Remembering your work of faith, and fatigue of love, and patience of hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before God and our Father;

But also having suffered before, and having been injured, as ye know, among the Philippians, we acted freely in our God to speak to you the good news of God with much contest.

Hindering us from speaking to the nations that they might be saved, to fill up their sins always: and the wrath of God has come before upon them even to the end.

For what our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? Are not also ye before our Lord Jesus Christ in his arrival?

For also, when we were with you, we told you before that we were about to be pressed; as also it was, and ye know.

For what thankfulness can we return to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for you before our God;

To make your hearts firm, complete in holiness before God, and our Father, in the arrival of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his holy ones.

Not to pass over and have the advantage over his brother in business: because the Lord just for all these, as we told you before and testified.