so that ye may approve the things that are excellent; that ye may be pure and without offense to the day of Christ;

and that the greater part of the brethren, having become confident in the Lord by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear.

according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I shall in nothing be put to shame, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether through life, or through death.

But if it be to live in flesh, this is to me a fruit of labor; and what I shall choose I know not;

but I am constrained by the two; having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for it is far better;

and in nothing terrified by the adversaries; which, indeed, to them is a token of destruction, but of your salvation, and this from God;

but emptied Himself, taking a slave's form, coming to be in the likeness of men;

that, in the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, of beings in Heaven, and on earth, and under the earth,

But I am hoping in the Lord Jesus shortly to send Timothy to you, that I also may be cheerful, when having known the things concerning you.

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

For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God, and glory in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in flesh:

Nay, more, I even account all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I suffered the loss of all things, and account them refuse, that I may gain Christ.

and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is of law, but that which is through faith in Christ??he righteousness which is of God by faith:

if by any means I may attain to the out-resurrection from the dead.

Not that I already obtained, or have already been made perfect; but I am pressing on, if I may lay hold of that for which I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.

nevertheless, whereunto we advanced, by the same rule let us walk.

Let your forbearance be known to all men: the Lord is near!

Be anxious for nothing; but, in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God:

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are righteous, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

The things also, which ye learned, and received, and heard, and saw in me, these practice; and the God of peace will be with you.

Not that I am speaking in respect of want; for I learned in whatsoever circumstances I am, to be content.

I both know how to be humbled, and I know how to abound: in everything, and in all things, I have learned both to be well fed, and to be hungry, both to abound, and to be in want.

Now to our God and Father be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.