youG5210,whichὃhoG3739wasalsoκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424:

6whoὃςhosG3739,beingG1510inG1722theτὸtoG3588formμορφῇmorphēaG3444ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316,countedG2233itG2233notοὐχouchG3756aG1510prizetoG1722beG1510onG1722anG1510equalityἴσαisaG2470withG1722Godθεῷ,theōG2316,

7butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235emptiedἐκένωσενekenōsenG2758himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,takingλαβών,labōnG2983theG2532formμορφὴνmorphēnG3444ofG1401aservantδούλουdoulouG1401,beingG1096madeG1096inἐνenG1722theG2532likenessὁμοιώματιhomoiōmatiG3667ofG1401menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444;

8andG1161beingG1096foundG1096inG1096fashionasG1096a man,heG1161humbledἐταπείνωσενetapeinōsenG5013himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,becomingγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096obedientὑπήκοοςhupēkoosG5255evenG1161untodeathθανάτου,thanatouG2288, yea,theG1161deathθανάτουthanatouG2288ofG4716theG1161crossσταυροῦ·staurouG4716.

9WhereforeδιὸdioG1352alsoκαὶkaiG2532GodθεὸςtheosG2316highlyG5251exaltedG5251himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532gaveἐχαρίσατοecharisatoG5483untohimαὐτῷautōG846theG3956nameὄνομαonomaG3686whichG3588isaboveὑπὲρhuperG5228everyG3956nameὄνομα,onomaG3686;

10thatG2443inG1722theG3956nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ofG3686JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424everyG3956kneeγόνυgonuG1119shouldG2443bowκάμψῃkampsēG2578,ofG3686thingsG3956inG1722heavenἐπουρανίωνepouraniōnG2032andκαὶkaiG2532thingsG3956onG1722earthG1919andκαὶkaiG2532thingsG3956underG1722theG3956earthG1919,

11andκαὶkaiG2532thatG3754everyG3956tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100shouldG2316confessἐξομολογήσηταιexomologēsētaiG1843thatG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547isLordκύριοςkuriosG2962,toεἰςeisG1519theG3956gloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316theG3956Fatherπατρός.¶patrosG3962.

12SoG2532thenG2532,myG1722belovedἀγαπητοίagapētoiG27,evenG2532asG5613ye havealwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842obeyedὑπηκούσατε,hupēkousateG5219,notμὴmēG3361asG5613inG1722myG1722presenceπαρουσίᾳparousiaG3952onlyG3440,butἀλλὰallaG235nowνῦνnunG3568muchπολλῷpollōG4183moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123inG1722myG1722absenceἀπουσίᾳapousiaG666,workκατεργάζεσθε·katergazestheG2716outG1438yourG2532ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438salvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991withμετὰmetaG3326fearφόβουphobouG5401andG2532tremblingτρόμουtromouG5156;

13forG1063itG1510isG1510GodθεὸςtheosG2316whichG3588workethinἐνenG1722youG5210bothG2532toG2309willG2316andG2532toG2309workG1754,forG1063hisG2532goodεὐδοκίας.eudokiasG2107pleasureG2107.

14DoποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565murmuringsandκαὶkaiG2532disputings;

15thatG3739yemayG2532beγένησθεgenēstheG1096blamelessἄμεμπτοιamemptoiG273andG2532harmless,childrenτέκναteknaG5043ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316withoutG273blemishἄμωμαamōmaG299inG1722theG2532midstμέσονmesonG3319ofG2316acrookedσκολιᾶςskoliasG4646andG2532perverseδιεστραμμένηςdiestrammenēsG1294generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074,amongG1722whomG3739ye areseenφαίνεσθεphainestheG5316asὡςhōsG5613lightsφωστῆρεςphōstēresG5458inG1722theG2532worldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,

16holdingἐπέχοντες,epechontesG1907forththeG1519wordλόγονlogonG3056ofG3056lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222;thatG3754IG1473mayG5547have whereoftoG1519gloryκαύχημαkauchēmaG2745inG1519theG1519dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250ofG3056ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,thatG3754IG1473didἐκοπίασα.ekopiasaG2872notG3756runἔδραμον,edramonG5143inG1519vainκενὸνkenonG2756neitherG3756labourinG1519vainκενὸνkenonG2756.

17Yea,andG2532ifG1487IG2532amG5463offereduponG1909theG3956sacrificeθυσίᾳthusiaG2378andG2532serviceλειτουργίᾳleitourgiaG3009ofG1909yourG1487faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,IG2532joyσυγχαίρωsugchairōG4796,andG2532rejoiceG5463withG1909youG5210allG3956:

18andG2532inG2532theτὸtoG3588sameαὐτὸautoG846mannerdoG2532yealsoG2532joyσυγχαίρετέsugchaireteG4796,andG2532rejoiceχαίρετεchaireteG5463withG2532meG1473.

19ButG1161IG2504hopeἘλπίζωElpizōG1679inἐνenG1722theτὰtaG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424toG2443sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095shortlyταχέωςtacheōsG5030untoyouG5210,thatG2443IG2504alsoG1161mayG2443beG2962ofG2962good comfort,whenG1161IG2504knowγνοὺςgnousG1097yourG2962state.

20ForG1063IG2192havenoG3762manG3762likeminded,whoτὰtaG3588willὅστιςhostisG3748careμεριμνήσει·merimnēseiG3309trulyforG1063yourG2192state.

21ForγὰρgarG1063theyG2212allG3956seekζητοῦσιν,zētousinG2212theirG1438ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438,notοὐouG3756theG3956thingsG3956ofG3956JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547.

22ButG1161yeknowγινώσκετε,ginōsketeG1097theτὴνtēnG3588proofδοκιμὴνdokimēnG1382ofG2098himG846,thatὅτιhotiG3754,asὡςhōsG5613achildτέκνονteknonG5043serveth afatherπατρὶpatriG3962,soG1161heG846servedἐδούλευσενedouleusenG1398withσὺνsunG4862meἐμοὶemoiG1473inεἰςeisG1519furtheranceofG2098theτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιον.euangelionG2098.

23HimG4012thereforeοὖνounG3767IG1473hopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679toG3778sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992forthwith,soG3767soonasG5613IG1473shallG3778seeἀφίδωaphidōG872howG5613itG3778willG3778gowithG4012meG1473:

24butδὲdeG1161IG2532trustπέποιθαpepoithaG3982inἐνenG1722theG2532LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962thatὅτιhotiG3754IG2532myselfαὐτὸςautosG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532shallG2532comeἐλεύσομαι.¶eleusomaiG2064shortlyταχέωςtacheōsG5030.

25ButG1161IG1473countedG2233itG2233necessaryἈναγκαῖονAnagkaionG316toG4314sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992toG4314youG5210EpaphroditusἘπαφρόδιτονEpaphroditonG1891,myG3992brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80andG2532fellow-workerandG2532fellow-soldier,andG2532yourG2532messengerἀπόστολονapostolonG652andG2532ministerλειτουργὸνleitourgonG3011toG4314myG3992needχρείαςchreiasG5532;

26sinceG3754heG2532longedafterG2532youG5210allπάνταςpantasG3956,andG2532wasG1510soretroubledἀδημονῶνadēmonōnG85,becauseG3754yehadG1510heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191thatG3754heG2532wasG1510sickἠσθένησεν.ēsthenēsenG770:

27forγὰρgarG1063indeedG2532heG2532wassickἠσθένησενēsthenēsenG770nigh untodeathθανάτῳ·thanatōG2288:butG1161GodθεὸςtheosG2316hadmercyἠλέησενēleēsenG1653onG1909himαὐτόν,autonG846;andG2532notG3756onG1909himαὐτὸνautonG846onlyμόνονmononG3441,butG1161onG1909meG1473alsoG2532,thatἵναinaG2443IG1473mightG2532notG3756havesorrowλύπηνlupēnG3077uponG1909sorrowλύπηνlupēnG3077.

28IG2504haveG1510sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992himαὐτόν,autonG846thereforeοὖνounG3767theG3708moreG3825diligentlyG4709,thatG2443,whenG3767yeseeG3708himαὐτὸνautonG846againπάλινpalinG3825, yemayG2443rejoiceχαρῆτε,charēteG5463,andG3708thatG2443IG2504mayG2443beὦ.ōG1510theG3708lessἀλυπότεροςalupoterosG253sorrowful.

29ReceiveπροσδέχεσθεprosdechestheG4327himαὐτὸνautonG846thereforeοὖνounG3767inG1722theG3956LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962withμετὰmetaG3326allG3956joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479;andκαὶkaiG2532holdἔχετε·echeteG2192suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108inG1722honour:

30becauseG3754forG3754theG3588workἔργονergonG2041ofG1223ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547heG3754cameἤγγισενēngisenG1448nigh untodeathθανάτουthanatouG2288, hazardinghisG1223lifeψυχῇ,psuchēaG5590toG4314supplythatG3754whichG3748waslackingὑστέρημαhusterēmaG5303inG4314yourG1223serviceλειτουργίας.¶leitourgiasG3009towardG4314meG1473.

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