²⁸ just as ^(A)the Son of Man ^(B)did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His ^[a]life a ransom for many.”

¹⁰ as ^(A)sorrowful yet always ^(B)rejoicing, as ^(C)poor yet making many rich, as ^(D)having nothing ^[a]yet possessing ^(E)all things.

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

¹² So then, my beloved, ^(P)just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your ^(Q)salvation with ^(R)fear and trembling; ¹³ for it is ^(S)God who is at work in you, both to will and to work ^(T)for His good pleasure.

¹⁴ Do all things without ^(U)grumbling or disputing; ¹⁵ so that you will ^[d]prove yourselves to be ^(V)blameless and innocent, ^(W)children of God above reproach in the midst of a ^(X)crooked and perverse generation, among whom you ^[e](Y)appear as ^[f]lights in the world, ¹⁶ holding ^[g]fast the word of life, so that in ^(Z)the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not ^(AA)run in vain nor ^(AB)toil in vain. ¹⁷ But even if I am being ^(AC)poured out as a drink offering upon ^(AD)the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with you all. ¹⁸ You too, I urge you, rejoice in the same way and share your joy with me.

Timothy and Epaphroditus

¹⁹ But I hope ^[h]in the Lord Jesus to ^(AE)send ^(AF)Timothy to you shortly, so that I also may be encouraged when I learn of your condition. ²⁰ For I have no one else ^(AG)of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare. ²¹ For they all ^(AH)seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus. ²² But you know ^(AI)of his proven worth, that ^(AJ)he served with me in the furtherance of the gospel ^(AK)like a child serving his father. ^23 (AL)Therefore I hope to send him immediately, as soon as I see how things go with me; ²⁴ and ^(AM)I trust in the Lord that I myself also will be coming shortly. ²⁵ But I thought it necessary to send to you ^(AN)Epaphroditus, my brother and ^(AO)fellow worker and ^(AP)fellow soldier, who is also your ^[i](AQ)messenger and ^(AR)minister to my need; ²⁶ because he was longing ^[j]for you all and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick. ²⁷ For indeed he was sick to the point of death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow. ²⁸ Therefore I have sent him all the more eagerly so that when you see him again you may rejoice and I may be less concerned about you. ^29 (AS)Receive him then in the Lord with all joy, and ^(AT)hold men like him in high regard; ³⁰ because he came close to death ^[k](AU)for the work of Christ, risking his life to ^(AV)complete ^[l]what was deficient in your service to me.