because of the fellowship which ye have in the gospel, from the first day unto now;

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.

and have even the same fight which ye saw me have and now hear of me.

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

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.