so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ;

Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will;

according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will not be put to shame in anything, but that with all boldness, Christ will even now, as always, be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.

But I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better;

in no way alarmed by your opponents—which is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you, and that too, from God.

experiencing the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.

who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped,

Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world,

But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, so that I also may be encouraged when I learn of your condition.

For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare.

and I trust in the Lord that I myself also will be coming shortly.

Therefore I have sent him all the more eagerly so that when you see him again you may rejoice and I may be less concerned about you.

More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ,

and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith,

Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.

however, let us keep living by that same standard to which we have attained.

who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself.

Let your gentle spirit 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.

The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.

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

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