“because for the work of Christ he came near to death, risking his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Philippians 2 contains 30 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.