grace be unto you, and peace from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

that ye may try things that differ, that ye may be sincere and without offence until the day of Christ;

so that my bonds are manifest in all the palace, and all other places, to be for the sake of Christ;

and many of the brethren in the Lord, encouraged by my bonds, are much more bold to publish the word without fear.

According to my earnest expectation and hope, that I shall be put to shame in nothing; but that with all freedom of speech, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

for I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, which is much preferable:

that your rejoicing in Christ Jesus may abound through me, by my coming to you again.

Only behave worthy of the gospel of Christ, that whether I come and see you, or be absent, I may hear of you, that ye stand firm in one Spirit, striving together as with one soul for the saith of the gospel;

and are in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is a demonstration of ruin to them, but to you of salvation, and this from God.

having the same conflict as ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

If therefore there be any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any participation of the Spirit,

if any bowels of compassion, compleat ye my joy, be like-minded, maintaining the same love, with your souls united, in attending to the one thing needful.

Let the same mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be as God.

that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of celestial beings, as well as of those on earth, and of those under the earth;

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed the gospel, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence; be still working out your own salvation though with fear and trembling:

that ye may be blameless and inoffensive, the children of God without reproof, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation; among whom ye shine as lights in the world,

But if I be even poured forth as a libation on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and congratulate with you all.

But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, that I also may be refreshed, by knowing the state of your affairs.

I have sent him therefore the more desirously, that when ye see him again ye may rejoice, and I may be the less sorrowful.

Yea doubtless and I count all but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all, and I account them but dung, that I may gain Christ, and be found in Him,

not having my own righteousness which is of the law, but that which is by the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: that I may know Him,

if by any means I may attain to the resurrection of the dead:

not that I have yet won the prize, or am already perfect: but I press forward to acquire that perfection, for which also I have been apprehended by Christ Jesus.

But in what we have attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

Brethren, be imitators of me, and observe those that walk as ye have us for an example.

that it may be made like his glorious body, according to the energy of his ability to subdue all things to Himself.

I exhort Euodia, and Syntyche to be perfectly united in the Lord.

Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

Be anxious in nothing: but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known before God.

Finally my brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are venerable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are friendly, whatever things are reputable, if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think of these things:

and what ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, these practise; and the God of peace will be with you.

Not that I speak on account of want; for I have learnt in whatever circumstances I am, to be contented.

I know both how to be abased, and how to abound: in every place, and in all conditions I am instructed, both to be full and to be hungry, to abound and to be in want.

And indeed I have it all, and now abound: I am fully supplied, having received of Epaphroditus the things sent by you, a fragrant odor, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.

And my God will supply all your wants, according to his riches, in glory, by Christ Jesus.

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

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.