I thank my God upon every memory of you,

always in my every entreaty for all of you, making the entreaty with joy

Just as it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the good-news, you all being partners with me of the grace.

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

And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment

for you to examine the things that are significant. So that ye may be tested by sunlight and not stumbling toward the day of Christ,

But I want you to know, brothers, that the things in respect to me have come more for the advancement of the good-news,

in order for my bonds in Christ to became apparent in the whole Praetorium, and in all the others.

And more of the brothers in Lord have been convinced by my bonds to be much more bold to speak the word fearlessly.

Some indeed proclaim the Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to bring affliction to my bonds.

For I know that this will turn out to me for salvation (through your entreaty, and the support of the Spirit of Jesus Christ)

according to my eager expectation and hope that I will be shamed in nothing. But with all boldness, now as always, Christ will also be magnified in my body, whether through life or through death.

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

But if to live in flesh, this is fruit of labor to me, then what I will choose I know not.

So that your pride may abound in Christ Jesus in me because of my presence with you again.

Only be citizens worthy of the good-news of the Christ, so that, whether having come and having seen you or being absent, I may hear things about you that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith o

having the same conflict such as ye saw in me, and now hear is in me.

fulfill my joy, that ye may think the same way, having the same love, being knit in soul, thinking in oneness,

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

so that ye may become blameless and pure children of God, blameless in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.

Holding firm the word of life, for a boast by me in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.

And in the same way, ye also be glad and rejoice with me.

But I hope in Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I also may be cheerful when I know the things about you.

But ye know the proof of him, that, as a child to a father, he served with me for the good-news.

Indeed therefore I hope to send this man immediately, whenever I may focus on the things concerning me.

But I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and co-workman and fellow soldier, and your apostle and servant of my need,

For also he was sick, near death, but God was merciful to him, and not only him, but also me, so that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

Therefore I sent him more urgently, so that having seen him again, ye may rejoice, and I may be less sorrowful.

Because for sake of the work of the Christ he came near the point of death, handing over his life so that he might fill up the deficiency of your service toward me.

Finally, my brothers, rejoice in Lord. To write the same things to you is really not irksome to me, but safe for you.

But whatever was gain to me, these things I regarded loss because of the Christ.

But indeed therefore I even consider all things to be loss because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom I suffered the loss of all things, and consider them to be rubbish, so that I may gain C

and be found in him, not having my righteousness, that from law, but that through Christ's faith--the righteousness from God based on faith--

Brothers, become fellow-imitators of me, and watch those who so walk, just as ye have us for an example.

So then, my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand firm in Lord this way beloved.

Yes, I ask thee also, genuine yokefellow, help them--the women who labored with me in the good-news--with Clement also, and the rest of my co-workmen whose names are in the book of life.

And what ye learned and received and heard and saw in me, these things do, and the God of peace will be with you.

But I rejoiced in Lord greatly that now at last ye have revived thinking about me, in which also ye were thinking, but ye lacked opportunity.

I can do all things in the Christ who strengthens me.

Nevertheless ye did well having shared with my affliction.

And ye Philippians also have seen that, in the beginning of the good-news when I departed from Macedonia, not one congregation shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving except ye only,

because also in Thessalonica ye sent both once and again to my need.

And my God will fill your every need according to his wealth in glory in Christ Jesus.

Salute every sanctified man in Christ Jesus. The brothers with me salute you.