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.

Unto which indeed we are praying incessantly for you, in order that our God may count you worthy of the calling, and may fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodness and work of faith, with power;

in order that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and our Lord Jesus Christ.

that you be not suddenly shaken from your mind, nor disturbed, whether by a spirit, or through word, or a letter as by us, as that the day of the Lord has come.

the one opposing and exalting himself above everything that is called God or divinity; so that he sits in the temple of God, showing himself off that he is God.

Do you not remember that still being with you, I told you these things?

And now you know that which hinders, that he should be revealed in his time.

and in all the deception of unrighteousness to those who perish; because they did not receive the divine love of the truth, that they might be saved.

And on this account God sends to them the working of delusion, that they should believe a lie:

in order that they may all be condemned who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in unrighteousness.

Finally, brethren, pray for us in order that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, as even unto you:

and in order that we may be delivered from the ungodly and wicked men; for faith does not belong to all.

And we have trusted in the Lord in your behalf, that you are doing, and will do whatsoever we command.

And we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every brother who walks about disorderly, and not according to the teaching they received from us.

neither did we eat bread with any one gratuitously, but with labor and toil, night and day working, that we might not burden any one of you:

not because we have not the right, but in order that we may give ourselves an example to you, that you may imitate us.

For indeed when we were with you, we proclaimed this to you, that if any one does not wish to work, let him not eat.

For we hear that there are certain ones walking about among you disorderly, doing nothing, but they are busybodies:

but we command such and exhort them in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietude working, they must eat their own bread.

But if any one does not obey our word through the epistle, note him; do not keep company with him; in order that he may be ashamed;

As I exhorted you to remain in Ephesus, I going into Macedonia, in order that you may command certain ones not to teach heterodoxy,

nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which present questions, rather than the economy of God which is in faith:

But we know that the law is good, if any one may use it lawfully;

knowing this, that the law is not made for the righteous, but for the unrighteous and disorderly, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and the profane, for patricides, matricides and homocides,

It is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief:

but on this account I obtained mercy, in order that Jesus Christ might in me the chief show forth all longsuffering, for an example of those about to believe on him unto eternal life.

This charge I commit unto you, O child Timothy, according to the prophecies that went before on you, that you may war a beautiful warfare in the same;

of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.

Moreover, first of all things, I exhort you, that prayers, supplications, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made in behalf of all men;

for kings and all who are in authority; in order that we may lead a peaceable and quiet life in all godliness and honesty.

Therefore I wish that men in every place would all pray, holding up holy hands, without wrath and doubting:

likewise that the women adorn themselves in comely apparel, with modesty and prudence; not with braided hair, and gold or pearls or costly garments;

But it also behooves him indeed to have a beautiful testimony from the aliens, in order that he may not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

but if I tarry, in order that you may know how it behooves you to deport yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

But the Spirit says positively, that in the last times certain ones will depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and to the teachings of demons,

For bodily exercise is profitable unto little; but godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

Be diligent in these things; give yourself wholly unto them; in order that your progress may be manifest to all.

Indeed command these things, in order that they may be blameless.

But if any one provides not for his own, and especially those of his own house, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

If any faithful woman has widows, let her support them, and let not the church be burdened; in order that she may give her attention to those who are truly widows.