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Unity Through Humility

1 Therefore if there is any1 consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any aaffection and mercy,  
2 afulfill my joy bby being like-minded, having the same love, being of cone accord, of one mind.  
3 aLet nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but bin lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.  
4 aLet each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of bothers.  

The Humbled and Exalted Christ

5 aLet this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,  
6 who, abeing in the form of God, did not consider it1 robbery to be equal with God,  
7 abut1 made Himself of no reputation, taking the form bof a bondservant, and ccoming in the likeness of men.  
8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and abecame bobedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.  
9 aTherefore God also bhas highly exalted Him and cgiven Him the name which is above every name,  
10 athat at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,  
11 and athat every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.  

Light Bearers

12 Therefore, my beloved, aas you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, bwork out your own salvation with cfear and trembling;  
13 for ait is God who works in you both to will and to do bfor His good pleasure.  
14 Do all things awithout complaining and bdisputing,  
Verse Comparison: Philippians 2:3

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American Standard Version
`doing' nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;

Amplified® Bible
Do nothing from factional motives [through contentiousness, strife, selfishness, or for unworthy ends] or prompted by conceit {and} empty arrogance. Instead, in the true spirit of humility (lowliness of mind) let each regard the others as better than {and} superior to himself [thinking more highly of one another than you do of yourselves].

Contemporary English Version
Don't be jealous or proud, but be humble and consider others more important than yourselves.

Darby English Version
[let] nothing [be] in the spirit of strife or vain glory, but, in lowliness of mind, each esteeming the other as more excellent than themselves;

Good News Bible
Don't do anything from selfish ambition or from a cheap desire to boast, but be humble toward one another, always considering others better than yourselves.

International Standard Version
Do not act out of selfish ambition or conceit, but with humility think of others as being better than yourselves.

King James Version
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

New American Standard Bible
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves;

New International Version
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.

New King James Version
Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves;

Revised Standard Version
Do nothing from selfishness or conceit, but in humility count others better than yourselves.

Young's Literal Translation
nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves --


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