And I am justified in having this confidence about you all, because, both during my imprisonment and when I stand up in defence of the Good News or to confirm its truth, I have you in my heart, sharers as you all are in the same grace as myself.

maintaining, as you do, the same kind of conflict that you once saw in me and which you still hear that I am engaged in.

united by mutual love, with harmony of feeling giving your minds to one and the same object.

Let the same disposition be in you which was in Christ Jesus.

In conclusion, my brethren, be joyful in the Lord. For me to give you the same warnings as before is not irksome to me, while so far as you are concerned it is a safe precaution.

But whatever be the point that we have already reached, let us persevere in the same course.