Philippians 2:3-8

New International Version

³Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.^(A) Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,^(B) ⁴not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.^(C)

⁵In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:^(D)

⁶Who, being in very nature^[a] God,^(E)
    did not consider equality with God^(F) something to be used to his own advantage;
⁷rather, he made himself nothing^(G)
    by taking the very nature^[b] of a servant,^(H)
    being made in human likeness.^(I)
⁸And being found in appearance as a man,
    he humbled himself
    by becoming obedient to death^(J)—
        even death on a cross!^(K)

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Philippians 2:6 Or in the form of
Philippians 2:7 Or the form

Philippians 2:13-15

New International Version

¹³for it is God who works in you^(A) to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.^(B)

¹⁴Do everything without grumbling^(C) or arguing, ¹⁵so that you may become blameless^(D) and pure, “children of God^(E) without fault in a warped and crooked generation.”^[a]^(F) Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky