I thank my God for my whole remembrance of you,

constantly in my every supplication, making the supplication for you all with joy,

as it is righteous for me to think this as to you all, because ye have me in your hearts, and that both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the glad tidings ye are all participators in my grace.

For God is my witness how I long after you all in the bowels of Christ Jesus.

that ye may judge of and approve the things that are more excellent, in order that ye may be pure and without offence for Christ's day,

Some indeed also for envy and strife, but some also for good will, preach the Christ.

These indeed out of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the glad tidings;

but those out of contention, announce the Christ, not purely, supposing to arouse tribulation for my bonds.

for I know that this shall turn out for me to salvation, through your supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ;

For for me to live is Christ, and to die gain;

but if to live in flesh is my lot, this is for me worth the while: and what I shall choose I cannot tell.

But I am pressed by both, having the desire for departure and being with Christ, for it is very much better,

but remaining in the flesh is more necessary for your sakes;

and having confidence of this, I know that I shall remain and abide along with you all, for your progress and joy in faith;

because to you has been given, as regards Christ, not only the believing on him but the suffering for him also,

For let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus;

So that, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much rather in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,

for it is God who works in you both the willing and the working according to his good pleasure.

holding forth the word of life, so as to be a boast for me in Christ's day, that I have not run in vain nor laboured in vain.

For I have no one like-minded who will care with genuine feeling how ye get on.

For all seek their own things, not the things of Jesus Christ.

for he was also sick close to death, but God had mercy on him, and not indeed on him alone, but also on me, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

because for the sake of the work he drew near even to death, venturing his life that he might fill up what lacked in your ministration toward me.

For the rest, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord: to write the same things to you, to me is not irksome, and for you safe.

For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God, and boast in Christ Jesus, and do not trust in flesh.

I pursue, looking towards the goal, for the prize of the calling on high of God in Christ Jesus.

Be imitators all together of me, brethren, and fix your eyes on those walking thus as you have us for a model;

(for many walk of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

for our commonwealth has its existence in the heavens, from which also we await the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour,

So that, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, thus stand fast in the Lord, beloved.

For the rest, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are noble, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are amiable, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue and if any praise, think on these things.

Not that I speak as regards privation, for as to me I have learnt in those circumstances in which I am, to be satisfied in myself.

I have strength for all things in him that gives me power.

for also in Thessalonica once and even twice ye sent to me for my need.