Do nothing [a]from [b](A)selfishness or (B)empty conceit, but with humility (C)consider one another as more important than yourselves;

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  1. Philippians 2:3 Lit according to
  2. Philippians 2:3 Or contentiousness

Don’t be selfish; don’t live to make a good impression on others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself.

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Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition[a] or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.

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  1. Philippians 2:3 tn Grk “not according to selfish ambition.” There is no main verb in this verse; the subjunctive φρονῆτε (phronēte, “be of the same mind”) is implied here as well. Thus, although most translations supply the verb “do” at the beginning of v. 3 (e.g., “do nothing from selfish ambition”), the idea is even stronger than that: “Don’t even think any thoughts motivated by selfish ambition.”

Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.

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Do nothing from (A)selfish ambition or (B)conceit, but in (C)humility count others more significant than yourselves.

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