in order that he might present to himself the glorious church, having not spot or wrinkle or any of such things; but that she might be holy and blameless.

Moreover you also each one thus love his own wife with divine love as himself; and that the wife also reverence the husband.

that it may be well with you, and you may live long upon the earth.

knowing that if each one may do good, he will receive this with the Lord, whether bond or free.

And, ye masters, do the same things to them, forbearing threatening: knowing that their Master and yours is in the heavens, and that there is no respect of persons with him.

Put on the panoply of God, that you may be able to stand against the methods of the devil,

Therefore take the panoply of God, that you may be able to stand in the evil day, and having done all things, to stand.

and for me that the word may be given unto me in opening of my mouth, boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,

for which I am an ambassador in chain; in order that in it I may preach boldly, as it behooves me to speak.

But in order that you may also know the things concerning me, how I am doing, Tychicus, my beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make known to you:

whom I sent to you unto this same thing, in order that you may know the affairs concerning us, and he may comfort your hearts.

having confidence as to this same thing, that the one having begun a good work in you will perfect it unto the day of Jesus Christ:

as it is righteous for me to think in behalf of you all, because I have you in my heart, both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, that you are all my fellow-partakers of the grace.

And I pray this, that your divine love may yet more and more abound in perfect knowledge and all understanding;

in order that you may distinguish those things which differ; that you may be pure and without offence in the day of Christ;

But I wish you, brethren, to know that the affairs appertaining to me have turned out rather unto the promotion of the gospel.

So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the pretorian army, and to all the rest;

the latter from divine love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel:

the former from self-seeking are proclaiming Christ insincerely, thinking that they will add affliction to my bonds.

For what is it? moreover that in every place, whether in pretext or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and I rejoice in this, yes, and I will rejoice.

For I know that this will turn out to me unto salvation, through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I shall be ashamed in nothing, but with all boldness, as always, even now Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.

And having confidence in this, I know that I shall abide with you all, unto your promotion and the joy of your faith;

in order that your rejoicing in Christ Jesus may abound in me through my coming again unto you.

Only live worthily of the gospel of Christ: in order that, whether coming and seeing you or being absent, I hear those things concerning you, that you are standing in one spirit, with one soul contending for the faith of the gospel;

fill my joy, that you may think the same thing, having the same divine love, being like-minded, thinking this one thing;

that nothing is to be according to self-seeking nor according to vain glory, but in humility esteeming one another better than yourselves;

looking not each after your own interests, but each after that of others.

that at the name of Jesus every knee must bow, of things in heaven and things upon the earth and things beneath the earth,

and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, unto the glory of God the Father.

in order that you may be blameless and pure, the children of God, irreproachable, amid a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

But I hope in the Lord Jesus, speedily to send unto you Timothy, in order that I may also be delighted, having learned the things concerning you.

But you know his integrity, that, as a child a father, he served along with me in the gospel.

but I trust in the Lord that I myself will come speedily.

since he was longing after you all, and grieving, because you heard that he was sick.

For he was indeed nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not only him, but me also, in order that I may not have sorrow upon sorrow.

Therefore I the more diligently, in order that, seeing him, you may rejoice again, and I may not be without sorrow.

because he was nigh unto death on account of the work of Christ, having jeoparded his life, in order that he might fulfill your deficiency of ministry towards me.

Yes truly, I even counted all things loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for the sake of whom I suffer the loss of all things, and I consider them but excrements, that I may gain Christ,

and may be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of law, but that which is through faith of Christ, the righteousness of God through faith:

Not that I already received it, or have already been made perfect: but I persevere, if I may receive that for which I have indeed been received by Christ Jesus.

Brethren, I do not consider that I have yet received it;

And the peace of God, that passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Not that I speak concerning deficiency: for I have learned to be content with those things amid which I am.

And you indeed know, O Philippians, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I came out from Macedonia, no church communicated with me in the word of giving and receiving, except you alone;

Not that I seek a gift; but I seek fruit abounding to your credit.

Therefore we, from the day on which we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that you may be filled with the perfect knowledge of his will in all wisdom, and spiritual understanding,

that you may walk worthily of the Lord in all loyalty, in every good work bearing fruit, and increasing in the perfect knowledge of God.

and himself is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the first begotten from the dead, in order that in all things himself may be preeminent:

whom we preach, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, in order that we may present every man perfect in Christ;

in order that their hearts may be comforted, being knitted together in divine love, and in all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, unto the perfect knowledge of the mystery of God, of Christ,

I say this in order that no one may deceive you with a persuasive speech.

See that no one shall be deceiving you through philosophy and empty delusion, according to the tradition of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ,

Ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath, in order that they may not be discouraged.

knowing that you will receive the recompense of the inheritance from the Lord. Serve the Lord Christ;

for the one doing wrong receives that for which he did the injustice: and there is no respect of persons.

Masters, award unto the servants that which is right and equal; knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

at the same time also praying for us, in order that God may open to us the door of the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, on account of which I indeed am bound;

in order that I may manifest the same, as it behooves me to speak.

Let your word be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how it behooves you to answer each one.

whom I sent unto you for this same thing, in order that you may know the things concerning us, and he may comfort your hearts;

Epaphras, who is from you, the servant of Jesus Christ, always agonizing in your behalf in his prayers, in order that you may stand perfect even having been fully carried away in all the will of God, salutes you.

For I testify to him, that he always has much solicitude for you, and those who are in Laodicea, and those who are in Hierapolis.

And when the letter may be read by you, cause that it may also be read in the church of the Laodiceans; and that you may also read the letter from Laodicea.

And say to Archippus; Take heed to the ministry which you received in the Lord, that you may fill it.

so that you are an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.

For from you the word of the Lord echoed out, not only in Macedonia and in Achaia, but in every place your faith which is towards God has gone forth; so that we have no need to say any thing:

For you know, brethren, our coming unto you, that it was not in vain:

but as we were approved of God that the gospel should be intrusted unto us, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God who is proving our hearts,

For at that time we were not in word of flattery, as you know, nor in a pretext of covetousness, God is our witness;

being so desirous of you, that we are anxious not only to give the gospel of God, but our own souls, because you are beloved unto us.

For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil: night and day working, that we should burden no one of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

and testifying, that you walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

forbidding that we should speak to the Gentiles in order that they may be saved; that they may fill up their sins always: but the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

that no one should be shaken in these tribulations. For you know that for this we are appointed.

For indeed, when we were with you, we foretold you that we are about to suffer tribulation; as indeed took place, and you know it.

Therefore I indeed, no longer containing, sent that I might know your faith, lest perhaps the tempter tempted you, and our labor may be in vain.

But Timothy, having already come to us from you, and proclaimed to us the good news of your faith and your divine love, and that you always have a good mention of us, longing to see us, as we do to see you;

night and day praying incessantly that we may see your face, and perfect the deficiencies of your faith?

Finally therefore, brethren, we pray you and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how it behooves you to walk about and to please God, as you do indeed walk about, in order that you may abound more and more.

For this is the will of God, your sanctification, that you abstain from fornication;

that each one of you know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honor,

that one should overreach and defraud his brother in a business transaction: because the Lord is the avenger concerning these things, as we indeed before told you and witnessed to you.

But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I write to you: for you yourselves are taught of God to love one another with divine love;

for you indeed are doing the same thing unto all the brethren in all Macedonia. And we exhort you, brethren, that you abound more and more;

and that you aspire to be quiet, and to prosecute your own employments, and work with your hands, as we proclaimed unto you;

in order that you may walk about circumspectly toward the aliens, and you may have need of nothing.

For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep; in order that you may not sorrow, even as those having no hope.

For if we believe that Jesus died and is risen, so also will God bring with him those who sleep in Jesus.

For we speak this to you in the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left unto the coming of the Lord, can not anticipate those who are asleep,

But concerning the times and seasons, brethren, you have no need that I write to you;

for you yourselves know well, that the day of the Lord is so coming like a thief in the night.

But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day may overtake you like a thief:

the one having died for us, in order that, whether we are awake or asleep, we shall at the same time live with him.

and that you yourselves esteem them exceedingly in divine love for the sake of their work. Live in peace among yourselves.

See that no one may return evil for evil to any one; but always pursue good toward one another, and toward all.

I adjure you in the name of the Lord, that this epistle shall be read to all the brethren.

so that we ourselves rejoice over you in the churches of God, on account of your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations which you endure;

the manifestation of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you indeed suffer:

when he may come to be glorified among his saints, and among all those who believe, to be wondered at in that day, because our testimony was believed by you.