The Daily Audio Bible

But Conduct Yourselves Worthily of The Gospel, And Don’t Be Frightened

²⁷ Only be conducting-yourselves^[a] worthily of the good-news of Christ in order that whether having come and seen you or being absent, I may be hearing-of the things concerning you— that you are standing-firm in one spirit, contending-together with one soul for the faith of the good-news, ²⁸ and not being frightened^[b] in any way by the ones opposing you— which is a sign^[c] of destruction for them, but of your salvation, and this from God.

God Has Granted That We Should Both Believe In Christ And Suffer For Him

²⁹ Because to you was granted the thing^[d] for Christ’s sake— not only the believing in Him, but also the suffering for His sake, ³⁰ having the same struggle^[e] such as you saw in me and now are hearing to be in me.

Fill Up My Joy By Being United In Love And Humility

2 If then there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of ^[f] love, if any fellowship^[g] of the Spirit, if any deep-feelings and compassions, ² fill-up my joy, which is that you be thinking the same thing^[h], having the same love, united-in-spirit, thinking^[i] the one thing, ³ doing nothing based-on selfish-interest nor based on conceit, but with humble-mindedness regarding one another as surpassing^[j] yourselves; ⁴ not each looking-out-for your own things, but also each the things of others.

Think And Behave Like Christ Did

⁵ Be thinking^[k] this in you, which also was in Christ Jesus— ⁶ Who, while^[l] being^[m] in the form^[n] of God, did not regard the being equal with God a thing-to-be-grasped^[o], ⁷ but emptied Himself, having taken the form of a slave, having come^[p] in the likeness^[q] of humans^[r]. And having been found as a man in outward-appearance, ⁸ He humbled Himself, having become obedient to the point of death— and a death of a cross! ⁹ Therefore God also highly-exalted Him, and granted Him the name above every name ¹⁰ in-order-that every knee should bow at the name of Jesus— of heavenly ones and earthly ones and ones under-the-earth— ¹¹ and every tongue should confess-out^[s] that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Work Out Your Salvation As Shining Lights In The World, Holding Out The Word of Life

¹² So then my beloved, just as you always obeyed— not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence— be working-out your salvation with fear and trembling. ¹³ For God^[t] is the One working in you both the wanting^[u] and the working, for His good-pleasure. ¹⁴ Be doing all things without grumblings and arguments ¹⁵ in-order-that you may become^[v] blameless^[w] and innocent, children of God without-blemish amidst a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you are shining^[x] as lights^[y] in the world, ¹⁶ holding-out^[z] the word of life— for a boast for me in the day of Christ that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain!

But Let Us Rejoice Together No Matter What Happens To Me

¹⁷ But if I even am being poured-out^[aa] upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am rejoicing [over it], and rejoicing-with you all. ¹⁸ And you also be rejoicing the same way, and be rejoicing-with me.