being filled with the fruit of righteousness, through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

and many of the brethren in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are bold to speak the word of God more fluently without fear.

Only live worthily of the gospel of Christ: in order that, whether coming and seeing you or being absent, I hear those things concerning you, that you are standing in one spirit, with one soul contending for the faith of the gospel;

and not being intimidated in anything by the adversaries: which is to them the manifestation of destruction, but of your salvation, and this is from God;

fill my joy, that you may think the same thing, having the same divine love, being like-minded, thinking this one thing;

who, being in the form of God, thought it not usurpation to be equal with God,

but he humbled himself, having taken the form of a servant, being in the likeness of men; and having been found in fashion like a man;

he humbled himself, being obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross.

in reference to zeal, persecuting the church, according to righteousness which was in the law being blameless.

to know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;