腓立比书 2

效法基督

1 所以，如果你们在基督里受到鼓励，得到爱的安慰，与圣灵相通，有慈悲和怜悯之心，2 就要同心合意，彼此相爱，灵里合一，思想一致，好让我的喜乐更充足。3 凡事不可自私自利、爱慕虚荣，要心存谦卑，看别人比自己强。4 各人不要只顾自己的事，也要为别人的需要着想。5 你们应当有基督耶稣那样的心肠。

6 祂虽然本质上是上帝，
却没有紧紧抓住自己与上帝的平等地位，

7 反而甘愿放下一切，
取了奴仆的形象，降生为人的样子。

8 祂以人的样子出现后，
就自愿卑微，顺服至死，
而且死在十字架上。

9 因此，上帝将祂升为至尊，
赐给祂超乎万名之上的名，

10 使一切天上的、地上的和地底下的，
无不屈膝跪拜在耶稣的名下，

11 无不口称耶稣基督是主，
将荣耀归于父上帝。

暗世明灯

12 所以，我亲爱的弟兄姊妹，既然我在你们那里的时候，你们一向都很顺服；如今我不在你们那里，你们更要顺服，要战战兢兢地活出得救后应有的生命。13 因为你们立志和行事都是上帝在你们心中工作，为要成就祂美好的旨意。

14 无论做什么事，都不要抱怨，也不要与人争论，15 好使你们在这个弯曲败坏的时代中无可指责、诚实无伪，做上帝纯洁无瑕的儿女，如同明光照耀在世上，16 坚守生命之道。这样，到了基督再来的时候，我可以夸口自己没有空跑一场，也没有白费功夫。17 你们的信心就是献给上帝的事奉和祭物，即使在上面浇奠我的生命，我也很喜乐，并且和你们大家一同喜乐。18 同样，你们也要喜乐，要和我一同喜乐。

保罗的得力同工

19 如果主耶稣许可，我希望尽快派提摩太去你们那里，我好知道你们的近况，心里得到安慰。20 因为没有人像他那样跟我一同真正关心你们的事。21 别人都只顾自己的事，并不关心耶稣基督的事。22 但你们知道提摩太的为人，我与他情同父子，一起事奉和传扬福音。23 所以，我的案子一旦明朗了，我会立刻派他去见你们。24 我深信如果主许可，我自己很快也会去你们那里。

25 另外，我觉得有必要让以巴弗提回到你们那里。他是我的弟兄、同工和战友，也是你们差遣来服侍我、供应我需用的。26 他很想念你们，并且感到不安，因为你们听说了他患病的事。27 他确实病了，几乎丧命，但上帝怜悯了他，不但怜悯他，也怜悯了我，没让我忧上加忧。28 所以，我想尽快派他回去与你们相聚，好让你们喜乐，也可以减少我的挂虑。29 你们要在主里欢欢喜喜地接待他，而且要敬重像他这样的人。30 他为了基督的工作，将生死置之度外，几乎丧命，以弥补你们服侍我的不足之处。

Philippians 2

Christian Unity and Christ’s Humility

1 Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit,t any affection or mercy,t2 complete my joy and be of the same mind,t by having the same love, being united in spirit,t and having one purpose.3 Instead of being motivated by selfish ambitiont or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.4 Each of you should be concernedt not onlyt about your own interests, but about the interests of others as well.st

5 You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had,t

6 s who though he existed in the form of Gods
did not regard equality with God
as something to be grasped,

7 but emptied himself
by taking on the form of a slave,t
by looking like other men,ts
and by sharing in human nature.ts

8 He humbled himself,
by becoming obedient to the point of death
– even death on a cross!

9 As a result God exalted him
and gave him the name
that is above every name,

10 so that at the name of Jesus
every knee will bow
– in heaven and on earth and under the earth –

11 and every tongue confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord
to the glory of God the Father.

Lights in the World

12 So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, continue working out your salvation with awe and reverence,t13 for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort – for the sake of his good pleasure – is God.14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing,15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish though you live in a crooked and perverse society, in which you shine as lights in the worldt16 by holding on tot the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.17 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice together with all of you.

18 And in the same way you also should be glad and rejoice together with me.

Models for Ministry

19 Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be encouraged by hearing news about you.20 For there is no one here like him who will readily demonstrate his deep concern for you.t21 Others are busy with their own concerns, not those of Jesus Christ.22 But you know his qualifications, that like a son working with his father, he served with me in advancing the gospel.23 So I hope to send him as soon as I know more about my situation,

24 though I am confident in the Lord that I too will be coming to see yout soon.
25 But for nowt I have considered it necessary to send Epaphroditus to you. For he is my brother,ts coworker and fellow soldier, and your messengert and ministert to me in my need.t26 Indeed, he greatly missed all of you and was distressed because you heard that he had been ill.27 In fact he became so ill that he nearly died.t But God showed mercy to him – and not to him only, but also to me – so that I would not have grief on top of grief.28 Therefore I am all the more eager to send him,t so that when you see him again you can rejoicet and I can be free from anxiety.29 So welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him,

30 since it was because of the work of Christ that he almost died. He risked his life so that he could make up for your inability to serve me.t