Philippians

A letter of joy and encouragement, emphasizing humility and unity through Christ.

Chapter 2

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,

Geneva: If there be therfore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of loue, if any felowship of the Spirit, if any compassion and mercie,

KJV: Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

Geneva: Fulfill my ioye, that ye be like minded, hauing the same loue, being of one accorde, and of one iudgement,

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

Geneva: That nothing be done through contention or vaine glory, but that in meekenesse of minde euery man esteeme other better then himselfe.

KJV: Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

Geneva: Looke not euery man on his owne things, but euery man also on the things of other men.

KJV: Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

Geneva: Let the same minde be in you that was euen in Christ Iesus,

KJV: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

Geneva: Who being in ye forme of God, thought it no robberie to be equall with God:

KJV: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

Geneva: But he made himself of no reputation, & tooke on him ye forme of a seruant, & was made like vnto men, and was founde in shape as a man.

KJV: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Geneva: He humbled himselfe, and became obedient vnto the death, euen the death of the Crosse.

KJV: Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

Geneva: Wherefore God hath also highly exalted him, and giuen him a Name aboue euery name,

KJV: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

Geneva: That at the Name of Iesus shoulde euery knee bowe, both of things in heauen, and things in earth, and things vnder the earth,

KJV: And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Geneva: And that euery tongue shoulde confesse that Iesus Christ is the Lord, vnto the glory of God the Father.

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.

Geneva: Wherefore my beloued, as ye haue alwayes obeyed me, not as in my presence only, but now much more in mine absence, so make an end of your owne saluation with feare and trembling.

KJV: For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

Geneva: For it is God which worketh in you, both the will and the deede, euen of his good pleasure.

KJV: Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

Geneva: Do all things without murmuring and reasonings,

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;

Geneva: That ye may be blamelesse, & pure, and the sonnes of God without rebuke in the middes of a naughtie and crooked nation, among whom yee shine as lights in the world,

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.

Geneva: Holding forth the worde of life, that I may reioyce in the day of Christ, that I haue not runne in vaine, neither haue laboured in vaine.

KJV: Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.

Geneva: Yea, and though I bee offered vp vpon the sacrifice, and seruice of your faith, I am glad, and reioyce with you all.

KJV: For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.

Geneva: For the same cause also be ye glad, and reioyce with me.

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.

Geneva: And I trust in the Lorde Iesus, to sende Timotheus shortly vnto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I knowe your state.

KJV: For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state.

Geneva: For I haue no man like minded, who will faithfully care for your matters.

KJV: For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s.

Geneva: For all seeke their owne, and not that which is Iesus Christes.

KJV: But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel.

Geneva: But yee knowe the proofe of him, that as a sonne with the father, hee hath serued with me in the Gospel.

KJV: Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me.

Geneva: Him therefore I hope to send assoone as I knowe howe it will goe with me,

KJV: But I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly.

Geneva: And trust in the Lorde, that I also my selfe shall come shortly.

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.

Geneva: But I supposed it necessarie to sende my brother Epaphroditus vnto you, my companion in labour, and fellowe souldier, euen your messenger, and he that ministred vnto me such things as I wanted.

KJV: For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.

Geneva: For he longed after all you, and was full of heauinesse, because yee had heard that hee had beene sicke.

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.

Geneva: And no doubt he was sicke, very neere vnto death: but God had mercie on him, and not on him onely, but on me also, least I should haue sorowe vpon sorowe.

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.

Geneva: I sent him therefore the more diligently, that when yee shoulde see him againe, yee might reioyce, and I might be the lesse sorowfull.

KJV: Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation:

Geneva: Receiue him therefore in the Lord with all gladnesse, and make much of such:

KJV: Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.

Geneva: Because that for the woorke of Christ he was neere vnto death, and regarded not his life, to fulfill that seruice which was lacking on your part towarde me.

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