so that you may learn to recognize and treasure what is excellent [identifying the best, and distinguishing moral differences], and that you may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ [actually living lives that lead others away from sin];

So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;

Some, it is true, are [actually] preaching Christ out of envy and rivalry [toward me—for no better reason than a competitive spirit or misguided ambition], but others out of goodwill and a loyal spirit [toward me].

But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

But what of that? Only that in some way or other, either with assumed or with real earnestness, Christ is being made known; and at that I rejoice.

Yet [on the other hand], to remain in my body is more necessary for your sakes.

fulfil my joy, that you have the same mind, having the same love, sympathizing with each other, having one opinion.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

Nay, He stripped Himself of His glory, and took on Him the nature of a bondservant by becoming a man like other men.

It is in consequence of this that God has also so highly exalted Him, and has conferred on Him the Name which is supreme above every other,

For I have no other like him with a genuine concern for your welfare,

For the others [who deserted me after my arrest] all seek [to advance] their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.

for we are the genuine sons of Abraham, who worship God in the spiritual manner, and value no other dependance than that on Jesus Christ, without confiding in any external advantages:

Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:

Let us all then, who are mature Christians, strive for this! God will make this clear to any of you who are striving for other goals;

I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to agree with each other in the Lord.

And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.

And you men and women of Philippi also know that at the first preaching of the Good News, when I had left Macedonia, no other Church except yourselves held communication with me about giving and receiving;