Philippians 2
BRG Bible
2 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
17 Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.
18 For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.
19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state.
20 For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state.
21 For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s.
22 But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel.
23 Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me.
24 But I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly.
25 Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.
26 For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.
27 For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
28 I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.
29 Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation:
30 Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.
Philippians 2
King James Version
2 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
17 Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.
18 For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.
19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state.
20 For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state.
21 For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's.
22 But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel.
23 Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me.
24 But I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly.
25 Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.
26 For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.
27 For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
28 I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.
29 Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation:
30 Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.
Filipperbrevet 2
Svenska Folkbibeln
Genom ödmjukhet till upphöjelse
2 Om ni nu har tröst hos Kristus, uppmuntran av hans kärlek och gemenskap i Anden, om medkänsla och barmhärtighet betyder något, 2 gör då min glädje fullkomlig genom att ha samma sinnelag och samma kärlek och genom att vara ett i själ och sinne. 3 Var inte självupptagna och stolta. Var i stället ödmjuka och sätt andra högre än er själva. 4 Se inte på ert eget bästa utan tänk på andras. 5 Var så till sinnes som Kristus Jesus var.
6 Fastän han var till i Gudsgestalt, räknade han inte tillvaron
som Gud såsom segerbyte[a]
7 utan utgav sig själv genom att anta en tjänares gestalt
då han blev människa. Han som till det yttre
var som en människa
8 ödmjukade sig och blev lydig ända till döden
- döden på korset.
9 Därför har också Gud upphöjt honom över allting
och gett honom namnet över alla namn,
10 för att i Jesu namn alla knän skall böja sig,
i himlen och på jorden och under jorden,
11 och alla tungor bekänna, Gud, Fadern, till ära,
att Jesus Kristus är Herren.[b]
Kristi lärjungar som ljus i världen
12 Därför, mina älskade, liksom ni alltid har varit lydiga, så arbeta med fruktan och bävan på er frälsning, inte bara som när jag var hos er, utan ännu mycket mer nu när jag inte är hos er. 13 Ty Gud är den som verkar i er, både vilja och gärning, för att hans goda vilja skall ske. 14 Gör allt utan att klaga och tveka, 15 så att ni blir fläckfria och rena, Guds oskyldiga barn mitt ibland ett falskt och fördärvat släkte, bland vilka ni lyser som stjärnor i världen, 16 när ni håller fast vid livets ord. Då kan jag berömma mig av er på Kristi dag. Jag har alltså inte sprungit förgäves eller arbetat förgäves. 17 Ja, även om mitt blod blir utgjutet då ni bär fram er tro som offer, är jag glad och gläds med er alla. 18 På samma sätt gläder ni er och deltar i min glädje.
Timoteus och Epafroditus
19 Jag hoppas nu i Herren Jesus att jag snart skall kunna sända Timoteus till er, så att också jag kan vara vid gott mod, när jag får veta hur ni har det. 20 Jag har ingen som han, ingen som så uppriktigt kommer att ha omsorg om er. 21 Alla söker de sitt, inte Jesu Kristi sak. 22 Men ni vet att han har hållit provet. Som en son vid sin fars sida har han stått tillsammans med mig i arbetet för evangeliet. 23 Honom hoppas jag kunna sända så snart jag får se hur det går för mig. 24 Och i Herren är jag övertygad om att jag snart skall kunna komma själv.
25 Men jag anser det nödvändigt att sända tillbaka till er min broder Epafroditus, min medarbetare och medkämpe, som ni har sänt för att hjälpa mig med det som jag behövde. 26 Han har längtat efter er alla och varit orolig, eftersom ni har hört att han blivit sjuk. 27 Han har också verkligen varit sjuk, ja, nära döden. Men Gud förbarmade sig över honom, och inte bara över honom utan också över mig, för att jag inte skulle få sorg på sorg. 28 Därför är jag så mycket mer angelägen att sända honom, för att ni skall få glädjen att återse honom och jag själv får känna lättnad. 29 Ta nu emot honom i Herren med all glädje, och visa sådana män uppskattning. 30 För sitt arbete i Kristi tjänst satte han sitt liv på spel och var nära döden, för att ge mig den hjälp som ni inte kunde ge.
Footnotes
- Filipperbrevet 2:6 såsom segerbyte Som något att visa upp inför människor.
- Filipperbrevet 2:11 Jesus Kristus är Herren Se not till Rom 10:9.
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