² and ^(A)walk in love, just as Christ also ^(B)loved ^[a]you and ^(C)gave Himself up for us, an ^(D)offering and a sacrifice to God ^[b]as a ^(E)fragrant aroma.

^5 (A)Have this attitude ^[a]in yourselves which was also in ^(B)Christ Jesus, ⁶ who, although He ^(C)existed in the ^(D)form of God, ^(E)did not regard equality with God a thing to be ^[b]grasped, ⁷ but ^[c](F)emptied Himself, taking the form of a ^(G)bond-servant, and ^(H)being made in the likeness of men. ⁸ Being found in appearance as a man, ^(I)He humbled Himself by becoming ^(J)obedient to the point of death, even ^(K)death ^[d]on a cross. ^9 (L)For this reason also, God ^(M)highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him ^(N)the name which is above every name, ¹⁰ so that at the name of Jesus ^(O)every knee will bow, of ^(P)those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, ¹¹ and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is ^(Q)Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Christ Is Our Example

²¹ For ^(A)you have been called for this purpose, ^(B)since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you ^(C)an example for you to follow in His steps,