Filipanom 2

1 Ak teda jestvuje nejaké potešenie v Kristovi, ak jestvuje nejaká útecha z lásky, nejaké spoločenstvo ducha, nejaké srdce a zľutovanie,2 dovŕšte moju radosť: zmýšľajte rovnako, rovnako milujte, buďte jedna duša a jedna myseľ!3 Nerobte nič z nevraživosti ani pre márnu slávu, ale v pokore pokladajte jeden druhého za vyššieho.4 Nech nik nehľadí iba na svoje vlastné záujmy, ale aj na záujmy iných.5 Zmýšľajte tak ako Kristus Ježiš:6 On, hoci má božskú prirodzenosť, nepridŕžal sa svojej rovnosti s Bohom,7 ale zriekol sa seba samého, vzal si prirodzenosť sluhu, stal sa podobný ľuďom a podľa vonkajšieho zjavu bol pokladaný za človeka.8 Uponížil sa, stal sa poslušným až na smrť, až na smrť na kríži.9 Preto ho Boh nad všetko povýšil a dal mu meno, ktoré je nad každé iné meno,10 aby sa na meno Ježiš zohlo každé koleno v nebi, na zemi i v podsvetí11 a aby každý jazyk vyznával: „Ježiš Kristus je Pán!“ na slávu Boha Otca.12 A preto, moji milovaní, ako ste vždy poslúchli, a nielen v mojej prítomnosti, ale oveľa viac teraz v mojej neprítomnosti, s bázňou a chvením pracujte na svojej spáse.13 Veď to Boh pôsobí vo vás, že aj chcete, aj konáte, čo sa jemu páči.14 Všetko robte bez šomrania a pochybovania,15 aby ste boli bezúhonní a úprimní, Božie deti bez hany uprostred zvrhlého a skazeného pokolenia, medzi ktorým svietite ako svetlá na svete16 tým, že sa držíte slova života na moju slávu v Kristov deň, že som nebežal nadarmo a nenamáhal sa zbytočne.17 A keby som mal aj svoju krv vyliať na obetu a svätú službu vašej viery, radujem sa a radujem sa s vami všetkými.18 Takisto sa aj vy radujte a radujte sa so mnou!19 Mám nádej v Pánu Ježišovi, že k vám čoskoro pošlem Timoteja, aby som mal aj ja pokojnú myseľ, keď sa dozviem, čo je s vami.20 Veď nemám nikoho, kto by tak zmýšľal a tak úprimne sa o vás staral,21 lebo všetci hľadajú vlastné záujmy, a nie záujmy Ježiša Krista.22 Ale o ňom viete, ako sa osvedčil, veď ako syn otcovi slúžil so mnou evanjeliu.23 Dúfam teda, že ho pošlem, len čo uvidím, čo bude so mnou.24 A pevne dúfam v Pánovi, že aj ja sám čoskoro prídem.25 Ale pokladal som za potrebné poslať k vám Epafrodita, môjho brata, spolupracovníka a spolubojovníka a vášho vyslanca a služobníka v mojich potrebách,26 veď túžil po vás všetkých a znepokojoval sa, že ste sa dopočuli, že ochorel.27 A naozaj bol chorý až na smrť, ale Boh sa nad ním zmiloval, a nielen nad ním, ale aj nado mnou, aby som nemal zármutok na zármutok.28 Preto som ho čím prv poslal, aby ste sa znova radovali, keď ho uvidíte, a ja aby som mal menej zármutku.29 Prijmite ho teda v Pánovi s veľkou radosťou a takýchto si vážte!30 Veď on sa pre Kristovo dielo priblížil až k smrti a svoj život vystavil nebezpečenstvu, aby doplnil to, čo chýbalo vašej službe voči mne.

PHILIPPIANS 2

True Humility

1 Christ encourages you, and his love comforts you. God's Spirit unites you, and you are concerned for others. 2 Now make me completely happy! Live in harmony by showing love for each other. Be united in what you think, as if you were only one person. 3 Don't be jealous or proud, but be humble and consider others more important than yourselves. 4 Care about them as much as you care about yourselves

5 and think the same way that Christ Jesus thought:t

6 Christ was truly God.
But he did not try to remaint
equal with God.

7 Instead he gave up everythingt
and became a slave,
when he became
like one of us.

8 Christ was humble.
He obeyed God and even died
on a cross.

9 Then God gave Christ
the highest place
and honored his name
above all others.

10  t So at the name of Jesus
everyone will bow down,
those in heaven, on earth,
and under the earth.

11 And to the glory
of God the Father
everyone will openly agree,
“Jesus Christ is Lord!”

Lights in the World

13 God is working in you to make you willing and able to obey him.
14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing. 15 t Then you will be the pure and innocent children of God. You live among people who are crooked and evil, but you must not do anything they can say is wrong. Try to shine as lights among the people of this world,

16 as you hold firmly tot the message that gives life. Then on the day when Christ returns, I can take pride in you. I can also know that my work and efforts were not useless.
17 Your faith in the Lord and your service are like a sacrifice offered to him. And my own blood may have to be poured out with the sacrifice.t If this happens, I will be glad and rejoice with you.

18 In the same way, you should be glad and rejoice with me.

Timothy and Epaphroditus

24 And I feel sure the Lord will also let me come soon.
25 I think I ought to send my dear friend Epaphroditus back to you. He is a follower and a worker and a soldier of the Lord, just as I am. You sent him to look after me, 26 but now he is eager to see you. He is worried, because you heard he was sick.

27 In fact, he was very sick and almost died. But God was kind to him, and also to me, and he kept me from being burdened down with sorrow.
28 Now I am more eager than ever to send Epaphroditus back again. You will be glad to see him, and I won't have to worry any longer. 29 Be sure to give him a cheerful welcome, just as people who serve the Lord deserve. 30 He almost died working for Christ, and he risked his own life to do for me what you could not.