But the others are preaching the Christ not sincerely but for their own ends, imagining that they are making my imprisonment harder to bear.

For you have been granted the privilege not only of trusting in Christ but of suffering for him.

Do not act for selfish ends or from vanity, but modestly treat one another as your superiors.

Do not take account of your own interests, but of the interests of others as well.

Though he possessed the nature of God, he did not grasp at equality with God,

So, my dear friends, as you have always been obedient, with reverence and awe make every effort to insure your salvation, not simply as though I were with you, but all the more because I am away.

offering men the message of life. Then I will have reason to boast of you on the Day of Christ, because my exertion and labor have not been wasted.

For they are all looking out for their own interests, not for those of Jesus Christ.

For he was sick, and nearly died, but God took pity on him, and not only on him, but on me, to save me from having one sorrow after another.

Now, my brothers, goodbye, and the Lord be with you. I do not mind writing the same thing over and over to you; it is necessary for your safety.

We are the true circumcision, who worship God by his Spirit, priding ourselves only on Christ Jesus, and not relying on physical advantages,

and be known to be united to him, with any uprightness I may have not based on law but coming through faith in Christ??he uprightness that comes from God through faith.

Not that I have secured it yet, or already reached perfection, but I am pressing on to see if I can capture it, because I have been captured by Jesus Christ.

Brothers, I do not consider that I have captured it yet, only, forgetting what is behind me, and straining toward what lies ahead,

Not that I have anything to complain of, for I have learned how to be contented with the condition I am in.

Not that I want your gifts, but I want you to have the profits that will accumulate to your credit.