Philippians 2:2

Amplified Bible

make my joy complete by being of the same mind, having the same love [toward one another], knit together in spirit, intent on one purpose [and living a life that reflects your faith and spreads the gospel—the good news regarding salvation through faith in Christ].

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
then do what will make my joy complete: Agree with each other, and show your love for each other. Be united in your goals and in the way you think.

Revised Standard Version
complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
fulfyll my ioye that ye drawe one waye havinge one love beynge of one accorde and of one mynde

Hebrew Names Version
make my joy full, that you be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;

New American Standard Bible
make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.

New Century Version
If so, make me very happy by having the same thoughts, sharing the same love, and having one mind and purpose.

Update Bible Version
make my joy full, that you are of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;

Webster's Bible Translation
Fulfill ye my joy, that ye be like-minded, having the same love, [being] of one accord, of one mind.

English Standard Version
complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.

World English Bible
make my joy full, that you be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
that ye think the same thing, having the same love, being of one soul, of one mind.

Weymouth's New Testament
united by mutual love, with harmony of feeling giving your minds to one and the same object.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
fille ye my ioye, that ye vndurstonde the same thing, and haue the same charite, of o wille, and feelen the same thing;

English Revised Version
fulfill ye my joy, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;

Berean Standard Bible
then make my joy complete by being of one mind, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.

Contemporary English Version
Now make me completely happy! Live in harmony by showing love for each other. Be united in what you think, as if you were only one person.

American Standard Version
make full my joy, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;

Bible in Basic English
Make my joy complete by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in harmony and of one mind;

Complete Jewish Bible
then complete my joy by having a common purpose and a common love, by being one in heart and mind.

Darby Translation
fulfil my joy, that ye may think the same thing, having the same love, joined in soul, thinking one thing;

International Standard Version
then fill me with joy by having the same attitude, sharing the same love, being united in spirit, and keeping one purpose in mind.John 3:29; Romans 12:16; 15:5; 1 Corinthians 1:10; 2 Corinthians 13:11; Philippians 1:27; 3:16; 4:2; 1 Peter 3:8;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
complete my gladness by having one sentiment and one love, and one soul and one mind.

Murdock Translation
complete ye my joy, by having one apprehension, and one love, and one soul, and one mind.

King James Version (1611)
Fulfill ye my ioy, that yee be like minded, hauing the same loue, being of one accord, of one minde.

New Living Translation
Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose.

New Life Bible
Then give me true joy by thinking the same thoughts. Keep having the same love. Be as one in thoughts and actions.

New Revised Standard
make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Fulfill my ioye, that ye be like minded, hauing the same loue, being of one accorde, and of one iudgement,

George Lamsa Translation
Complete my joy by being in one accord and one love and one soul and one mind.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Fill ye up my joy - that, the same thing, ye esteem, the same love, possessing, joined in soul, the one thing, esteeming, -

Douay-Rheims Bible
Fulfil ye my joy, that you be of one mind, having the same charity, being of one accord, agreeing in sentiment.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Fulfyl ye my ioy, that ye be lyke mynded, hauyng the same loue, being of one accorde, of one mynde,

Good News Translation
I urge you, then, to make me completely happy by having the same thoughts, sharing the same love, and being one in soul and mind.

Christian Standard Bible®
make my joy complete by thinking the same way, having the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.

King James Version
Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

Lexham English Bible
complete my joy, so that you are in agreement, having the same love, united in spirit, having one purpose.

Literal Translation
fulfill my joy, that you think the same, having the same love, one in soul, minding the one thing,

Young's Literal Translation
fulfil ye my joy, that ye may mind the same thing -- having the same love -- of one soul -- minding the one thing,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
fulfyll my ioye, that ye drawe one waye, hauynge one loue, beynge of one accorde, and of one mynde:

Mace New Testament (1729)
compleat my joy, by pursuing the same view, living in mutual love, by being unanimous, and cultivating that harmony.

New English Translation
complete my joy and be of the same mind, by having the same love, being united in spirit, and having one purpose.

New King James Version
fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

Simplified Cowboy Version
then make me happy by being an outfit that works well together. Love each other and let no selfish ambition take a hold of you. Ride as if all of y'all are one.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.

Legacy Standard Bible
fulfill my joy, that you think the same way, by maintaining the same love, being united in spirit, thinking on one purpose,

Contextual Overview

¹Therefore if there is any encouragement and comfort in Christ [as there certainly is in abundance], if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship [that we share] in the Spirit, if [there is] any [great depth of] affection and compassion, ²make my joy complete by being of the same mind, having the same love [toward one another], knit together in spirit, intent on one purpose [and living a life that reflects your faith and spreads the gospel—the good news regarding salvation through faith in Christ].³Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit [through factional motives, or strife], but with [an attitude of] humility [being neither arrogant nor self-righteous], regard others as more important than yourselves. ⁴Do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. ⁵Have this same attitude in yourselves which was in Christ Jesus [look to Him as your example in selfless humility], ⁶who, although He existed in the form and unchanging essence of God [as One with Him, possessing the fullness of all the divine attributes—the entire nature of deity], did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped or asserted [as if He did not already possess it, or was afraid of losing it]; ⁷but emptied Himself [without renouncing or diminishing His deity, but only temporarily giving up the outward expression of divine equality and His rightful dignity] by assuming the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men [He became completely human but was without sin, being fully God and fully man]. ⁸After He was found in [terms of His] outward appearance as a man [for a divinely-appointed time], He humbled Himself [still further] by becoming obedient [to the Father] to the point of death, even death on a cross. ⁹For this reason also [because He obeyed and so completely humbled Himself], God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, ¹⁰so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW [in submission], of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Fulfil: Philippians 2:16, Philippians 1:4, Philippians 1:26, Philippians 1:27, John 3:29, 2 Corinthians 2:3, 2 Corinthians 7:7, Colossians 2:5, 1 Thessalonians 2:19, 1 Thessalonians 2:20, 1 Thessalonians 3:6-10, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Timothy 1:4, Philemon 1:20, 1 John 1:3, 1 John 1:4, 2 John 1:4, 3 John 1:4

that: Philippians 1:27, like minded, Philippians 2:20, Philippians 3:15, Philippians 3:16, Philippians 4:2, Romans 12:16, Romans 15:5, Romans 15:6, 1 Corinthians 1:10, 2 Corinthians 13:11, 1 Peter 3:8, 1 Peter 3:9

one accord: Acts 1:14, Acts 2:1, Acts 2:46, Acts 5:12

Reciprocal: Genesis 45:24 - See that Exodus 36:10 - General Judges 8:2 - What Psalms 122:8 - General Psalms 133:1 - how good Jeremiah 32:39 - I John 13:14 - ye also Acts 4:32 - the multitude Romans 14:15 - now Colossians 2:19 - knit Colossians 3:12 - mercies Revelation 17:13 - one

Cross-References

Genesis 1:31
God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good and He validated it completely. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.

Genesis 2:8
And the LORD God planted a garden (oasis) in the east, in Eden (delight, land of happiness); and He put the man whom He had formed (created) there.

Genesis 2:11
The first [river] is named Pishon; it flows around the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.

Exodus 23:12
"Six days [each week] you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall stop [working] so that your ox and your donkey may settle down and rest, and the son of your female servant, as well as your stranger, may be refreshed.

Exodus 31:17
"It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He ceased and was refreshed."

Deuteronomy 5:14
but the seventh day is a Sabbath [a day of rest dedicated] to the LORD your God; on that day you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant or your ox or your donkey or any of your livestock or the stranger who stays inside your [city] gates, so that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you.

Isaiah 58:13
"If you turn back your foot from [unnecessary travel on] the Sabbath, From doing your own pleasure on My holy day, And call the Sabbath a [spiritual] delight, and the holy day of the LORD honorable, And honor it, not going your own way Or engaging in your own pleasure Or speaking your own [idle] words,

John 5:17
But Jesus answered them, "My Father has been working until now [He has never ceased working], and I too am working."

Hebrews 4:4
For somewhere [in Scripture] He has said this about the seventh day: "AND GOD RESTED ON THE SEVENTH DAY FROM ALL HIS WORKS";

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Fulfil ye my joy,.... The Arabic version adds, "by these things"; meaning not his joy in the Lord Jesus Christ, which arose from views of interest his person, blood, and righteousness; which was had by believing in him, by enjoying communion with him, and living in hope of the glory of God; this in a fruit of the Spirit, Galatians 5:22, and is called joy in the Holy Ghost; who, as he was the author, must be the finisher of it, and not the Philippians; much less does he mean that fulness of joy in the presence, and at the right hand of God in heaven, which he expected to have; but that which arose from the state, conduct, and mutual respect of the saints to each other; he had much joy in them, on account of the good work being begun, and carrying on in their souls; and because of their steadfastness in the faith, notwithstanding the persecutions they met with; and on account of their continued love to him, and the late fresh instance of it they had given, in sending their minister with a present to him, and who had given him a particular account of their affairs; but his joy was not yet full, there were some things which damped it; as the unbecoming walk and conversation of some, of whom he spoke with grief of heart, and tears in his eyes; and the inclination of others to listen to the false teachers, those of the concision, or circumcision; and the murmurings, disputings, and divisions of others among them, that were contentious and quarrelsome; wherefore to crown his joy, and fill it brimful, he signifies that their unity in affection, judgment, and practice, would do it, for so he explains it as follows:

that ye be likeminded, or "equally affected to one another"; that since they were but as one man, were one body, and had but one head, and one Spirit, that quickened and comforted them, and had but one faith and one baptism, they ought to be one in affection, practice, and judgment; this is the general, of which the following are the particulars:

having the same love; both for quality, being hearty, sincere, and unfeigned; and for quantity, returning the same that is measured to them; and with respect to objects, loving the same Christ, the same doctrines of Christ, the same ministers of the Gospel, and all the saints, rich and poor, high and low, weak or strong believers, without making any difference, by which means unity is preserved: for if one loves Christ, and another antichrist; one loves one doctrine, and another the opposite to it; one loves a teacher of the law, and another a preacher of the Gospel, one loves one Gospel minister, and one loves another, in distinction from, and opposition to the other; one loves the rich and not the poor, men of great gifts and grace, and neglects the meaner saints; when this is the case, they cannot be said to have the same love, nor can there be harmony, concord, and agreement:

[being] of one accord, or "being alike in soul"; having the same soul, not in substance and number, as some philosophers have asserted, but having the same affection, judgment, and will, as the first Christians are said to be of one heart and of one soul; or "unanimous" in their sentiments about doctrines and ordinances, being all of a piece in their practices; and agreeing in all their counsels, debates, acts, and votes, in their church meetings:

of one mind; in the doctrines of grace, in the ordinances of the Gospel; and in the discipline of the church: the means of preserving and increasing such affection, unity, and agreement, are next directed to.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Fulfil ye my joy - Fill up my joy so that nothing shall be wanting to complete it. This, he says, would be done by their union, zeal, and humility; compare John 3:29.

That ye be like-minded - Greek That ye think the same thing; see the notes at 2 Corinthians 13:11. Perfect unity of sentiment, opinion, and plan would be desirable if it could be attained. It may be, so far as to prevent discord, schism, contention and strife in the church, and so that Christians may be harmonious in promoting the same great work - the salvation of souls.

Having the same love - Love to the same objects, and the same love one for another. Though their opinions might differ on some points, yet they might be united in love; see the notes at 1 Corinthians 1:10.

Being of one accord - σύμψυχοι sumpsuchoi - of one soul; having your souls joined together. The word used here does not occur elsewhere in the New Testament. It means a union of soul; or an acting together as if but one soul actuated them.

Of one mind - Greek “Thinking the same thing.” The apostle here uses a great variety of expressions to denote the same thing. The object which he aimed at was union of heart, of feeling, of plan, of purpose. He wished them to avoid all divisions and strifes; and to show the power of religion by being united in the common cause. Probably there is no single thing so much insisted on in the New Testament as the importance of harmony among Christians. Now, there is almost nothing so little known; but if it prevailed, the world would soon be converted to God; compare the notes at John 17:21 - or see the text itself without the notes.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Philippians 2:2. Fulfil ye my joy — Ye ought to complete my joy, who have suffered so much to bring you into the possession of these blessings, by being like-minded with myself, having the same love to God, his cause, and me, as I have to him, his cause, and you.

Being of one accord — Being perfectly agreed in labouring to promote the honour of your Master; and of one mind, being constantly intent upon this great subject; keeping your eye fixed upon it in all you say, do, or intend.