¹¹ For from the ^(A)rising of the sun even to its setting, ^(B)My name shall be ^(C)great among the nations, and in every place ^(D)frankincense is going to be offered to My name, and a grain offering that is pure; for My name shall be ^(E)great among the nations,” says the Lord of armies.

^9 (A)For this reason also God ^(B)highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him ^(C)the name which is above every name, ¹⁰ so that at the name of Jesus ^(D)every knee will bow, of ^(E)those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, ¹¹ and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is ^(F)Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

¹² So then, my beloved, ^(G)just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own ^(H)salvation with ^(I)fear and trembling; ¹³ for it is ^(J)God who is at work in you, both to ^[a]desire and to work ^(K)for His good pleasure.

¹⁴ Do all things without ^(L)complaining or arguments; ¹⁵ so that you will ^[b]prove yourselves to be ^(M)blameless and innocent, ^(N)children of God above reproach in the midst of a ^(O)crooked and perverse generation, among whom you ^[c](P)appear as ^[d]lights in the world, ¹⁶ holding firmly the word of life, so that on ^(Q)the day of Christ I can take pride because I did not ^(R)run in vain nor ^(S)labor in vain. ¹⁷ But even if I am being ^(T)poured out as a drink offering upon ^(U)the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with you all. ¹⁸ You too, I urge you, rejoice in the same way and share your joy with me.

Timothy and Epaphroditus

¹⁹ But I hope, ^[e]in the Lord Jesus, to ^(V)send ^(W)Timothy to you shortly, so that I also may be encouraged when I learn of your condition. ²⁰ For I have no one else ^(X)of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare. ²¹ For they all ^(Y)seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus. ²² But you know ^(Z)of his proven character, that ^(AA)he served with me in the furtherance of the gospel ^(AB)like a child serving his father. ^23 (AC)Therefore I hope to send him immediately, as soon as I see how things go with me; ²⁴ and ^(AD)I trust in the Lord that I myself will also be coming shortly. ²⁵ But I thought it necessary to send to you ^(AE)Epaphroditus, my brother and ^(AF)fellow worker and ^(AG)fellow soldier, who is also your ^[f](AH)messenger and ^(AI)minister to my need, ²⁶ because he was longing ^[g]for you all and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick. ²⁷ For indeed he was sick to the point of death, but God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow. ²⁸ Therefore I have sent him all the more eagerly, so that when you see him again you may rejoice and I may be less concerned about you. ^29 (AJ)Receive him then in the Lord with all joy, and ^(AK)hold people like him in high regard, ³⁰ because he came close to death ^[h](AL)for the work of Christ, risking his life to ^(AM)compensate ^[i]for your absence in your service to me.