As it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, who were all partakers of my grace, both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel.

Now I would have you know, brethren, that the things concerning me have fallen out rather to the furtherance of the gospel:

So that my bonds in Christ have been made manifest in the whole palace, and to all others:

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but much more now in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Holding fast the word of life, that I may glory in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

For I have none like-minded, who will naturally care for what concerneth you.

He was indeed sick nigh unto death; but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me likewise, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

I have sent him therefore the more willingly, that ye seeing him again may rejoice, and that I also may be the less sorrowful.

beware of the concision, For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the spirit, and glory in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

Though I might have confidence: if any man think that he may have confidence in the flesh, I more: Circumcised the eighth day,

But whatsoever things were gain to me, those I have accounted loss for Christ.

Yea doubtless, and I account all things to be loss, for the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord; for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do account them but dung,

Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected: but I pursue, if I may apprehend that, for which I was also apprehended by Christ Jesus.

Brethren, I do not account myself to have apprehended.

But whereunto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

Brethren, be ye followers together of me, and mark them who walk so as ye have us for an example.

(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction,

Which also ye have learned and received, and heard and seen in me; these do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

Not that I speak in respect of want; for I have learned in whatsoever state I am, to be content.

Nevertheless ye have done well, that ye did communicate to me in my affliction.

But I have all things, and abound: I am filled, having received of Epaphroditus the things which came from you, an odour of a sweet smell, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God.