[Note: The material in this chapter with a grey background has not yet been fully proofread, and may be based on the older 2007 printing (bi12) of the Mandarin NWT Bible. It will be updated as time allows.]

📖 📄 📘 Féilìbǐ‐Shū ((Féilìbǐ Philippi 腓立比)‐(Shū Writing → [Letter] 书 書) → [The Letter to the Philippians]) 2 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 … 4 Gè rén búyào dān gù zìjǐ de (’s 的) shì, yě yào gùjí biéren de (’s 的) shì.

📖 📄 📘 … 7 fǎn’ér chèdǐ shěle zìjǐ, qǔle núlì de (’s 的) xíngtài, chéngle rén de (’s 的) múyàngr. 8 Búdàn (Bú·dàn not · only 不但) zhèyàng (zhè·yàng this · {form → [way]} 这样 這樣), tā (he 他) chéngwéi (chéng·wéi became · {to be} 成为 成為) rén (man 人) yǐhòu (yǐ·hòu {from this point} · afterwards 以后 以後), hái ({in addition} 还 還) xíngshì (xíng·shì did · things 行事) qiānbēi (qiān·bēi {being modest} · {being low} → [humbly] 谦卑 謙卑), fúcóng (obeyed 服从 服從) zhì (until 至) sǐ ({(he) died} 死), shènzhì (shèn·zhì extrememely · {to the point of} → [even] 甚至) sǐ (dying 死) zài (on 在) kǔxíng (kǔ·xíng bitter · {punishment → [torture]} → [torture] 苦刑) zhù (post → [stake] 柱) shang (upon 上). 9 Yīncǐ (Yīn·cǐ {because of} · this 因此), Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) bǎ (held 把) tā (him 他) tíshēng (tí·shēng {to be carried (hanging down from the hand) → [to be raised]} · {to rise} 提升 提升/昇) dào ({to arrive at} 到) gèng (more 更) gāo (high 高) de (’s 的) dìwèi (dì·wèi {ground → [position]} · {place → [position]} → [position] 地位), réncí (rén·cí kind 仁慈) de (-ly 地) cìgěi (cì·gěi gave · to 赐给 賜給) tā (him 他) chāoyuè (chāo·yuè transcends · {jumps over → [exceeds]} 超越) qítā (qí·tā it · otherwise’s → [other] 其他) suǒyǒu (suǒ·yǒu {(all) which} · {(there) are having → [(there) are]} → [all] 所有) míngzi (míng·zi name · words → [names] 名字) de (’ 的) míngzi (míng·zi name · word → [name] 名字). …

📖 📄 📘 … 13 Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) wèile (wèi·le for · {to completion} 为了 為了) shíxiàn (shí·xiàn {solidly → [really]} · {making to appear} → [fulfilling] 实现 實現) zìjǐ (self 自己) de (’s 的) měiyì, yídìng (yí·dìng {(with) one} · {setting fixedly} → [certainly] 一定) huì (will 会 會) jīlì (jī·lì {surge → [incite]} · encourage 激励 激勵) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們), shǐ (causing 使) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) jì (both 既) yǒu ({to have} 有) yìyuàn yòu (also 又) yǒu ({to have} 有) lìliang (lì·liang power · quantity 力量) cǎiqǔ (cǎi·qǔ {to pick} · {to take} → [to take] 采取 採取) xíngdòng (xíng·dòng {walking → [doing]} · moving → [action] 行动 行動). …

📖 📄 📘 … 20 Wǒ (I 我) zhǎo budào ((zhǎo {look for (and)} 找) (bu·dào not · {do arrive at} 不到) → [cannot find]) xìngqíng (xìng·qíng disposition · emotions → [disposition] 性情) xiàng (like 像/象) tā (him 他) nàyàng (nà·yàng that · kind 那样 那樣) de (’s 的) rén (person 人), zhǐyǒu (zhǐ·yǒu (there) only · {is having → [is]} 只有) tā (him 他) zhēnzhì (zhēn·zhì genuine · sincere 真挚 真摯) de (-ly 地) guānxīn (guān·xīn {closing → [concerning]} · heart (with) → [caring about] 关心 關心) nǐmen de ((nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) (de ’s 的) → [your]) shì (matters 事). 21 Biéren (Bié·ren other · persons 别人 別人) zhuīqiú (zhuī·qiú {are pursuing} · {are seeking} 追求) de ({’s (interests)} 的) zhǐshì (zhǐ·shì only · are 只是) zìjǐ (selves 自己) de (’ 的) lìyì (lì·yì {sharpenings → [interests]} · benefits → [interests] 利益), ér (and 而) bú (not 不) shì (are 是) Yēsū (Jesus 耶稣 耶穌) Jīdū (Christ 基督) de (’s 的) lìyì (lì·yì {sharpenings → [interests]} · benefits → [interests] 利益). 22 Dàn (but 但) Tímótài (Timothy 提摩太) xiǎnmíngle zìjǐ wéirén zěnyàng (zěn·yàng (was) what · kind 怎样 怎樣), zhè shì (is 是) nǐmen zhīdào de (’s 的). Tā (he 他) wèile tuīguǎng hǎo xiāoxi, yǔ wǒ (me 我) tóng láo, jiù xiàng érzi yǔ fùqin tóng láo yíyàng. …

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