III.
Taking Christ as the pattern and holding Him forth
2:1-30
A.
Joined in soul, thinking the one thing
vv. 1-4
Phil. 2
:1
2:1
1If there is therefore any encouragement in Christ, if any
2aconsolation of love, if any
bfellowship of spirit, if any
3ctenderheartedness and
dcompassions,
Phil. 2
:2
2:2
1Make my
2ajoy full, that you
3bthink the same thing, having the
4same love,
5cjoined in soul,
3thinking 6the one thing,
Phil. 2
:3
2:3
1Doing nothing by way of
2aselfish ambition nor by way of
bvainglory, but in
3clowliness of
4mind considering one another more excellent than yourselves;
Phil. 2
:4
2:4
Not regarding each his own virtues, but each the
1virtues of others also.
B.
Taking Christ as the pattern
vv. 5-11
Phil. 2
:5
2:5
1Let athis mind be in you, which was also in
2Christ Jesus,
Phil. 2
:6
2:6
Who,
1aexisting in the
2bform of God, did
3not consider being
cequal with God a treasure to be grasped,
Phil. 2
:7
2:7
But 1aemptied Himself, taking the
2form of a
bslave,
3cbecoming in the
4likeness of men;
Phil. 2
:8
2:8
And 1being found in
2fashion as a man, He
3humbled Himself, becoming
aobedient even unto death, and
that the
4death of a
bcross.
Phil. 2
:9
2:9
Therefore also God highly
1aexalted Him and
2bestowed on Him the
3name which is
babove every name,
Phil. 2
:10
2:10
That 1in the name of Jesus
aevery knee should
2bow, of those who are
3in bheaven and
4on earth and
5under the earth,
Phil. 2
:11
2:11
And every tongue should
1openly confess that Jesus Christ is
2aLord 3to the
bglory of God the Father.
C.
Working out our salvation to hold forth Christ
vv. 12-16
Phil. 2
:12
2:12
1So then, my beloved, even as you have always
2obeyed, not as in my presence only but now much rather in my absence,
3work out your own
4asalvation with
5bfear and trembling;
Phil. 2
:13
2:13
1For it is
2God who
3aoperates in you both the
4willing and the
5working for
His 6bgood pleasure.
Phil. 2
:14
2:14
Do all things without
1amurmurings and
breasonings
Phil. 2
:15
2:15
That you may be
ablameless and
1guileless,
2children of God
3bwithout blemish in the midst of a
ccrooked and
4perverted generation, among whom you shine as
5dluminaries in the
6world,
Phil. 2
:16
2:16
1Holding forth the
2aword of life, so that I may have a
3bboast in the
4cday of Christ that I did not
drun in vain nor
elabor in vain.
D.
A drink offering upon the sacrifice of faith
vv. 17-18
Phil. 2
:17
2:17
But even if I am being
apoured out as a
1bdrink offering upon the
2csacrifice and
3service of your
4faith, I
5drejoice, and I
6rejoice together with you all.
Phil. 2
:18
2:18
And in like manner you also rejoice, and you
1rejoice together with me.
E.
The apostle's concern for the believers
vv. 19-30
Phil. 2
:19
2:19
But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send
aTimothy to you shortly, that I also may be
1encouraged by knowing the things concerning you.
Phil. 2
:20
2:20
For I have no one
1alike-souled who will genuinely care for what concerns you;
Phil. 2
:21
2:21
For all
aseek their own things, not the things of
1Christ Jesus.
Phil. 2
:22
2:22
But you know his
1approvedness, that as a
achild with a father he has
2bserved with me unto the
cgospel.
Phil. 2
:23
2:23
Him therefore I hope to send immediately, as soon as I see how things go with me.
Phil. 2
:24
2:24
But I trust in the Lord that I myself also will
acome shortly.
Phil. 2
:25
2:25
But I considered it necessary to send to you
aEpaphroditus, my
1brother and
bfellow worker and
cfellow soldier, and your
2dapostle and
3minister to my
eneed,
Phil. 2
:26
2:26
Since he
alonged after you all and was greatly distressed because you heard that he had become sick;
Phil. 2
:27
2:27
For indeed he had become
asick, near to death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.
Phil. 2
:28
2:28
I have sent him therefore the more eagerly, so that when you see him again, you may
arejoice and I may be less sorrowful.
Phil. 2
:29
2:29
aReceive him therefore in the Lord with all
bjoy, and
chold such in honor,
Phil. 2
:30
2:30
Because for the work of Christ he drew near unto death,
1arisking his
2life, that he might
bfill up your lack of
3service toward me.
