Filipianëve 2
Albanian Bible
2 Pra, në qofte se ka ndonjë ngushëllim në Krisht, ndonjë ngushëllim dashurie, ndonjë pjesëmarrje të Frymës, ndonjë mallëngjim e dhembshuri,
2 atëherë e bëni të plotë gëzimin tim, duke pasur të njejtin mendim, të njëjtën dashuri, një unanimitet dhe një mendje të vetme.
3 Mos bëni asgjë për rivalitet as për mendjemadhësi, por me përulësi, secili ta çmojë tjetrin më shumë se vetveten.
4 Mos mendojë secili për interesin e vet, por edhe atë të të tjerëve.
5 Kini në ju po atë ndjenjë që ishte në Jezu Krishtin,
6 i cili, edhe pse ishte në trajtë Perëndie, nuk e çmoi si një gjë ku të mbahej fort për të qenë barabar me Perëndinë,
7 por e zbrazi veten e tij, duke marrë trajtë shërbëtori, e u bë i ngjashëm me njerëzit;
8 dhe duke u gjetur nga pamja e jashtme posi njeri, e përuli vetveten duke u bërë i bindur deri në vdekje, deri në vdekje të kryqit.
9 Prandaj edhe Perëndia e lartësoi madhërisht dhe i dha një emër që është përmbi çdo emër,
10 që në emër të Jezusit të përkulet çdo gju i krijesave (ose gjërave) qiellore, tokësore dhe nëntokësore,
11 dhe çdo gjuhë të rrëfejë se Jezu Krishti është Zot, për lavdi të Perëndisë Atë.
12 Prandaj, të dashurit e mi, ashtu sikur keni qenë gjithnjë të bindur jo vetëm kur isha i pranishëm, por edhe më shumë tani që jam larg, punoni për shpëtimin tuaj me frikë e me dridhje,
13 sepse Perëndia është ai që vepron në ju vullnetin dhe veprimtarinë, sipas pëlqimit të tij.
14 Bëni çdo gjë pa u ankuar dhe pa kundërshtime,
15 që të jeni të paqortueshëm dhe të pastër, bij të Perëndisë pa të meta në mes të një brezi të padrejtë dhe të çoroditur, në mes të të cilit ju ndriçoni si pishtarë në botë, duke e mbajtur lart fjalën e jetës,
16 që unë të kem me se të krenohem në ditën e Krishtit, se nuk vrapova kot dhe as nuk u mundova kot.
17 Por, edhe sikur unë të jem derdhur si flijim dhe shërbesë të besimit tuaj, gëzohem dhe ngazëlloj me ju të gjithë.
18 Po ashtu edhe ju gëzohuni dhe ngazëllohuni me mua.
19 Por shpresoj, në Zotin Jezus, t’ju dërgoj së shpejti Timoteun, që edhe unë duke njohur kushtet tuaja të inkurajohem,
20 sepse nuk kam asnjë në një mendje me mua, që të kujdeset sinqerisht për gjërat tuaja.
21 Sepse në fakt të gjithë kërkojnë interesin e vet dhe jo gjërat e Jezu Krishtit.
22 Por ju e njihni provën e tij se si shërbeu bashkë me mua për ungjillin, si një bir i shërben të atit.
23 Shpresoj, pra, t’jua dërgoj atë, posa të kem sistemuar kompletisht gjërat e mia.
24 Dhe kam besim te Zoti që edhe unë vetë do të vij së shpejti.
25 Por m’u duk e nevojshme t’ju dërgoj Epafroditin, vëllanë tim dhe bashkëpunëtorin e bashkëluftëtarin tim, që ma patët dërguar si shërbenjës në nevojat e mia,
26 sepse kishte shumë mall për ju të gjithë dhe ishte shumë i vrarë sepse kishit dëgjuar se ishte i sëmurë.
27 Edhe vërtetë ai qe i sëmurë, gati për vdekje, por Perëndia pati mëshirë për të dhe jo vetëm për të, por edhe për mua, që të mos kisha trishtim mbi trishtim.
28 Për këtë arsye jua dërgova me aq më shumë ngut, që ju, kur ta shihni përsëri, të gëzoheni dhe unë të kem më pak trishtim.
29 Priteni, pra, me gëzim të madh në Zotin dhe nderoni të tillë njerëz si ai,
30 sepse për veprën e Krishtit ai qe shumë afër vdekjes, duke e vënë në rrezik jetën e vet, për të përmbushur zbrazëtitë e shërbesës tuaj ndaj meje.
Philippians 2
New King James Version
Unity Through Humility
2 Therefore if there is any [a]consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any (A)affection and mercy, 2 (B)fulfill my joy (C)by being like-minded, having the same love, being of (D)one accord, of one mind. 3 (E)Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but (F)in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 (G)Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of (H)others.
The Humbled and Exalted Christ
5 (I)Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, (J)being in the form of God, did not consider it [b]robbery to be equal with God, 7 (K)but [c]made Himself of no reputation, taking the form (L)of a bondservant, and (M)coming in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and (N)became (O)obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. 9 (P)Therefore God also (Q)has highly exalted Him and (R)given Him the name which is above every name, 10 (S)that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and (T)that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Light Bearers
12 Therefore, my beloved, (U)as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, (V)work out your own salvation with (W)fear and trembling; 13 for (X)it is God who works in you both to will and to do (Y)for His good pleasure.
14 Do all things (Z)without [d]complaining and (AA)disputing,[e] 15 that you may become blameless and [f]harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as (AB)lights in the world, 16 holding fast the word of life, so that (AC)I may rejoice in the day of Christ that (AD)I have not run in vain or labored in (AE)vain.
17 Yes, and if (AF)I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice (AG)and service of your faith, (AH)I am glad and rejoice with you all. 18 For the same reason you also be glad and rejoice with me.
Timothy Commended
19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send (AI)Timothy to you shortly, that I also may be encouraged when I know your [g]state. 20 For I have no one (AJ)like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state. 21 For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus. 22 But you know his proven character, (AK)that as a son with his father he served with me in the gospel. 23 Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it goes with me. 24 But I trust in the Lord that I myself shall also come shortly.
Epaphroditus Praised
25 Yet I considered it necessary to send to you (AL)Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and (AM)fellow soldier, (AN)but your messenger and (AO)the one who ministered to my need; 26 (AP)since he was longing for you all, and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick. 27 For indeed he was sick almost unto death; but God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 Therefore I sent him the more eagerly, that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less sorrowful. 29 Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness, and hold such men in esteem; 30 because for the work of Christ he came close to death, [h]not regarding his life, (AQ)to supply what was lacking in your service toward me.
Footnotes
- Philippians 2:1 Or encouragement
- Philippians 2:6 Or something to be held onto to be equal
- Philippians 2:7 emptied Himself of His privileges
- Philippians 2:14 grumbling
- Philippians 2:14 arguing
- Philippians 2:15 innocent
- Philippians 2:19 condition
- Philippians 2:30 risking
Philippians 2
Legacy Standard Bible
Christ’s Humility and Exaltation
2 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any (A)fellowship of the Spirit, if any [a](B)affection and compassion, 2 (C)fulfill my joy, that (D)you think the same way, by maintaining the same love, being united in spirit, thinking on one purpose, 3 doing nothing [b]from [c](E)selfish ambition or (F)vain glory, but with humility of mind (G)regarding one another as more important than yourselves, 4 (H)not merely looking out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. 5 (I)Have this way of thinking [d]in yourselves which was also in (J)Christ Jesus, 6 who, although (K)existing in the (L)form of God, (M)did not regard equality with God a thing [e]to be grasped, 7 but [f](N)emptied Himself, by taking the form of a (O)slave, by (P)being made in the likeness of men. 8 Being found in appearance as a man, (Q)He humbled Himself by becoming (R)obedient to the point of death, even (S)death [g]on a cross. 9 (T)Therefore, God also (U)highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him (V)the name which is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus (W)every knee will bow, of (X)those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and that (Y)every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is [h](Z)Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
12 So then, my beloved, (AA)just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your (AB)salvation with (AC)fear and trembling; 13 for it is (AD)God who is at work in you, both to will and to work (AE)for His good pleasure.
14 Do all things without (AF)grumbling or disputing, 15 so that you will be (AG)blameless and innocent, (AH)children of God without blemish in the midst of a (AI)crooked and perverse generation, among whom you (AJ)shine as [i]lights in the world, 16 holding [j]fast the word of life, so that in (AK)the day of Christ I will have reason to boast because I did not (AL)run in vain nor (AM)labor in vain. 17 But even if I am being (AN)poured out as a drink offering upon (AO)the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with you all. 18 And you also, rejoice in the same way and share your joy with me.
Timothy and Epaphroditus Sent
19 But I hope in the Lord Jesus to (AP)send (AQ)Timothy to you shortly, so that I also may be in good spirits when I learn of your circumstances. 20 For I have no one else (AR)of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned about your circumstances. 21 For they all (AS)seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus. 22 But you know (AT)of his proven worth, that (AU)he served with me in the furtherance of the gospel (AV)like a child serving his father. 23 (AW)Therefore I hope to send him immediately, as soon as I [k]evaluate my own circumstances, 24 and (AX)I am confident in the Lord that I myself also will be coming shortly. 25 But I regarded it necessary to send to you (AY)Epaphroditus, my brother and (AZ)fellow worker and (BA)fellow soldier, who is also your [l](BB)messenger and (BC)minister to my need; 26 because he was longing [m]for you all and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick. 27 For indeed he was sick to the point of death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 Therefore I have sent him all the more eagerly so that when you see him again you may rejoice and I may be less concerned. 29 (BD)Receive him then in the Lord with all joy, and (BE)hold men like him in high regard 30 because he came close to death [n](BF)for the work of Christ, risking his life to (BG)fulfill [o]what was lacking in your service to me.
Footnotes
- Philippians 2:1 Lit inward parts
- Philippians 2:3 Lit according to
- Philippians 2:3 Or contentiousness
- Philippians 2:5 Or among
- Philippians 2:6 Or of which to be taken advantage
- Philippians 2:7 Laid aside His privileges
- Philippians 2:8 Lit of
- Philippians 2:11 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 45:23-25
- Philippians 2:15 Or luminaries, stars
- Philippians 2:16 Or forth
- Philippians 2:23 Or see about
- Philippians 2:25 Lit apostle
- Philippians 2:26 One early ms to see you all
- Philippians 2:30 Lit because of
- Philippians 2:30 Lit your deficiency of service
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