Philippians 2:10-30

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹⁰ so that at the name of Jesus ^(A)every knee will bow, of ^(B)those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, ¹¹ and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is ^(C)Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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

¹⁴ Do all things without ^(I)grumbling or disputing; ¹⁵ so that you will ^[a]prove yourselves to be ^(J)blameless and innocent, ^(K)children of God above reproach in the midst of a ^(L)crooked and perverse generation, among whom you ^[b](M)appear as ^[c]lights in the world, ¹⁶ holding ^[d]fast the word of life, so that in ^(N)the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not ^(O)run in vain nor ^(P)toil in vain. ¹⁷ But even if I am being ^(Q)poured out as a drink offering upon ^(R)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 ^[e]in the Lord Jesus to ^(S)send ^(T)Timothy to you shortly, so that I also may be encouraged when I learn of your condition. ²⁰ For I have no one else ^(U)of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare. ²¹ For they all ^(V)seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus. ²² But you know ^(W)of his proven worth, that ^(X)he served with me in the furtherance of the gospel ^(Y)like a child serving his father. ^23 (Z)Therefore I hope to send him immediately, as soon as I see how things go with me; ²⁴ and ^(AA)I trust in the Lord that I myself also will be coming shortly. ²⁵ But I thought it necessary to send to you ^(AB)Epaphroditus, my brother and ^(AC)fellow worker and ^(AD)fellow soldier, who is also your ^[f](AE)messenger and ^(AF)minister to my need; ²⁶ because he was longing ^[g]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 (AG)Receive him then in the Lord with all joy, and ^(AH)hold men like him in high regard; ³⁰ because he came close to death ^[h](AI)for the work of Christ, risking his life to ^(AJ)complete ^[i]what was deficient in your service to me.