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Philippians 2:4
4looking out not only for your own interests but also for the interests of others.
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 my joy complete by being of the same mind, having the same love, united in spirit, with one purpose. 3Do nothing out of selfishness or conceit, but with humility consider others as more important than yourselves, looking out not only for your own interests but also for the interests of others. 5Have this attitude in yourselves, which also was in Messiah Yeshua, 6Who, though existing in the form of God, did not consider being equal to God a thing to be grasped.
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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 18:6“But whoever causes one of these little ones who trust in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck and to be sunk in the depth of the sea!
- Romans 12:15Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
- Romans 14:19So then let us pursue what makes for shalom and for the building up of one another.
- Romans 15:1Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the powerless and not just please ourselves.
- 1 Corinthians 8:9But watch out that this freedom of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.
- 1 Corinthians 10:24Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.
- 1 Corinthians 12:22On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be less important are indispensable.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4Love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not brag, it is not puffed up,
- 2 Corinthians 6:3We give no cause for offense in anything, so that our ministry may not be blamed.
- 2 Corinthians 11:29Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with indignation?
- James 2:8If, however, you fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.
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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