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| 2:1 | If, then, any exhortation `is' in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of spirit, if any bowels and mercies, |
| 2:2 | fulfil ye my joy, that ye may mind the same thing -- having the same love -- of one soul -- minding the one thing, |
| 2:3 | nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves -- |
| 2:4 | each not to your own look ye, but each also to the things of others. |
| 2:5 | For, let this mind be in you that `is' also in Christ Jesus, |
| 2:6 | who, being in the form of God, thought `it' not robbery to be equal to God, |
| 2:7 | but did empty himself, the form of a servant having taken, in the likeness of men having been made, |
| 2:8 | and in fashion having been found as a man, he humbled himself, having become obedient unto death -- death even of a cross, |
| 2:9 | wherefore, also, God did highly exalt him, and gave to him a name that `is' above every name, |
| 2:10 | that in the name of Jesus every knee may bow -- of heavenlies, and earthlies, and what are under the earth -- |
| 2:11 | and every tongue may confess that Jesus Christ `is' Lord, to the glory of God the Father. |
| 2:12 | So that, my beloved, as ye always obey, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, with fear and trembling your own salvation work out, |
| 2:13 | for God it is who is working in you both to will and to work for His good pleasure. |
| 2:14 | All things do without murmurings and reasonings, |
| 2:15 | that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God, unblemished in the midst of a generation crooked and perverse, among whom ye do appear as luminaries in the world, |
| 2:16 | the word of life holding forth, for rejoicing to me in regard to a day of Christ, that not in vain did I run, nor in vain did I labour; |
| 2:17 | but if also I am poured forth upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and joy with you all, |
| 2:18 | because of this do ye also rejoice and joy with me. |
| 2:19 | And I hope, in the Lord Jesus, Timotheus to send quickly to you, that I also may be of good spirit, having known the things concerning you, |
| 2:20 | for I have no one like-minded, who sincerely for the things concerning you will care, |
| 2:21 | for the whole seek their own things, not the things of the Christ Jesus, |
| 2:22 | and the proof of him ye know, that as a child `serveth' a father, with me he did serve in regard to the good news; |
| 2:23 | him, indeed, therefore, I hope to send, when I may see through the things concerning me -- immediately; |
| 2:24 | and I trust in the Lord that I myself also shall quickly come. |
| 2:25 | And I thought `it' necessary Epaphroditus -- my brother, and fellow-workman, and fellow-soldier, and your apostle and servant to my need -- to send unto you, |
| 2:26 | seeing he was longing after you all, and in heaviness, because ye heard that he ailed, |
| 2:27 | for he also ailed nigh to death, but God did deal kindly with him, and not with him only, but also with me, that sorrow upon sorrow I might not have. |
| 2:28 | The more eagerly, therefore, I did send him, that having seen him again ye may rejoice, and I may be the less sorrowful; |
| 2:29 | receive him, therefore, in the Lord, with all joy, and hold such in honour, |
| 2:30 | because on account of the work of the Christ he drew near to death, having hazarded the life that he might fill up your deficiency of service unto me. |
| 2:1 | If ther be amoge you eny consolacion in Christ yf ther be eny cofortable love yf there be eny fellishippe of the sprete yf ther be eny copassion or mercy: |
| 2:2 | fulfyll my ioye that ye drawe one waye havinge one love beynge of one accorde and of one mynde |
| 2:3 | that nothinge be done thorow stryfe or vayne glory but that in mekenes of mynde every man esteme other better then him selfe |
| 2:4 | and that no man consyder his awne but what is mete for other. |
| 2:5 | Let the same mynde be in you that was in Christ Iesu: |
| 2:6 | Which beynge in the shape of god and thought it not robbery to be equall with god. |
| 2:7 | Neverthelesse he made him silfe of no reputacion and toke on him the shape of a servaunte and became lyke vnto men |
| 2:8 | and was founde in his aparell as a man. He humbled him silfe and became obediet vnto ye deeth even the deeth of the crosse. |
| 2:9 | Wherfore god hath exalted him and geve him a name above all names: |
| 2:10 | that in the name of Iesus shuld every knee bowe bothe of thinges in heve and thinges in erth and thinges vnder erth |
| 2:11 | and that all tonges shuld confesse that Iesus Christ is the lorde vnto the prayse of God the father. |
| 2:12 | Wherfore my dearly beloved as ye have al ways obeyed not when I was present only but now moche more in myne absence even so worke out youre awne saluacio with feare and tremblynge. |
| 2:13 | For it is god which worketh in you both ye will and also yt dede eve of good will |
| 2:14 | Do all thynge with out murmurynge and disputynge |
| 2:15 | that ye maye be fautelesse and pure and the sonnes of God with out rebuke in ye middes of a croked and a perverse nacion amonge which se that ye shyne as lightes in the worlde |
| 2:16 | holdinge fast the worde of lyfe vnto my reioysynge in ye daye of Christ that I have not runne in vayne nether have labored in vayne. |
| 2:17 | Yee and though I be offered vp vpon the offerynge and sacrifice of youre fayth: I reioyce and reioyce with you all. |
| 2:18 | For the same cause also reioyce ye and reioyce ye with me. |
| 2:19 | I trust in the lorde Iesus for to sende Timotheus shortly vnto you that I also maye be of good comforte when I knowe what case ye stonde in. |
| 2:20 | For I have no ma that is so lyke mynded to me which with so pure affeccio careth for youre matters. |
| 2:21 | For all other seke ytir awne and not that which is Iesus Christes |
| 2:22 | Ye knowe the proffe of him howe that as a sone with the father so with me bestowed he his labour apon the gospell. |
| 2:23 | Him I hope to sende assone as I knowe how it will go with me. |
| 2:24 | I trust in the lorde I also my silfe shall come shortly. |
| 2:25 | I supposed it necessary to sende brother Epaphroditus vnto you my companion in laboure and felowe soudier youre Apostel and my minister at my nedes. |
| 2:26 | For he longed after you and was full of hevines because that ye had hearde saye that he shuld be sicke. |
| 2:27 | And no doute he was sicke and that nye vnto deeth. But god had mercy on him: not on him only but on me also lest I shuld have had sorowe apon sorowe. |
| 2:28 | I sent him therfore the diligentliar that when ye shuld se him ye myght reioyce agayne and I myght be the lesse sorowfull. |
| 2:29 | Receave him therfore in the lorde with all gladnes and make moche of soche: |
| 2:30 | because that for ye worke of Christ he went so farre that he was nye vnto deeth and regarded not his lyfe to fulfill that service which was lackynge on youre parte towarde me. |
| 2:1 | Yf there be amonge you eny consolacion in Christ, yf there be eny comforte of loue, yf there be eny fellishippe off the sprete, yf there be eny compassion and mercy, |
| 2:2 | fulfyll my ioye, that ye drawe one waye, hauynge one loue, beynge of one accorde, and of one mynde: |
| 2:3 | that there be nothinge done thorow stryfe and vayne glory, but that thorow mekenesse of mynde euery man esteme another better then himselfe: |
| 2:4 | and let euery ma loke not for his awne profet, but for the profet of other. |
| 2:5 | Let the same mynde be in you, that was in Christ Iesu: |
| 2:6 | which beyinge in the shappe of God, thought it not robbery to be equall with God, |
| 2:7 | but made him selfe of no reputacion, and toke vpon him the shappe of a seruaunt, became like another man, |
| 2:8 | and was founde in his apparell as a man: he humbled himselfe, and became obedient vnto the death, euen vnto the death of the crosse. |
| 2:9 | Therfore hath God also exalted him, and geuen him a name, which is aboue all names, |
| 2:10 | that in the name of Iesus euery kne shulde bowe, both of thinges in heauen of thinges vpo earth, and of thinges vnder the earth, |
| 2:11 | and that all tunges shulde confesse, that Iesus Christ is the LORDE vnto the prayse of God the father. |
| 2:12 | Wherfore my dearly beloued, as ye haue allwayes obeyed (not onely in my presence, but now also moch more in my absence) euen so worke out youre awne saluacion with feare and tremblynge. |
| 2:13 | For it is God which worketh in you both the wyll and the deed, euen of his owne good wyll. |
| 2:14 | Do all thinges without murmurynges and disputinges, |
| 2:15 | that ye maye be fautles and pure, and the childre of God without rebuke, in the myddes of ye croked and peruerse nacion, amonge whom se that ye shyne as lightes in the worlde, |
| 2:16 | holdinge fast the worde of life, vnto my reioysinge in the daye of Christ, that I haue not runne in vayne, nether laboured in vayne. |
| 2:17 | Yee and though I be offred vp vpo the offerynge & sacrifice of youre faith, I am glad, and reioyce with you all: |
| 2:18 | be ye glad also, and reioyce ye with me. |
| 2:19 | I trust in the LORDE Iesus, to sende Timotheus shortly vnto you, that I also maye be of good comforte, whan I knowe what case ye stonde in. |
| 2:20 | For I haue no man that is so like mynded to me, which with so pure affeccio careth for you: |
| 2:21 | for all other seke their awne, not that which is Iesus Christes. |
| 2:22 | But ye knowe the profe of him: for as a childe vnto the father, so hath he mynistred vnto me in the Gospell. |
| 2:23 | Him I hope to sende, as soone as I knowe how it wyll go with me. |
| 2:24 | But I trust in the LORDE, that I also my selfe shal come shortly. |
| 2:25 | Neuertheles I thoughte it necessary to sende vnto you the brother Ephraditus, which is my companyon in laboure and felowe soudyer, and youre Apostell, and my mynister at my nede, |
| 2:26 | for so moch as he longed after you all, and was full of heuynes, because ye had herde that he was sicke. |
| 2:27 | And no doute he was sicke, and that nye vnto death: but God had mercy on him, and not on him onely, but on me also, lest I shulde haue had sorowe vpon sorowe. |
| 2:28 | I haue sent him therfore the more haistely, that ye mighte se him, and reioyce agayne, and that I also mighte haue the lesse sorowe. |
| 2:29 | Receaue him therfore in the LORDE with all gladnes, and make moch of soche: |
| 2:30 | for because of the worke of Christ, he wente so farre, that he came nye vnto death, and regarded not his life, to fulfyll that seruyce which was lackynge on youre parte towarde me. |
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