1Therefore if there is any encouragement in , if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the , if any affection and compassion, 2make my joy by being of the same mind, maintaining the same , united in , intent on one purpose. 3Do from or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves; 4do not merely look out for your own , but also for the of others. 5Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Jesus, 6who, as He in the form of , did not consider equality with something to be grasped, 7but Himself by taking the form of a and being born in the likeness of men. 8And being found in as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of : on a . 9For this reason also highly Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, 10so that at the name of every knee will bow, of those who are in and on earth and under the earth, 11and that every tongue will confess that is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 12So then, my , just as you have always obeyed, not as in my only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own with fear and trembling; 13for it is who is at work in you, both to desire and to work for His good . 14Do all things complaining or arguments; 15so that you will prove yourselves to be and , of above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, 16 firmly the word of , so that on the day of I can take pride because I did not run in vain nor labor in vain. 17But even if I am being poured out as a drink upon the and service of your , I rejoice and share my joy with you all. 18You too, I urge you, in the same way and your joy with me. 19But I , in the , to send Timothy to you shortly, so that I also may be encouraged when I learn of your condition. 20For I have no one else of who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare. 21For they all seek after their own interests, not those of . 22But you know of his proven , that he served with me in the furtherance of the like a child serving his . 23Therefore I to send him , as soon as I see how things go with me; 24and I trust in the that I myself will also be coming shortly. 25But I it to send to you , my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my need, 26because he was for you all and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick. 27For indeed he was sick to the point of , but had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow. 28Therefore I have sent him all the more , so that when you see him again you may and I may be less concerned about you. 29 him then in the with all joy, and hold people like him in high regard, 30because he came close to for the work of , risking his to compensate for your absence in your service to me.