For I am certain that he who has begun the good work in you will finish it for the Day of Jesus Christ.

Some of them, it is true, are actually preaching the Christ from jealousy and partisanship, but there are others who are doing it out of good-will.

for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, all this will turn out for my highest welfare,

So you will find in me fresh cause for Christian exultation, through having me with you again.

Never for a moment falter before your opponents, for your fearlessness will be a sure sign for them of their coming destruction, but to you it will be an omen, from God himself, of your deliverance.

For it is God who in his good will is at work in your hearts, inspiring your will and your action.

so that you will be blameless and honest, faultless children of God in the midst of a crooked and perverted age, in which you appear like stars in a dark world,

offering men the message of life. Then I will have reason to boast of you on the Day of Christ, because my exertion and labor have not been wasted.

Let as many of us therefore as are mature have this attitude. If you have any different attitude, God will make this clear to you.

He will make our poor bodies over to resemble his glorious body, by exerting the power he has to subject everything to himself.

Then, through your union with Christ Jesus, the peace of God, so far above any human thought, will guard your minds and thoughts.

Do the things that you learned, received, and heard from me, and that you saw me do. Then God who gives peace will be with you.

Not that I want your gifts, but I want you to have the profits that will accumulate to your credit.

My God will gloriously supply all your needs with his wealth, through your union with Christ Jesus.