always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,

for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day till now,

as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you being all partakers of my grace.

For God is my witness, how much I desire you all with the tender affections of Christ Jesus.

and many of the brothers having been made confident by my bonds in the Lord have more abundant courage to speak the word without fear.

For some indeed preach Christ because of envy and strife, and some also because of good will;

in Sawyer]those from love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the gospel,

for I know that this will result in salvation to me, through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

Because for me to live is Christ and to die is gain.

But I am in a strait between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ; for this is far better;

but to continue in the flesh is more necessary for you.

And fully believing this, I know that I shall continue, and continue with you all, for your advancement and joy of the faith,

Only conduct yourselves as citizens worthily of the gospel of Christ, that whether I come and see you, or be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand firm in one spirit, striving together with one mind for the faith of the gospel,

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

And so, my beloved, as you always obeyed, not in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling;

for God works in you both to will and to work of his good pleasure.

holding fast the word of life, for my glorying in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain, nor labor in vain.

For I have no one like minded who really will care for your interests;

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

for he greatly desired you all and was anxious, because you heard that he was sick.

For indeed he was sick nigh to death; but God had mercy on him, and not on him only but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

because on account of the work he was nigh to death, not having consulted properly for his life, that he might fully supply your lack of service to me.

FINALLY, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord; for to write the same things to you is not grievous to me, and is safe for you.

But whatever things were my gain, these I have considered a loss for the sake of Christ.

But for the same reason also I consider all things to be a loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and consider them worthless that I may gain Christ

Not that I have already obtained it, or have been already made perfect; but I follow on that I may attain that for which also I was arrested by Christ.

I press forward to the mark for the prize of the high call of God in Christ Jesus.

Be followers of me, brothers, and observe those who walk so as you have us for an example.

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

Be anxious for nothing, but with all prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

But I rejoice greatly in the Lord, that now at length you began again to care for me, for whom also you did care, but had no opportunity [to serve me].

Not that I speak of want; for I have learned in whatever circumstances I am to be contented.

for even in Thessalonica and once and again you sent to my need.