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)

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Philippians 2:15 Deut. 32:5

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 Living Translation

¹⁴Do everything without complaining and arguing, ¹⁵so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. ¹⁶Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ’s return, I will be proud that I did not run the race in vain and that my work was not useless.

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Philippians 2:14-16

New King James Version

¹⁴Do all things ^(A)without ^[a]complaining and ^(B)disputing,^[b] ¹⁵that you may become blameless and ^[c]harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as ^(C)lights in the world, ¹⁶holding fast the word of life, so that ^(D)I may rejoice in the day of Christ that ^(E)I have not run in vain or labored in ^(F)vain.