(Please feel free to use this translation. Credit: Rev. Murray Speer.)
Therefore,
if there is any encouragement in Christ,
any consolation from love,
any participation in the Spirit,
any affection and compassion,
then fill me with happiness:
share in the same understanding,
having the same love,
living in harmony,
and being of one wisdom.
Do not regard others as competition
or look on them with pride,
but with a sense of your limitations
regard each other
as having more value than yourselves.
And be concerned not only with your own interests,
but also with others.
Have the understanding that was in Christ Jesus,
who, though he had the nature of God,
did not regard equality with God
as something to be exploited,
but giving up power,
he emptied himself,
taking on the nature of a bonded servant.
Being born as a human,
and attaining human form,
he behaved without pride
and became obedient until death
even death by crucifixion.
Therefore,
if there is any encouragement in Christ,
any consolation from love,
any participation in the Spirit,
any affection and compassion,
then fill me with happiness:
share in the same understanding,
having the same love,
living in harmony,
and being of one wisdom.
Do not regard others as competition
or look on them with pride,
but with a sense of your limitations
regard each other
as having more value than yourselves.
And be concerned not only with your own interests,
but also with others.
Have the understanding that was in Christ Jesus,
who, though he had the nature of God,
did not regard equality with God
as something to be exploited,
but giving up power,
he emptied himself,
taking on the nature of a bonded servant.
Being born as a human,
and attaining human form,
he behaved without pride
and became obedient until death
even death by crucifixion.
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