Philippians 2:14-16

New American Standard Bible

¹⁴Do all things without ^(A)complaining or arguments; ¹⁵so that you will ^[a]prove yourselves to be ^(B)blameless and innocent, ^(C)children of God above reproach in the midst of a ^(D)crooked and perverse generation, among whom you ^[b]^(E)appear as ^[c]lights in the world, ¹⁶holding firmly the word of life, so that on ^(F)the day of Christ I can take pride because I did not ^(G)run in vain nor ^(H)labor in vain.

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Philippians 2:15 Or become
Philippians 2:15 Or shine
Philippians 2:15 Or luminaries, stars

Philippians 2:14-16

New International Version

¹⁴Do everything without grumbling^(A) or arguing, ¹⁵so that you may become blameless^(B) and pure, “children of God^(C) without fault in a warped and crooked generation.”^[a]^(D) Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky ¹⁶as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ^(E) that I did not run^(F) or labor in vain.^(G)