“Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.”
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus — the mind (phronesis, disposition, understanding) to be cultivated is already possessed 'in Christ Jesus' (en Christō Iēsō): they are already united in him. The phrase grounds the exhortation in their existing identity: they are not commanded to become something new but to actualize what they already are. 'Among yourselves' (en hymin) localizes this mind as shared corporate reality, not individual possession.
Church Fathers on Philippians 2:4
There is nothing better, there is nothing more affectionate, than a spiritual teacher; such an one surpasses the kindness of any natural father. Do but consider, how this blessed one entreats the Philippians concerning the things which were to their own advantage. What says he, in exhorting them concerning concord, that cause of all good things? See how earnestly, how vehemently, with how much sympathy he speaks, “If there be therefore any comfort in Christ,” that is, if you…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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