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

For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;

Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.

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

And many of the brethren in the Lord, becoming confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

But the other from love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the gospel.

For I know that this will turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

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

And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;

That your rejoicing for me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ by my coming to you again.

Only let your manner of life be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

For to you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

For it is God who worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

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

For I have no man like-minded, who will naturally care for your state.

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

For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because ye had 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 for the work of Christ he was nigh to death, not regarding his life, to supply the want of your service towards me.

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.

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

But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.

Yes doubtless, and I count all things to be loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them to be dung, that I may win Christ,

Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I pursue, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended by Christ Jesus.

I press towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them who walk so as ye have us for an example.

(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 conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ:

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

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

Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatever state I am, with that to be content.

For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again to my necessity.

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