always in all my prayers for you all, and pray with gladness,

For God beareth me record how greatly I long after you all from the very heart-root in Jesus Christ.

Insomuch that many of the brethren in the Lord are boldened through my bonds, and dare more largely speak the word without fear.

For I know that this shall chance to my salvation, through your prayer, and ministering of the spirit of Jesus Christ,

as I heartily look for and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed: but that with all confidence, as always in times past, even so now Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be through life, or else death.

For Christ is to me life, and death is to me advantage.

If it chance me to live in the flesh, that is to me fruitful for to work, and what to choose I know not.

Nevertheless, to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.

And this am I sure of, that I shall abide, and with you all continue, for the furtherance and joy of your faith,

For unto you it is given, that not only ye should believe on Christ: but also suffer for his sake,

and that no man consider his own, but what is mete for others.

Wherefore, my dearly beloved, as ye have always obeyed - not when I was present only, but now much more in mine absence - even so work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

For it is God which worketh in you both the will and also the deed, even of good will.

For the same cause also, rejoice ye, and rejoice ye with me.

I trust in the Lord Jesus for to send Timothy shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know what case ye stand in.

For I have no man that is so like minded to me, which with so pure affection careth for your matters.

For all others seek their own, and not that which is Jesus Christ's.

For he longed after you, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard say that he should be sick,

because that for the work of Christ he went so far, that he was nigh unto death, and regarded not his life, to fulfill that service which was lacking on your part toward me.

Moreover, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. It grieveth me not to write one thing often to you. For to you it is a sure thing.

For we are circumcision which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh:

But the things that were vantage unto me I counted loss for Christ's sake.

Yea I think all things but loss for that excellent knowledge's sake of Christ Jesus my Lord. For whom I have counted all thing loss, and do judge them but dung, that I might win Christ,

Brethren, be followers of me, and look on them which walk even so, as ye have us for an example.

For many walk - of whom I have told you often, and now tell you weeping - that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ,

But our conversation is in heaven, from whence we look for a saviour, even the Lord Jesus Christ,

Therefore my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so continue in the Lord, ye beloved.

I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at the last ye are revived again to care for me in that wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.

I speak not because of necessity. For I have learned in whatsoever estate I am, therewith to be content.

For when I was in Thessalonica, ye sent once, and afterward again, unto my needs: