Most of the brothers in the Lord have gained confidence from my imprisonment and dare even more to speak the message fearlessly.

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

Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.

So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

although I once also had confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more:

More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of Him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them filth, so that I may gain Christ