¹效法基督的谦卑

¹If, then, any exhortation [is] in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

²就应当有同样的思想，同样的爱心，要心志相同，思想一致，使我充满喜乐。

²fulfil ye my joy, that ye may mind the same thing — having the same love — of one soul — minding the one thing,

³不要自私自利，也不要贪图虚荣，只要谦卑，看别人比自己强；

³nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves —

⁴各人不要单顾自己的事，也要顾别人的事。

⁴each not to your own look ye, but each also to the things of others.

⁵你们应当有这样的意念，这也是基督耶稣的意念。（全节或译：“你们当以基督耶稣的心为心。”）

⁵For, let this mind be in you that [is] also in Christ Jesus,

⁶他本来有　神的形象，却不坚持自己与　神平等的地位，

⁶who, being in the form of God, thought [it] not robbery to be equal to God,

⁷反而倒空自己，取了奴仆的形象，成为人的样式；

⁷but did empty himself, the form of a servant having taken, in the likeness of men having been made,

⁸既然有人的样子，就自甘卑微，顺服至死，而且死在十字架上。

⁸and in fashion having been found as a man, he humbled himself, having become obedient unto death — death even of a cross,

⁹因此　神把他升为至高，并且赐给他超过万名之上的名。

⁹wherefore, also, God did highly exalt him, and gave to him a name that [is] above every name,

¹⁰使天上、地上和地底下的一切，因着耶稣的名，都要屈膝，

¹⁰that in the name of Jesus every knee may bow — of heavenlies, and earthlies, and what are under the earth —

¹¹并且口里承认耶稣基督为主，使荣耀归给父　神。

¹¹and every tongue may confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

¹²显出生命之道这样看来，我所亲爱的，你们素来是顺服的，（不但我在你们那里的时候是这样，现今我不在，你们更要顺服，）就应当恐惧战兢地作成自己的救恩。

¹²So 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,

¹³　神为了成全自己的美意，就在你们里面动工，使你们可以立志和行事。

¹³for God it is who is working in you both to will and to work for His good pleasure.

¹⁴无论作什么，都不要发怨言、起争论，

¹⁴All things do without murmurings and reasonings,

¹⁵好使你们无可指摘、纯真无邪，在这弯曲乖谬的世代中，作　神没有瑕疵的儿女；你们要在这世代中发光，好像天上的光体一样，

¹⁵that 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,

¹⁶把生命的道显扬出来，使我在基督的日子可以夸耀我没有空跑，也没有徒劳。

¹⁶the 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;

¹⁷即使把我浇奠在你们信心的祭物和供奉上，我也喜乐，并且和你们大家一同喜乐。

¹⁷but if also I am poured forth upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and joy with you all,

¹⁸照样，你们也要喜乐，并且要和我一同喜乐。

¹⁸because of this do ye also rejoice and joy with me.

¹⁹提摩太的为人我靠着主耶稣，希望不久就会差提摩太到你们那里去，使我们知道你们的情况，可以得到鼓励。

¹⁹And 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,

²⁰没有人与我同心，真正关心你们的事，

²⁰for I have no one like-minded, who sincerely for the things concerning you will care,

²¹因为大家只顾自己的事，而不理耶稣基督的事。

²¹for the whole seek their own things, not the things of the Christ Jesus,

²²不过，提摩太的为人是你们知道的，他和我一同为了福音服事主，就像儿子跟父亲一样。

²²and the proof of him ye know, that as a child [serveth] a father, with me he did serve in regard to the good news;

²³所以，等我看出自己的事会怎样了结之后，我希望立刻差他去；

²³him, indeed, therefore, I hope to send, when I may see through the things concerning me — immediately;

²⁴而且靠着主，我相信自己不久也会去。

²⁴and I trust in the Lord that I myself also shall quickly come.

²⁵忠心侍候的以巴弗提然而我认为必须差以巴弗提到你们那里去，他是我的弟兄，与我一同作工一同作战的，也是你们为我的需要差来服事我的。

²⁵And 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,

²⁶他一直在想念你们众人，并且因为你们听见他病了，他就非常难过。

²⁶seeing he was longing after you all, and in heaviness, because ye heard that he ailed,

²⁷事实上他病得几乎要死，然而　神怜悯了他；不但怜悯他，也怜悯我，免得我忧上加忧。

²⁷for 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.

²⁸所以，我更急着差他去，让你们再见到他，就可以喜乐，也可以减少我的挂虑。

²⁸The more eagerly, therefore, I did send him, that having seen him again ye may rejoice, and I may be the less sorrowful;

²⁹因此，你们要在主里欢欢喜喜地接待他，也要尊重这样的人，

²⁹receive him, therefore, in the Lord, with all joy, and hold such in honour,

³⁰因他为了基督的工作，冒着生命的危险，差一点丧了命，为的是要补满你们服事我不足的地方。

³⁰because 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.