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1. Does your life in Christ give you strength? Does his love comfort you? Do we share together in the spirit? Do you have mercy and kindness?
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1. If there be therefore any G1536 G3767 consolation G3874 in G1722 Christ G5547 , if any G1536 comfort G3890 of love G26 , if any G1536 fellowship G2842 of the Spirit G4151 , if any G1536 bowels G4698 and G2532 mercies G3628 ,
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2. If so, make me very happy by having the same thoughts, sharing the same love, and having one mind and purpose.
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2. Fulfill G4137 ye my G3450 joy G5479 , that G2443 ye be likeminded G5426 G846 , having G2192 the G3588 same G846 love G26 , being of one accord G4861 , of one G1520 mind G5426 .
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3. When you do things, do not let selfishness or pride be your guide. Instead, be humble and give more honor to others than to yourselves.
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3. Let nothing G3367 be done through G2596 strife G2052 or G2228 vainglory G2754 ; but G235 in lowliness of mind G5012 let each esteem other G240 G2233 better G5242 than themselves G1438 .
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4. Do not be interested only in your own life, but be interested in the lives of others.
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4. Look G4648 not G3361 every man G1538 on his own things G1438 , but G235 every man G1538 also G2532 on the things of others G2087 .
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5. In your lives you must think and act like Christ Jesus.
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5. G1063 Let this mind be G5426 G5124 in G1722 you G5213 , which G3739 was also G2532 in G1722 Christ G5547 Jesus G2424 :
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6. Christ himself was like God in everything. But he did not think that being equal with God was something to be used for his own benefit.
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6. Who G3739 , being G5225 in G1722 the form G3444 of God G2316 , thought G2233 it not G3756 robbery G725 to be G1511 equal G2470 with God G2316 :
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7. But he gave up his place with God and made himself nothing. He was born to be a man and became like a servant.
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7. But G235 made himself of no reputation G2758 G1438 , and took G2983 upon him the form G3444 of a servant G1401 , and was made G1096 in G1722 the likeness G3667 of men G444 :
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8. And when he was living as a man, he humbled himself and was fully obedient to God, even when that caused his death -- death on a cross.
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8. And G2532 being found G2147 in fashion G4976 as G5613 a man G444 , he humbled G5013 himself G1438 , and became G1096 obedient G5255 unto G3360 death G2288 , even G1161 the death G2288 of the cross G4716 .
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9. So God raised him to the highest place. God made his name greater than every other name
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9. Wherefore G1352 God G2316 also G2532 hath highly exalted G5251 him G846 , and G2532 given G5483 him G846 a name G3686 which G3588 is above G5228 every G3956 name G3686 :
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10. so that every knee will bow to the name of Jesus -- everyone in heaven, on earth, and under the earth.
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10. That G2443 at G1722 the G3588 name G3686 of Jesus G2424 every G3956 knee G1119 should bow G2578 , of things in heaven G2032 , and G2532 things in earth G1919 , and G2532 things under the earth G2709 ;
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11. And everyone will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord and bring glory to God the Father.
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11. And G2532 that every G3956 tongue G1100 should confess G1843 that G3754 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 is Lord G2962 , to G1519 the glory G1391 of God G2316 the Father G3962 .
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12. My dear friends, you have always obeyed God when I was with you. It is even more important that you obey now while I am away from you. Keep on working to complete your salvation with fear and trembling,
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12. Wherefore G5620 , my G3450 beloved G27 , as G2531 ye have always G3842 obeyed G5219 , not G3361 as G5613 in G1722 my G3450 presence G3952 only G3440 , but G235 now G3568 much G4183 more G3123 in G1722 my G3450 absence G666 , work out G2716 your own G1438 salvation G4991 with G3326 fear G5401 and G2532 trembling G5156 .
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13. because God is working in you to help you want to do and be able to do what pleases him.
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13. For G1063 it is G2076 God G2316 which worketh G1754 in G1722 you G5213 both G2532 to will G2309 and G2532 to do G1754 of his G5228 good pleasure G2107 .
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14. Do everything without complaining or arguing.
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14. Do G4160 all things G3956 without G5565 murmurings G1112 and G2532 disputings G1261 :
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15. Then you will be innocent and without any wrong. You will be God's children without fault. But you are living with crooked and mean people all around you, among whom you shine like stars in the dark world.
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15. That G2443 ye may be G1096 blameless G273 and G2532 harmless G185 , the sons G5043 of God G2316 , without rebuke G298 , in G1722 the midst G3319 of a crooked G4646 and G2532 perverse G1294 nation G1074 , among G1722 whom G3739 ye shine G5316 as G5613 lights G5458 in G1722 the world G2889 ;
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16. You offer the teaching that gives life. So when Christ comes again, I can be happy because my work was not wasted. I ran the race and won.
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16. Holding forth G1907 the word G3056 of life G2222 ; that G3754 I G1698 may rejoice G1519 G2745 in G1519 the day G2250 of Christ G5547 , that G3754 I have not G3756 run G5143 in G1519 vain G2756 , neither G3761 labored G2872 in G1519 vain G2756 .
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17. Your faith makes you offer your lives as a sacrifice in serving God. If I have to offer my own blood with your sacrifice, I will be happy and full of joy with all of you.
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17. Yea G235 , and if G1499 I be offered G4689 upon G1909 the G3588 sacrifice G2378 and G2532 service G3009 of your G5216 faith G4102 , I joy G5463 , and G2532 rejoice with G4796 you G5213 all G3956 .
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18. You also should be happy and full of joy with me.
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18. G1161 For the G3588 same cause G846 also G2532 do ye G5210 joy G5463 , and G2532 rejoice with G4796 me G3427 .
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19. I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon. I will be happy to learn how you are.
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19. But G1161 I trust G1679 in G1722 the Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 to send G3992 Timothy G5095 shortly G5030 unto you G5213 , that G2443 I also G2504 may be of good comfort G2174 , when I know G1097 your state G4012 G5216 .
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20. I have no one else like Timothy, who truly cares for you.
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20. For G1063 I have G2192 no man G3762 likeminded G2473 , who G3748 will naturally G1104 care G3309 for your state G4012 G5216 .
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21. Other people are interested only in their own lives, not in the work of Jesus Christ.
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21. For G1063 all G3956 seek G2212 their own G1438 , not G3756 the things G3588 which are Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 's.
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22. You know the kind of person Timothy is. You know he has served with me in telling the Good News, as a son serves his father.
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22. But G1161 ye know G1097 the G3588 proof G1382 of him G846 , that G3754 , as G5613 a son G5043 with the father G3962 , he hath served G1398 with G4862 me G1698 in G1519 the G3588 gospel G2098 .
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23. I plan to send him to you quickly when I know what will happen to me.
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23. Him G5126 therefore G3767 I hope G1679 to send G3992 presently G1824 , so soon as G5613 I shall see G542 G302 how it will go with G4012 me G1691 .
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24. I am sure that the Lord will help me to come to you soon.
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24. But G1161 I trust G3982 in G1722 the Lord G2962 that G3754 I also G2532 myself G846 shall come G2064 shortly G5030 .
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25. Epaphroditus, my brother in Christ, works and serves with me in the army of Christ. When I needed help, you sent him to me. I think now that I must send him back to you,
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25. Yet G1161 I supposed G2233 it necessary G316 to send G3992 to G4314 you G5209 Epaphroditus G1891 , my G3450 brother G80 , and G2532 companion in labor G4904 , and G2532 fellow soldier G4961 , but G1161 your G5216 messenger G652 , and G2532 he that ministered G3011 to my G3450 wants G5532 .
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26. because he wants very much to see all of you. He is worried because you heard that he was sick.
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26. For G1894 he longed after G2258 G1971 you G5209 all G3956 , and G2532 was full of heaviness G85 , because G1360 that ye had heard G191 that G3754 he had been sick G770 .
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27. Yes, he was sick, and nearly died, but God had mercy on him and me too so that I would not have more sadness.
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27. For G1063 indeed G2532 he was sick G770 nigh unto G3897 death G2288 : but G235 God G2316 had mercy G1653 on him G846 ; and G1161 not G3756 on him G846 only G3440 , but G235 on me G1691 also G2532 , lest G3363 I should have G2192 sorrow G3077 upon G1909 sorrow G3077 .
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28. I want very much to send him to you so that when you see him you can be happy, and I can stop worrying about you.
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28. I sent G3992 him G846 therefore G3767 the more carefully G4708 , that G2443 , when ye see G1492 him G846 again G3825 , ye may rejoice G5463 , and that I G2504 may be G5600 the less sorrowful G253 .
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29. Welcome him in the Lord with much joy. Give honor to people like him,
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29. Receive G4327 him G846 therefore G3767 in G1722 the Lord G2962 with G3326 all G3956 gladness G5479 ; and G2532 hold G2192 such G5108 in reputation G1784 :
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30. because he almost died for the work of Christ. He risked his life to give me the help you could not give in your service to me.
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30. Because G3754 for G1223 the G3588 work G2041 of Christ G5547 he was nigh G1448 unto G3360 death G2288 , not regarding G3851 his life G5590 , to G2443 supply G378 your G5216 lack G5303 of service G3009 toward G4314 me G3165 .
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