For I have no one who is like-minded, who will naturally care for your state.

But you know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he has served with me in the gospel.

For we are the circumcision who worship God in the spirit and rejoice in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh;

But no, rather, I also count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them to be dung, so that I may win Christ

that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable to His death;

(For many are walking, of whom I have told you often and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ;

But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me has flourished again. Although you indeed did think, but you lacked opportunity.

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

Now you Philippians know also that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as regards giving and receiving, except you alone.

Now unto God and our Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.

which has come to you as it has also in all the world, and it is bearing fruit, even also among you, since the day you heard and fully knew the grace of God in truth,

And you, who were once alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled

who now rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf, and I fill up the things lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh, on behalf of His body, which is the church;

the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints.

For I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh,

Therefore let no one judge you in food or in drink, or in respect of a feast, or of the new moon, or of the sabbaths.

Let no one defraud you, delighting in humility and worship of the angels, intruding into things which he has not seen, without a cause being vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

But now also put off all these things: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, shameful speech out of your mouth.

and having put on the new, having been renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him,

But he who does wrong shall receive justice for the wrong which he did, and there is no respect of persons.

Let your speech be always with grace, having been seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

I sent him to you for this very purpose, that he might know the things about you, and that he might comfort your hearts,

For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.

For, my brothers, you yourselves know our coming in to you, that it was not in vain.

But also suffering before, being insulted in Philippi, as you know, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in much agony.

For neither at any time did we use flattering words, as you know, nor with pretense of covetousness; God is witness.

even as you know how we exhorted and comforted and testified to each one of you, as a father to his children,

Therefore when we could no longer endure, we were pleased to be left at Athens alone.

so that no one should be drawn aside by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are appointed to them.

For truly, when we were with you, we told you before that we were going to suffer affliction, as it also happened, even you know.

For this cause, when I could no longer endure, I also sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter may have tempted you and our labor may have been in vain.

But now when Timothy came from you to us and brought us good news of your faith and love, and that you have good remembrance of us always, desiring to see us (as we also you),

for now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.

For we know what commands we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

each one of you to know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honor

(not in the passion of lust, even as the nations who do not know God),

But I would not have you ignorant, brothers, concerning those who are asleep, that you be not grieved, even as others who have no hope.

But of the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that I write to you.

For you yourselves know accurately that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.

And, brothers, we beseech you to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and who admonish you,

Now we exhort you, brothers, warn those who are unruly, comfort the faint-hearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.

in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Now we beseech you, my brothers, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him,

And now you know what holds back, for him to be revealed in his own time.

For the mystery of lawlessness is already working, only he is now holding back until it comes out of the midst.

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and God, even our Father, who has loved us and has given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks disorderly, and not after the teaching which he received from us.

For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us. For we did not behave ourselves disorderly among you,

Now we command and exhort those who are such, by our Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness and eat their own bread.

And if anyone does not obey our word by this letter, mark that one and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

Even as I begged you to remain at Ephesus, when I was going to Macedonia, that you might charge some that they teach no other doctrine,

But we know that the law is good if a man uses it lawfully,

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

(For if a man does not know to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

But if I should delay, that you may know how you ought to behave in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

forbidding to marry, saying to abstain from foods which God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

Let no one despise your youth, but be an example of the believers, in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Therefore I want the younger ones to marry, bear children, guide the house, giving no occasion to the adversary because of reproach.

Drink water no longer, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake, and for your frequent infirmities.

who alone has immortality, dwelling in light which cannot be approached, whom no one of men have seen, nor can see; to whom be honor and power everlasting. Amen.

But it is now having been manifested by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has made death of no effect, bringing life and immortality to light through the gospel;

For this cause I also suffer these things; but I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that He is able to guard My deposit unto that Day.

This you know, that all those in Asia have turned away from me, of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.

May the Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that Day. And in what things he ministered to me at Ephesus, you know very well.

No one who wars tangles with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who chose him to be a soldier.

Put them in memory of these things, charging them before the Lord not to dispute about words to no profit, to the subverting of the hearers.

Nevertheless the foundation of God stands sure, having this seal: "The Lord knew those who are His." And, "Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity!"

Know this also, that in the last days grievous times will be at hand.

But they shall proceed no further. For their foolishness shall be plain to all, as theirs also became.

Now there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me at that Day; and not to me only, but also to all those who love His appearing.

At my first answer no one was beside me, but all deserted me. May it not be laid to their charge.

They profess that they know God, but in their works they deny Him, being abominable and disobedient and reprobate to every good work.

in sound speech that cannot be condemned, that he who is opposed may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

Speak these things, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

to speak evil of no one, not being quarrelsome, but forbearing, showing all meekness to all men.

rather through love I entreat, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

he who was once worthless to you, but now useful to you and to me; whom I sent back to you.

not now as a slave, but beyond a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

You subjected all things under his feet." For in subjecting all things to Him, He did not leave anything not subjected to Him. But now we do not see all things having been subjected to him.

And no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called of God, as Aaron was.

For when God made promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no greater, He swore by Himself,

Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

For He of whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no man gave attendance at the altar.

Now the sum of the things which we have spoken is this: We have such a High Priest, who has sat down on the right of the throne of the Majesty in Heaven,

But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, by so much He is also the Mediator of a better covenant, which was built upon better promises.

For if that first covenant had been without fault, then no place would have been sought for the second.

For finding fault with them, He said to them, "Behold, days are coming, says the Lord, and I will make an end on the house of Israel and on the house of Judah; a new covenant shall be,

And they shall not each man teach his neighbor, and each man his brother, saying, Know the Lord, for all shall know Me, from the least to the greatest.

For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities I will remember no more."

In that He says, A new covenant, He has made the first one old. Now that which decays and becomes old is ready to vanish away.

And over it were the cherubs of glory overshadowing the mercy-seat (about which we cannot now speak piece by piece.

Now when these things were ordained in this way, the priests always went into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.

And for this cause He is the Mediator of the new covenant, so that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, those who are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

And almost all things are by the law purged with blood, and without shedding of blood is no remission.

For Christ has not entered into the Holy of Holies made with hands, which are the figures of the true, but into Heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.

(for then He must have suffered often since the foundation of the world), but now once in the end of the world He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

For then would they not have ceased to be offered? Because the worshipers, when they had been once for all purged, would have had no more conscience of sin.

In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have had no pleasure.

also He adds, "their sins and their iniquities I will remember no more."

Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.