led himself,
becoming obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
(9)Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave him a name which is
above every name; (10)that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
of beings in heaven, and of beings on earth, and of beings under the
earth, (11)and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the
glory of God the Father.

(12)Wherefore, my beloved, as ye always obeyed, not as in my presence
only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation
with fear and trembling; (13)for it is God who works in you both to
will and to perform, of his good pleasure.

(14)Do all without murmurings and disputings; (15)that ye may become
blameless and simple, children of God, unreproachable, in the midst of
a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye appear as do the
heavenly lights in the world; (16)holding forth[1:16] the word of
life; for a ground of glorying to me at the day of Christ, that I did
not run in vain, or labor in vain.

(17)But even if I am poured out on the sacrifice and ministration of
your faith, I rejoice, and I rejoice with you all. (18)For the same
cause[2:18], do ye also rejoice, and rejoice with me.

(19)But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy shortly to you, that
I also may be cheered, when I know your state. (20)For I have no one
like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state. (21)For all seek
their own, not the things of Jesus Christ. (22)But ye know the proof
of him, that, as a child with a father, he served with me for the
gospel. (23)Him therefore I hope to send without delay, so soon as I
shall see how it will go with me; (24)but I trust in the Lord that I
also myself shall come shortly. (25)Yet I supposed it necessary to
send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labor, and
fellow-soldier, but your messenger and minister to my wants. (26)For
he was longing after you all, and was much distressed, because ye
heard that he was sick. (27)For indeed he was sick near to death; but
God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, that I
might not have sorrow upon sorrow. (28)I sent him therefore with the
more haste, that seeing him again ye might rejoice, and that I may be
less sorrowful. (29)Receive him therefore in the Lord with all
gladness, and hold such in honor; (30)because for the work of Christ
he came near to death, hazarding his life, that he might supply what
things were lacking on your part,