Always, in every prayer that I offer for you all--my prayers are full of joy--

I am convinced and confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will [continue to] perfect and complete it until the day of Christ Jesus [the time of His return].

according as it is righteous for me to think this in behalf of you all, because of my having you in the heart, both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the good news, all of you being fellow-partakers with me of grace.

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all intelligence,

Being full of the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

For I have known that this shall fall out to me for salvation, through your supplication, and the supply of the Spirit of Christ Jesus,

in fulfilment of my eager expectation and hope that I shall never have reason to feel ashamed, but that by my perfect freedom of speech Christ will be glorified in me, now as always, either by my life or by my death.

I feel torn between the two, because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,

And of this I feel assured, that I shall remain and continue among you all for your advancement and joy in the faith,

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

And so, when Jesus' name is called, the knees of everyone should fall, wherever they're residing.

For I do not have anyone else [i.e., as a fellow-worker] who thinks the same way I do, and who will genuinely care for your [spiritual and material] needs.

And I am confident, as one who trusts in the Lord Jesus, that before long I myself shall follow.

But I counted it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow-worker and fellow-soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need;

For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.

Therefore, I am especially eager to send him so that you may have the joy of seeing him again, and so that I may feel relieved.

Give him a welcome in the Lord, then, with your hearts full of joy. Value men like that,

because for the sake of the work he drew near even to death, venturing his life that he might fill up what lacked in your ministration toward me.

Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

All of us who are mature [pursuing spiritual perfection] should have this attitude. And if in any respect you have a different attitude, that too God will make clear to you.

Brothers and sisters, together follow my example and observe those who live by the pattern we gave you.

from whence also we expect the Saviour, our Lord Jesus Christ: who will change our vile body,

Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

Yea, I beseech thee also, true yokefellow, help these women, for they labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life.

I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.

And my God will liberally supply (fill until full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Remember me to all my fellow-Christians. The brothers who are with me wish to be remembered to you.