Philippians 2:14-16

New English Translation

¹⁴Do everything without grumbling or arguing, ¹⁵so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish though you live in a crooked and perverse society, in which you shine as lights in the world^[a] ¹⁶by holding on to^[b] the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.

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Footnotes

Philippians 2:15 tn Or “as stars in the universe.”
Philippians 2:16 tn Or “holding out, holding forth.”

Philippians 2:14-16

New International Version

¹⁴Do everything without grumbling^(A) or arguing, ¹⁵so that you may become blameless^(B) and pure, “children of God^(C) without fault in a warped and crooked generation.”^[a]^(D) Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky ¹⁶as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ^(E) that I did not run^(F) or labor in vain.^(G)