Of this I am fully persuaded, that He who has begun a good work in you will go on completing it until the day of Jesus Christ.

Some indeed are preaching Christ out of envy and contentiousness, but others from good-will.

What of it? In any case, whether in pretence or in honest truth, Christ is still preached, and in that I am rejoicing, yes, and will rejoice.

For I know that these things will turn out to my salvation through your prayers and a rich supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

for it is God who, in his good-will is ever working in you both will and deed.

holding out a message of life. Thus it will be my boast at the day of Christ that I have not run in vain, or toiled for nothing.

I will rejoice and congratulate you all; and in the same way you must rejoice and congratulate me.

So I hope to send him, as soon as ever I see how it will go with me;

Let us all then, who are mature Christians, strive for this! God will make this clear to any of you who are striving for other goals;

who will change the fashion of the body of our abasement into the likeness of his glorious body by the energy with which he is able even to subject all things to himself.

Rejoice in the Lord alway, and again will I say, rejoice!

and the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will stand guard over your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

All your own needs my God will fully supply, according to his riches in glory, in Christ Jesus.