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效法基督的谦卑

所以,你们在基督里若有甚么鼓励,有甚么爱心的安慰,有甚么灵里的契通,有甚么慈悲和怜悯, 就应当有同样的思想,同样的爱心,要心志相同,思想一致,使我充满喜乐。 不要自私自利,也不要贪图虚荣,只要谦卑,看别人比自己强; 各人不要单顾自己的事,也要顾别人的事。 你们应当有这样的思想,这也是基督耶稣的思想。(全节或译:“你们当以基督耶稣的心为心。”) 他本来有 神的形象,却不坚持自己与 神平等的地位, 反而倒空自己,取了奴仆的形象,成为人的样式; 既然有人的样子,就自甘卑微,顺服至死,而且死在十字架上。 因此 神把他升为至高,并且赐给他超过万名之上的名。 10 使天上、地上和地底下的一切,因着耶稣的名,都要屈膝, 11 并且口里承认耶稣基督为主,使荣耀归给父 神。

显出生命之道

12 这样看来,我所亲爱的,你们素来是顺服的,(不但我在你们那里的时候是这样,现今我不在,你们更要顺服,)就应当恐惧战兢地作成自己的救恩。 13  神为了成全自己的美意,就在你们里面动工,使你们可以立志和行事。 14 无论作甚么,都不要发怨言、起争论, 15 好使你们无可指摘、纯真无邪,在这弯曲乖谬的世代中,作 神没有瑕疵的儿女;你们要在这世代中发光,好象天上的光体一样, 16 把生命的道显扬出来,使我在基督的日子可以夸耀我没有空跑,也没有徒劳。 17 即使把我浇奠在你们信心的祭物和供奉上,我也喜乐,并且和你们大家一同喜乐。 18 照样,你们也要喜乐,并且要和我一同喜乐。

提摩太的为人

19 我靠着主耶稣,希望不久就会差提摩太到你们那里去,使我们知道你们的情况,可以得到鼓励。 20 没有人与我同心,真正关心你们的事, 21 因为大家只顾自己的事,而不理耶稣基督的事。 22 不过,你们知道提摩太已证明了他的为人,他和我一同为了福音服事主,就像儿子跟父亲一样。 23 所以,等我看出自己的事会怎样了结之后,我希望立刻差他去; 24 而且靠着主,我相信自己不久也会去。

忠心侍候的以巴弗提

25 然而我认为必须差以巴弗提到你们那里去,他是我的弟兄,与我一同作工一同作战的,也是你们为我的需要差来服事我的。 26 他一直在想念你们众人,并且因为你们听见他病了,他就非常难过。 27 事实上他病得几乎要死,然而 神怜悯了他;不但怜悯他,也怜悯我,免得我忧上加忧。 28 所以,我更急着差他去,让你们再见到他,就可以喜乐,也可以减少我的挂虑。 29 因此,你们要在主里欢欢喜喜地接待他,也要尊重这样的人, 30 因他为了基督的工作,冒着生命的危险,差一点丧了命,为的是要补满你们服事我不足的地方。

以基督的心為心

所以,在基督裏若有任何勸勉,若有任何愛心的安慰,若有任何聖靈的團契,若有任何慈悲憐憫, 你們就要意志相同,愛心相同,有一致的心思,一致的想法,使我的喜樂得以滿足。 凡事不可自私自利,不可貪圖虛榮;只要心存謙卑,各人看別人比自己強。 各人不要單顧自己的事,也要顧別人的事。

你們當以基督耶穌的心為心:
他本有 神的形像,
卻不堅持自己與 神同等[a]
反倒虛己,
取了奴僕的形像,
成為人的樣式;
既有人的樣子,
就謙卑自己,
存心順服,以至於死,
且死在十字架上。
所以 神把他升為至高,
又賜給他超乎萬名之上的名,
10 使一切在天上的、地上的和地底下的,
因耶穌的名,
眾膝都要跪下,
11 眾口都要宣認:
耶穌基督是主,
歸榮耀給父 神。

在這世上像明光照耀

12 我親愛的,這樣看來,你們向來是順服的,不但我在你們那裏,就是我現在不在你們那裏的時候更是順服的,就當恐懼戰兢完成你們自己得救的事; 13 因為是 神在你們心裏運行,使你們又立志又實行,為要成就他的美意。 14 你們無論做甚麼事,都不要發怨言起爭論, 15 好使你們無可指責,誠實無偽,在這彎曲悖謬的世代作 神無瑕疵的兒女。你們在這世代中要像明光照耀, 16 將生命的道顯明出來,使我在基督的日子得以誇耀我沒有白跑,也沒有徒勞。 17 我以你們的信心為供獻的祭物,我若被澆獻在其上也是喜樂,並且與你們眾人一同喜樂。 18 你們也要照樣喜樂,並且與我一同喜樂。

提摩太和以巴弗提

19 我靠主耶穌希望很快能差提摩太去見你們,好讓我知道你們的事而心裏得着安慰。 20 因為我沒有別人與我同心,真正關懷你們的事。 21 其他的人都求自己的事,並不求耶穌基督的事。 22 但你們知道提摩太是經得起考驗的,他與我為了福音一同服侍,待我像兒子待父親一樣。 23 所以,我一看出我的事怎樣了結,我希望立刻差他去, 24 但我靠着主自信我不久也會去。

25 然而,我想必須差以巴弗提到你們那裏去。他是我的弟兄、同工和戰友,是你們差遣來供應我需要的。 26 他很想念[b]你們眾人,並且極其難過,因為你們聽見他病了。 27 他真的生病了,幾乎要死。然而 神憐憫他,不但憐憫他,也憐憫我,免得我憂上加憂。 28 所以,我更要盡快送他回去,好讓你們再見到他而喜樂,我也可以減少憂愁。 29 故此,你們要在主裏歡歡喜喜地接待他,而且要尊重這樣的人, 30 因他為做基督的工作不顧性命,幾乎至死,為要補足你們供應我不夠的地方。

Footnotes

  1. 2.6 「卻不堅持…同等」或譯「卻不企圖攫取與 神同等的地位」。
  2. 2.26 有古卷加「要見」。

If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

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.