according as it is righteous for me to think this in behalf of you all, because of my having you in the heart, both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the good news, all of you being fellow-partakers with me of grace.

because to you it was granted, on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also on behalf of him to suffer;

because of this do ye also rejoice and joy with me.

seeing he was longing after you all, and in heaviness, because ye heard that he ailed,

because on account of the work of the Christ he drew near to death, having hazarded the life that he might fill up your deficiency of service unto me.

But what things were to me gains, these I have counted, because of the Christ, loss;

yes, indeed, and I count all things to be loss, because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom of the all things I suffered loss, and do count them to be refuse, that Christ I may gain, and be found in him,

because also in Thessalonica, both once and again to my need ye sent;