1 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:6 Who, being in very nature "God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature "of a servant, being made in human likeness.8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death — even death on a cross!9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name,10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.12 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed —not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence —continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing,15 so that you may become blameless and pure, "children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation." "Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky16 as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.17 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.18 So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.19 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you.20 I have no one else like him, who will show genuine concern for your welfare.21 For everyone looks out for their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.22 But you know that Timothy has proved himself, because as a son with his father he has served with me in the work of the gospel.23 I hope, therefore, to send him as soon as I see how things go with me.24 And I am confident in the Lord that I myself will come soon.25 But I think it is necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, co-worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger, whom you sent to take care of my needs.26 For he longs for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.27 Indeed he was ill, and almost died. But God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.28 Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may be glad and I may have less anxiety.29 So then, welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him,30 because he almost died for the work of Christ. He risked his life to make up for the help you yourselves could not give me.

1 Si qua ergo consolatio in Christo, si quod solatium caritatis, si qua societas spiritus, si qua viscera miserationis : 2 implete gaudium meum ut idem sapiatis, eamdem caritatem habentes, unanimes, idipsum sentientes, 3 nihil per contentionem, neque per inanem gloriam : sed in humilitate superiores sibi invicem arbitrantes, 4 non qu sua sunt singuli considerantes, sed ea qu aliorum.5 Hoc enim sentite in vobis, quod et in Christo Jesu : 6 qui cum in forma Dei esset, non rapinam arbitratus est esse se qualem Deo : 7 sed semetipsum exinanivit, formam servi accipiens, in similitudinem hominum factus, et habitu inventus ut homo. 8 Humiliavit semetipsum factus obediens usque ad mortem, mortem autem crucis. 9 Propter quod et Deus exaltavit illum, et donavit illi nomen, quod est super omne nomen : 10 ut in nomine Jesu omne genu flectatur clestium, terrestrium et infernorum, 11 et omnis lingua confiteatur, quia Dominus Jesus Christus in gloria est Dei Patris.12 Itaque carissimi mei (sicut semper obedistis), non ut in prsentia mei tantum, sed multo magis nunc in absentia mea, cum metu et tremore vestram salutem operamini. 13 Deus est enim, qui operatur in vobis et velle, et perficere pro bona voluntate. 14 Omnia autem facite sine murmurationibus et hsitationibus : 15 ut sitis sine querela, et simplices filii Dei, sine reprehensione in medio nationis prav et pervers : inter quos lucetis sicut luminaria in mundo, 16 verbum vit continentes ad gloriam meam in die Christi, quia non in vacuum cucurri, neque in vacuum laboravi. 17 Sed et si immolor supra sacrificium, et obsequium fidei vestr, gaudeo, et congratulor omnibus vobis. 18 Idipsum autem et vos gaudete, et congratulamini mihi.19 Spero autem in Domino Jesu, Timotheum me cito mittere ad vos : ut et ego bono animo sim, cognitis qu circa vos sunt. 20 Neminem enim habeo tam unanimem, qui sincera affectione pro vobis sollicitus sit. 21 Omnes enim qu sua sunt qurunt, non qu sunt Jesu Christi. 22 Experimentum autem ejus cognoscite, quia sicut patri filius, mecum servivit in Evangelio. 23 Hunc igitur spero me mittere ad vos, mox ut videro qu circa me sunt. 24 Confido autem in Domino quoniam et ipse veniam ad vos cito. 25 Necessarium autem existimavi Epaphroditum fratrem, et cooperatorem, et commilitonem meum, vestrum autem apostolum, et ministrum necessitatis me, mittere ad vos : 26 quoniam quidem omnes vos desiderabat : et mstus erat, propterea quod audieratis illum infirmatum. 27 Nam et infirmatus est usque ad mortem : sed Deus misertus est ejus : non solum autem ejus, verum etiam et mei, ne tristitiam super tristitiam haberem. 28 Festinantius ergo misi illum, ut viso eo iterum gaudeatis, et ego sine tristitia sim. 29 Excipite itaque illum cum omni gaudio in Domino, et ejusmodi cum honore habetote ; 30 quoniam propter opus Christi usque ad mortem accessit, tradens animam suam ut impleret id quod ex vobis deerat erga meum obsequium.