Philippians 2:4 — Meaning and Application

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“Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.”

Philippians 2:4

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

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

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

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

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

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Philippians 2:1

"If {there be} therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,"

Philippians 2:2

"Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, {being} of one accord, of one mind."

Philippians 2:3

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

Philippians 2:5

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

Philippians 2:6

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

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