Philippians 2 | BSB Bible Study

Philippians 2:1 (BSB)
Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,

Philippians 2:2 (BSB)
then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.

Philippians 2:3 (BSB)
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.

Philippians 2:4 (BSB)
Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Philippians 2:5 (BSB)
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:

Philippians 2:6 (BSB)
Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,

Philippians 2:7 (BSB)
but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.

Philippians 2:8 (BSB)
And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.

Philippians 2:9 (BSB)
Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,

Philippians 2:10 (BSB)
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

Philippians 2:11 (BSB)
and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Philippians 2:12 (BSB)
Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.

Philippians 2:13 (BSB)
For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.

Philippians 2:14 (BSB)
Do everything without complaining or arguing,

Philippians 2:15 (BSB)
so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world

Philippians 2:16 (BSB)
as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.

Philippians 2:17 (BSB)
But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.

Philippians 2:18 (BSB)
So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.

Philippians 2:19 (BSB)
Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.

Philippians 2:20 (BSB)
I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs.

Philippians 2:21 (BSB)
For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.

Philippians 2:22 (BSB)
But you know Timothy’s proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel.

Philippians 2:23 (BSB)
So I hope to send him as soon as I see what happens with me.

Philippians 2:24 (BSB)
And I trust in the Lord that I myself will come soon.

Philippians 2:25 (BSB)
But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs.

Philippians 2:26 (BSB)
For he has been longing for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.

Philippians 2:27 (BSB)
He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.

Philippians 2:28 (BSB)
Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less anxious.

Philippians 2:29 (BSB)
Welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor men like him,

Philippians 2:30 (BSB)
because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.

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