But to remain in the flesh is more necessary because of you.

And because I am convinced of this, I know that I shall live, and go on working side by side with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,

So that your pride may abound in Christ Jesus in me because of my presence with you again.

and that you are not intimidated by your opponents in any way. This is evidence that they will be destroyed and that you will be saved and all because of God.

Because, unto you, hath it been given as a favour, in behalf of Christ, not only, on him, to believe, but also, in his behalf, to suffer: -

Because He was recognized as a man, in reality as well as in outward form, He finally humiliated Himself in obedience so as to die, even to die on a cross.

For this reason also [because He obeyed and so completely humbled Himself], God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name,

So then, my dear ones, just as you have always obeyed [my instructions with enthusiasm], not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation [that is, cultivate it, bring it to full effect, actively pursue spiritual maturity] with awe-inspired fear and trembling [using serious caution and critical self-evaluation to avoid anything that might offend God or discredit the name of Christ].

Offering the word of life; so that I may have glory in you in the day of Christ, because my running was not for nothing and my work was not without effect.

because of this do ye also rejoice and joy with me.

But you know his proven character, because he has served with me in the gospel ministry like a son with a father.

For he has been longing for all of you and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick.

Because, for the sake of the work of the Lord, unto death, he drew nigh, running hazard with his life, that he might fill up your lack of the public service, towards me.

Finally, my brothers, rejoice in [your relationship to] the Lord. It does not trouble me to write the same things to you again, because you will be safer if I do. [Note: These "same things" may refer to warnings against false teachers which Paul had either spoken to them or written about previously].

But whatever was gain to me, these things I regarded loss because of the Christ.

But indeed therefore I even consider all things to be loss because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom I suffered the loss of all things, and consider them to be rubbish, so that I may gain C

and be found in him, not because I have my own righteousness derived from the law, but because I have the righteousness that comes by way of Christ's faithfulness -- a righteousness from God that is in fact based on Christ's faithfulness.

Not that I have already reached the goal or am already fully mature, but I make every effort to take hold of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

And I solemnly beg you, my true comrade, keep on cooperating with those two women, because they shared with me the struggle in spreading the good news, together with Clement and the rest of my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life.

I was made very happy as a Christian to have your interest in my welfare revived again after so long; because you have always had the interest but not the opportunity to show it.

I speak not because of necessity. For I have learned in whatsoever estate I am, therewith to be content.

because also in Thessalonica ye sent both once and again to my need.

Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.

But I have received everything [in full] and have an abundance; {I am well supplied} [because] I received from Epaphroditus {what you had sent}, a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.

because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all God's people,

because of the [confident] hope [of experiencing that] which is reserved and waiting for you in heaven. You previously heard of this hope in the message of truth, the gospel [regarding salvation]

Because of this we also, from the day that we heard, cease not praying for you and making request that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.

Because in him all things were created, things in the heavens and things upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or lordships or principal offices or positions of authority, all things have been created

Because in him it was considered good for all the fullness dwell,

Once you were alienated and hostile in your minds because of your evil actions.

Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;

Because they are united in love, I pray that their hearts may be encouraged by all the riches that come from a complete understanding of the full knowledge of the Messiah, who is the mystery of God.

Because in him all the fullness of the divinity dwells bodily.

And when you were [spiritually] dead because of your sins and your lack of being physically circumcised [Note: This refers to their having been unconverted Gentiles and therefore outside of a relationship with God], God made you alive [again] together with Christ, having forgiven us for all of our sins.

Do not allow anyone, who delights in acting humble [i.e., living an ascetic life] and who worships angels, to rob you of your reward [in heaven]. [Note: This "angel worship" could mean holding angels in high regard because of their role as God's messengers, or the claim that God can be approached only through angelic intermediaries]. He places great importance on what he [claims to] see [i.e., visions], being inflated with pride by his fleshly mind for no [good] reason.

All of these things will be destroyed as they are used, because they are based on human commands and teachings.

Because of which the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience,

Do not make false statements to one another; because you have put away the old man with all his doings,

Servants, in everything obey those who are your masters on earth, not only with external service, as those who merely please people, but with sincerity of heart because of your fear of the Lord.

[because you] know that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. Serve the Lord Christ.

Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.

Praying simultaneously about us also, so that God may open to us a door of the word, to speak the mystery of the Christ, because of which I have also been bound,

We continually give thanks to God because of you all, while we make mention of you in our prayers.

[because we] remember your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,

because we know brethren beloved of God, how that ye are elect.

because the good-news from us happened to you not in word only, but also in power, and in Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, as ye know what kind of men we became among you, because of you.

And you followed the example set by us and by the Lord, because you welcomed our message with a joy inspired by the Holy Spirit, in spite of the painful persecutions it brought you,

Rather, because we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, we speak as we do, not trying to please people but God, who tests our motives.

Thus being desirous of you, we were pleased to impart to you, not only the good-news of God, but also our own souls, because ye have become beloved to us.

For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

And because of this we thank God without ceasing, because, having received the word of God heard from us, ye received not the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.

For ye, brothers, became imitators of the congregations of God, which are in Judea in Christ Jesus, because ye also suffered the same things by your own countrymen, just as also they by the Jews.

because they hinder us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. Thus they constantly fill up their measure of sins, but wrath has come upon them completely.

For we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, again and again [wanted to come], but Satan hindered us.

So that no man might be moved by these troubles; because you see that these things are part of God's purpose for us.

Because of this, I too, no longer covering over it, sent in order to know your faith, lest somehow he who tempts was tempting you, and our labor became in vain.

But now, [because] Timothy has come to us from you and has brought good news to us of your faith and love, and that {you always think kindly of us}, desiring to see us just as also we [desire to see] you,

because of this, brothers, we were encouraged toward you in all our affliction and necessity through your faith.

Because now we live, if ye stand firm in Lord.

For what thanks can we repay God about you, for all the joy in which we rejoiced because of you before our God,

Because you have in mind the orders we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

that no one should do wrong and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord takes vengeance for all such things, as we told you before and solemnly warned you.

Because it is God's purpose that our way of life may be not unclean but holy.

About brotherly love: You don’t need me to write you because you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

Because the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with a voice of the arch-agent, and with a trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first,

But [because] we are of the day, we must be sober, [by] putting on the breastplate of faith and love and [as] a helmet the hope of salvation,

Because God appointed us not for wrath, but for an acquired possession of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us.

and to esteem them with exceptional love because of their work. Live peaceably among yourselves.

In everything be thankful, because this is God's will for you in the Messiah Jesus.

We always ought to be thanking God for you, brothers, as it is right to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing

Therefore, we ourselves speak proudly about you among the churches of God because of your steadfastness and faith amid all the persecutions and afflictions that you are enduring.

when on that day He comes to be glorified in His consecrated ones and to be admired by all who believe in Him because our testimony has been confidently accepted among you.

Do not let anybody at all deceive you about this, because that cannot take place until the great revolt occurs and the representative of lawlessness is uncovered, the one who is doomed to destruction,

and with a completely wicked deception for men who are on the way to destruction, because they refused to love the truth so as to be saved.

And because of this God will send them the force of a delusion, for them to believe a lie,

We ought always to be thanking God for you, brothers dearly loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through the Spirit's consecration of you and through your faith in the truth,

And [pray] that we will be rescued from wicked and evil people, because not everyone has faith.

For ye yourselves know how it is necessary to imitate us. Because we did not act disorderly among you,

Neither took we bread of any man for nought: but wrought with labour and travail night and day, because we would not be grievous to any of you:

Not because we have no right, but that we might give ourselves an example to you, in order to imitate us.

When I was on my journey to Macedonia I begged you to remain on in Ephesus that you might remonstrate with certain persons because of their erroneous teaching

And it is because they have not aimed at these things that the attention of certain people has been diverted to unprofitable subjects.

because they would be doctors of the scripture, and yet understand not what they speak, neither whereof they affirm.

And I have gratitude to the Christ--Jesus our Lord--who empowered me, because he considered me faithful, having placed in service

though I once used to abuse, persecute, and insult Him. But mercy was shown me by Him, because I did it in ignorance and unbelief,

But because of this I obtained mercy, so that in me, the foremost, Jesus Christ might show forth all longsuffering for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.

having faith and a good conscience, which some, [because they] have rejected [these], have suffered shipwreck concerning their faith,

and Adam was not deceived, but the woman, [because she] was deceived, came into transgression.

in case I am delayed, to let you know how people ought to conduct themselves in the household of God, because it is the church of the living God, the support and bulwark of the truth.

Now the Spirit distinctly declares that in later times some will turn away from the faith, because they continuously give their attention to deceiving spirits and the things that demons teach

Because every creation of God is good, and nothing rejected that is received with thankfulness,

because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

For the training of the body is {somewhat} profitable, but godliness is profitable for everything, [because it] holds promise for the present life and for the [life] to come.

To this end we are toiling and struggling, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the Saviour of all mankind, especially of believers.

Let no one think little of you because you are young, but always set an example for believers, in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity.

Be conscientious about how you live and what you teach. Persevere in this, because by doing so you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

But do not accept younger widows on the list, because their passions may lead them away from Christ and they will desire to marry,

which has condemnation because they have disregarded the original pledge.

Therefore I want the younger ones to marry, bear children, guide the house, giving no occasion to the adversary because of reproach.

No longer drink water, but use a little wine because of thy stomach and thy frequent weaknesses.