2:1 Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, 3 any affection or mercy, 4
2:8 He humbled himself,
by becoming obedient to the point of death
– even death on a cross!
2:9 As a result God exalted him
and gave him the name
that is above every name,
1 tn Grk “souls.”
2 tn Grk “make up for your lack of service to me.”
3 tn Or “spiritual fellowship” if πνεύματος (pneumato") is an attributive genitive; or “fellowship brought about by the Spirit” if πνεύματος is a genitive of source or production.
4 tn Grk “and any affection and mercy.” The Greek idea, however, is best expressed by “or” in English.