But I want you to know, brothers, that the things in respect to me have come more for the advancement of the good-news,

But some from love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the good-news.

What then? Except in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice, but also I will rejoice.

according to my eager expectation and hope that I will be shamed in nothing. But with all boldness, now as always, Christ will also be magnified in my body, whether through life or through death.

But if to live in flesh, this is fruit of labor to me, then what I will choose I know not.

But to remain in the flesh is more necessary because of you.

And not being frightened in anything by those who oppose, which is indeed a sign of destruction to them, but to you of salvation, and this from God.

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

in nothing according to selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility considering each other surpassing yourselves.

Look ye out (each man) not to things of yourselves, but each man also to the things of others.

But he emptied himself, having taken a form of a bondman, having become in a likeness of men.

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

But I hope in Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I also may be cheerful when I know the things about you.

But ye know the proof of him, that, as a child to a father, he served with me for the good-news.

But I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and co-workman and fellow soldier, and your apostle and servant of my need,

For also he was sick, near death, but God was merciful to him, and not only him, but also me, so that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

Finally, my brothers, rejoice in Lord. To write the same things to you is really not irksome to me, but safe for you.

But whatever was gain to me, these things I regarded loss because of the Christ.

But indeed therefore I even consider all things to be loss because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom I suffered the loss of all things, and consider them to be rubbish, so that I may gain C

and be found in him, not having my righteousness, that from law, but that through Christ's faith--the righteousness from God based on faith--

Not that I have already obtained or have already been fully perfected, but I press forward, if also I might seize upon that for which also I was seized by Christ Jesus.

Brothers, I reckon myself not to have seized, but one thing, indeed forgetting the things behind, and reaching forward to the things ahead,

Be anxious about nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thankfulness make your requests known to God.

But I rejoiced in Lord greatly that now at last ye have revived thinking about me, in which also ye were thinking, but ye lacked opportunity.

Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account.

But I receive all things, and I abound. I have been filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you, an aroma of fragrance, an acceptable sacrifice well-pleasing to God.