# Philippians 2 ## Philippians 2:1 - [KJV] If *there be* therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, - [ASV] If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassions, - [YLT] If, then, any exhortation *is* in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of spirit, if any bowels and mercies, ### Notes on Philippians 2:1 - ## Philippians 2:2 - [KJV] Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, *being* of one accord, of one mind. - [ASV] make full my joy, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind; - [YLT] fulfil ye my joy, that ye may mind the same thing -- having the same love -- of one soul -- minding the one thing, ### Notes on Philippians 2:2 - ## Philippians 2:3 - [KJV] *Let* nothing *be done* through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. - [ASV] *doing* nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself; - [YLT] nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves -- ### Notes on Philippians 2:3 - ## Philippians 2:4 - [KJV] Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. - [ASV] not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others. - [YLT] each not to your own look ye, but each also to the things of others. ### Notes on Philippians 2:4 - ## Philippians 2:5 - [KJV] Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: - [ASV] Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: - [YLT] For, let this mind be in you that *is* also in Christ Jesus, ### Notes on Philippians 2:5 - ## Philippians 2:6 - [KJV] Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: - [ASV] who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped, - [YLT] who, being in the form of God, thought *it* not robbery to be equal to God, ### Notes on Philippians 2:6 - ## Philippians 2:7 - [KJV] But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: - [ASV] but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men; - [YLT] but did empty himself, the form of a servant having taken, in the likeness of men having been made, ### Notes on Philippians 2:7 - ## Philippians 2:8 - [KJV] And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. - [ASV] and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient *even* unto death, yea, the death of the cross. - [YLT] and in fashion having been found as a man, he humbled himself, having become obedient unto death -- death even of a cross, ### Notes on Philippians 2:8 - ## Philippians 2:9 - [KJV] Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: - [ASV] Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave unto him the name which is above every name; - [YLT] wherefore, also, God did highly exalt him, and gave to him a name that *is* above every name, ### Notes on Philippians 2:9 - ## Philippians 2:10 - [KJV] That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of *things* in heaven, and *things* in earth, and *things* under the earth; - [ASV] that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of *things* in heaven and *things* on earth and *things* under the earth, - [YLT] that in the name of Jesus every knee may bow -- of heavenlies, and earthlies, and what are under the earth -- ### Notes on Philippians 2:10 - ## Philippians 2:11 - [KJV] And *that* every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ *is* Lord, to the glory of God the Father. - [ASV] and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. - [YLT] and every tongue may confess that Jesus Christ *is* Lord, to the glory of God the Father. ### Notes on Philippians 2:11 - ## Philippians 2:12 - [KJV] Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. - [ASV] So then, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; - [YLT] So that, my beloved, as ye always obey, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, with fear and trembling your own salvation work out, ### Notes on Philippians 2:12 - ## Philippians 2:13 - [KJV] For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of *his* good pleasure. - [ASV] for it is God who worketh in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure. - [YLT] for God it is who is working in you both to will and to work for His good pleasure. ### Notes on Philippians 2:13 - ## Philippians 2:14 - [KJV] Do all things without murmurings and disputings: - [ASV] Do all things without murmurings and questionings: - [YLT] All things do without murmurings and reasonings, ### Notes on Philippians 2:14 - ## Philippians 2:15 - [KJV] That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; - [ASV] that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world, - [YLT] that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God, unblemished in the midst of a generation crooked and perverse, among whom ye do appear as luminaries in the world, ### Notes on Philippians 2:15 - ## Philippians 2:16 - [KJV] Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain. - [ASV] holding forth the word of life; that I may have whereof to glory in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain neither labor in vain. - [YLT] the word of life holding forth, for rejoicing to me in regard to a day of Christ, that not in vain did I run, nor in vain did I labour; ### Notes on Philippians 2:16 - ## Philippians 2:17 - [KJV] Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all. - [ASV] Yea, and if I am offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all: - [YLT] but if also I am poured forth upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and joy with you all, ### Notes on Philippians 2:17 - ## Philippians 2:18 - [KJV] For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me. - [ASV] and in the same manner do ye also joy, and rejoice with me. - [YLT] because of this do ye also rejoice and joy with me. ### Notes on Philippians 2:18 - ## Philippians 2:19 - [KJV] But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state. - [ASV] But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state. - [YLT] And I hope, in the Lord Jesus, Timotheus to send quickly to you, that I also may be of good spirit, having known the things concerning you, ### Notes on Philippians 2:19 - ## Philippians 2:20 - [KJV] For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state. - [ASV] For I have no man likeminded, who will care truly for your state. - [YLT] for I have no one like-minded, who sincerely for the things concerning you will care, ### Notes on Philippians 2:20 - ## Philippians 2:21 - [KJV] For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's. - [ASV] For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ. - [YLT] for the whole seek their own things, not the things of the Christ Jesus, ### Notes on Philippians 2:21 - ## Philippians 2:22 - [KJV] But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel. - [ASV] But ye know the proof of him, that, as a child *serveth* a father, *so* he served with me in furtherance of the gospel. - [YLT] and the proof of him ye know, that as a child *serveth* a father, with me he did serve in regard to the good news; ### Notes on Philippians 2:22 - ## Philippians 2:23 - [KJV] Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me. - [ASV] Him therefore I hope to send forthwith, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me: - [YLT] him, indeed, therefore, I hope to send, when I may see through the things concerning me -- immediately; ### Notes on Philippians 2:23 - ## Philippians 2:24 - [KJV] But I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly. - [ASV] but I trust in the Lord that I myself also shall come shortly. - [YLT] and I trust in the Lord that I myself also shall quickly come. ### Notes on Philippians 2:24 - ## Philippians 2:25 - [KJV] Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants. - [ASV] But I counted it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow-worker and fellow-soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need; - [YLT] And I thought *it* necessary Epaphroditus -- my brother, and fellow-workman, and fellow-soldier, and your apostle and servant to my need -- to send unto you, ### Notes on Philippians 2:25 - ## Philippians 2:26 - [KJV] For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick. - [ASV] since he longed after you all, and was sore troubled, because ye had heard that he was sick: - [YLT] seeing he was longing after you all, and in heaviness, because ye heard that he ailed, ### Notes on Philippians 2:26 - ## Philippians 2:27 - [KJV] For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. - [ASV] for indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow. - [YLT] for he also ailed nigh to death, but God did deal kindly with him, and not with him only, but also with me, that sorrow upon sorrow I might not have. ### Notes on Philippians 2:27 - ## Philippians 2:28 - [KJV] I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful. - [ASV] I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful. - [YLT] The more eagerly, therefore, I did send him, that having seen him again ye may rejoice, and I may be the less sorrowful; ### Notes on Philippians 2:28 - ## Philippians 2:29 - [KJV] Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation: - [ASV] Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy; and hold such in honor: - [YLT] receive him, therefore, in the Lord, with all joy, and hold such in honour, ### Notes on Philippians 2:29 - ## Philippians 2:30 - [KJV] Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me. - [ASV] because for the work of Christ he came nigh unto death, hazarding his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me. - [YLT] because on account of the work of the Christ he drew near to death, having hazarded the life that he might fill up your deficiency of service unto me. ### Notes on Philippians 2:30 -