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          DASV: Philippians 2    

1 If there is, therefore, any encouragement in Christ, any
consolation of love, any fellowship of the Spirit, any
affection and compassions,
2 make my joy full and be of the same mind, by having
the same love, being of one purpose and one mind.
3 Do nothing based on selfishness or a desire to impress,
but in humbleness of mind thinking of others better than
yourselves.
4 Do not look out just for your own interests, but each
of you also for the interests of others.
5 Have this attitude, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 who, existing in the form of God, did not regard equality
with God a thing to be grasped,
7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant,
being made in the likeness of men. Being found in
fashion as a man,
8 he humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death,
even death on a cross.
9 Consequently God highly exalted him, and gave to him
the name which is above every name,
10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven, on earth and under the earth,
11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ
is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

12 So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed,
not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence,
work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,
13 for it is God who works in you both to desire and to
work, for the sake of his good pleasure.
14 Do everything without grumbling and arguing,
15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children
of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and
perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights
in the world.
16 Holding tight onto the word of life, so that I may be
proud in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain
or labor in vain.
17 If I am poured out as a sacrifice and offering for your
faith, I am glad, and rejoice with you all,
18 and in the same way you should also be glad and rejoice
with me.

19 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon,
that I also may be encouraged when I find out how you are
doing.
20 For I have no one like him, who will truly care for
your welfare.
21 For they care only about themselves and not about the
interests of Jesus Christ.
22 But you know his qualifications, that as a child serves
a father, so he served with me in the spreading of the
gospel.
23 I hope, therefore, to send him as soon as I find out
how my situation goes,
24 though I trust in the Lord that I myself will come
to you soon.
25 But I thought it necessary to send Epaphroditus to you,
my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and
your messenger to minister to my need.
26 He has been wanting to see you, and was troubled,
because you had heard that he was sick.
27 Indeed he was so sick, he nearly died, but God had
mercy on him, and not on him only, but also on me,
that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.
28 I have sent him therefore more eagerly, that,
when you see him again, you may rejoice, and that
I may be less anxious.
29 Welcome him therefore in the Lord with all joy,
and hold people like him in honor,
30 since it was for the work of Christ that he nearly
died, risking his life to make up that which was
lacking in your service toward me.

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