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1 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of charity, if any society of the spirit, if any bowels of commiseration: 2 Fulfil ye my joy, that you be of one mind, having the same charity, being of one accord, agreeing in sentiment. 3 Let nothing be done through contention: neither by vain glory. But in humility, let each esteem others better than themselves: 4 Each one not considering the things that are his own, but those that are other men's.
5 For let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7 But emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men, and in habit found as a man. Emptied himself, exinanivit... made himself as of no account. 8 He humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, even to the death of the cross. 9 For which cause, God also hath exalted him and hath given him a name which is above all names: 10 That in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth: 11 And that every tongue should confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father.
12 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, (as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only but much more now in my absence) with fear and trembling work out your salvation. With fear, etc... This is against the false faith, and presumptuous security of modern sectaries. 13 For it is God who worketh in you, both to will and to accomplish, according to his good will. 14 And do ye all things without murmurings and hesitations: 15 That you may be blameless and sincere children of God, without reproof, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation: among whom you shine as lights in the world. 16 Holding forth the word of life to my glory in the day of Christ: because I have not run in vain, nor laboured in vain. 17 Yea, and if I be made a victim upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and congratulate with you all. 18 And for the selfsame thing, do you also rejoice and congratulate with me.
19 And I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy unto you shortly, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know the things concerning you. 20 For I have no man so of the same mind, who with sincere affection is solicitous for you. 21 For all seek the things that are their own not the things that are Jesus Christ's. 22 Now know ye the proof of him: that as a son with the father, so hath he served with me in the gospel. 23 Him therefore I hope to send unto you immediately: so soon as I shall see how it will go with me. 24 And I trust in the Lord that I myself also shall come to you shortly. 25 But I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow labourer and fellow soldier, but your apostle: and he that hath ministered to my wants. 26 For indeed he longed after you all: and was sad, for that you had heard that he was sick. 27 For indeed he was sick, nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him. And not only on him, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 Therefore, I sent him the more speedily: that seeing him again, you may rejoice, and I may be without sorrow. 29 Receive him therefore with all joy in the Lord: and treat with honour such as he is. 30 Because for the work of Christ he came to the point of death: delivering his life, that he might fulfil that which on your part was wanting towards my service.
Old Testament first published 1609 by the English College at Douay
New Testament first published 1582 by the English College at Rheims
Revised and Annotated 1749 by Bishop Richard Challoner
Imprimatur. +James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore, September 1, 1899
1 Si qua ergo consolatio in Christo, si quod solatium caritatis, si qua societas spiritus, si qua viscera miserationis: 2 implete gaudium meum ut idem sapiatis, eamdem caritatem habentes, unanimes, idipsum sentientes, 3 nihil per contentionem, neque per inanem gloriam: sed in humilitate superiores sibi invicem arbitrantes, 4 non quæ sua sunt singuli considerantes, sed ea quæ aliorum.
5 Hoc enim sentite in vobis, quod et in Christo Jesu: 6 qui cum in forma Dei esset, non rapinam arbitratus est esse se æqualem Deo: 7 sed semetipsum exinanivit, formam servi accipiens, in similitudinem hominum factus, et habitu inventus ut homo. 8 Humiliavit semetipsum factus obediens usque ad mortem, mortem autem crucis. 9 Propter quod et Deus exaltavit illum, et donavit illi nomen, quod est super omne nomen: 10 ut in nomine Jesu omne genu flectatur cælestium, terrestrium et infernorum, 11 et omnis lingua confiteatur, quia Dominus Jesus Christus in gloria est Dei Patris.
12 Itaque carissimi mei (sicut semper obedistis), non ut in præsentia mei tantum, sed multo magis nunc in absentia mea, cum metu et tremore vestram salutem operamini. 13 Deus est enim, qui operatur in vobis et velle, et perficere pro bona voluntate. 14 Omnia autem facite sine murmurationibus et hæsitationibus: 15 ut sitis sine querela, et simplices filii Dei, sine reprehensione in medio nationis pravæ et perversæ: inter quos lucetis sicut luminaria in mundo, 16 verbum vitæ continentes ad gloriam meam in die Christi, quia non in vacuum cucurri, neque in vacuum laboravi. 17 Sed et si immolor supra sacrificium, et obsequium fidei vestræ, gaudeo, et congratulor omnibus vobis. 18 Idipsum autem et vos gaudete, et congratulamini mihi.
19 Spero autem in Domino Jesu, Timotheum me cito mittere ad vos: ut et ego bono animo sim, cognitis quæ circa vos sunt. 20 Neminem enim habeo tam unanimem, qui sincera affectione pro vobis sollicitus sit. 21 Omnes enim quæ sua sunt quærunt, non quæ sunt Jesu Christi. 22 Experimentum autem ejus cognoscite, quia sicut patri filius, mecum servivit in Evangelio. 23 Hunc igitur spero me mittere ad vos, mox ut videro quæ circa me sunt. 24 Confido autem in Domino quoniam et ipse veniam ad vos cito. 25 Necessarium autem existimavi Epaphroditum fratrem, et cooperatorem, et commilitonem meum, vestrum autem apostolum, et ministrum necessitatis meæ, mittere ad vos: 26 quoniam quidem omnes vos desiderabat: et mœstus erat, propterea quod audieratis illum infirmatum. 27 Nam et infirmatus est usque ad mortem: sed Deus misertus est ejus: non solum autem ejus, verum etiam et mei, ne tristitiam super tristitiam haberem. 28 Festinantius ergo misi illum, ut viso eo iterum gaudeatis, et ego sine tristitia sim. 29 Excipite itaque illum cum omni gaudio in Domino, et ejusmodi cum honore habetote; 30 quoniam propter opus Christi usque ad mortem accessit, tradens animam suam ut impleret id quod ex vobis deerat erga meum obsequium.
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