so that you may be able to choose what is best and be pure and blameless until the day when the Messiah returns,

I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has turned out rather to help than to the hindrance of the gospel.

What of it? In any case, whether in pretence or in honest truth, Christ is still preached, and in that I am rejoicing, yes, and will rejoice.

If it chance me to live in the flesh, that is to me fruitful for to work, and what to choose I know not.

so that [what] you can be proud of may increase in Christ Jesus because of me through my return again to you.

Only conduct yourselves worthily of the glad tidings of the Christ, in order that whether coming and seeing you, or absent, I may hear of what concerns you, that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul, labouring together in the same conflict with the faith of the glad tidings;

and that no man consider his own, but what is mete for others.

Instead, He gave up what He had and took on the form [i.e., the nature] of a slave, becoming like a man, [and even] His appearance was found to be like a man's.

and in what appertained to him appearing as a man, he humbled himself, and was obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

that in the name of Jesus every knee may bow -- of heavenlies, and earthlies, and what are under the earth --

So then, my loved ones, as you have at all times done what I say, not only when I am present, but now much more when I am not with you, give yourselves to working out your salvation with fear in your hearts;

For it is God who is producing in you both the desire and the ability to do what pleases him.

I trust in the Lord Jesus for to send Timothy shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know what case ye stand in.

For I have none like-minded, who will naturally care for what concerneth you.

For they all go after what is theirs, not after the things of Christ.

But you know what Timothy has proved himself to be, and how, like a child working for his father, he worked hard with me in spreading the Good News.

Him therefore I hope to send immediately as soon as I see clearly what will become of me.

for it was through the work of the Lord that he came near to death; for he hazarded his very life to supply what was lacking in the help you sent me.

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. it is not uneasy to me to write what I have already said, and it is an advantage to you.

for we [who are born-again have been reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, set apart for His purpose and] are the true circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and glory and take pride and exult in Christ Jesus and place no confidence [in what we have or who we are] in the flesh—

But what was once gain to me, that I have counted loss for Christ.

What is more, I continue to consider all these things to be a loss for the sake of what is far more valuable, knowing the Messiah Jesus, my Lord. It is because of him that I have experienced the loss of all those things. Indeed, I consider them rubbish in order to gain the Messiah

and be actually in union with Him, not having a supposed right standing with God which depends on my doing what the law commands, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the real right standing with God which originates from Him and rests on faith.

I want to know the Messiah what his resurrection power is like and what it means to share in his sufferings by becoming like him in his death,

[It is] not that I have already arrived at the goal [of spiritual maturity], or have already been made perfectly [righteous], but I am pushing onward in order to take hold of what Christ Jesus took hold of me for [i.e., to receive all that Christ intended for me].

Brothers, I do not regard myself to have yet laid hold of it; but this one thing I do, forgetting what is behind me, but straining every nerve toward that which lies ahead,

but to what we have come -- by the same rule walk, the same thing think;

Their [ultimate] end is [spiritual] destruction; their god is their appetite; they boast of what they ought to be ashamed of, and they [constantly] think about worldly things.

Now, brothers, practice thinking on what is true, what is honorable, what is right, what is pure, what is lovable, what is high-toned, yes, on everything that is excellent or praiseworthy.

Put in practise also what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me; and the God of peace shall be with you.

It was a great joy to me in the Lord that your care for me could revive again; for what you lacked was never the care but the chance of showing it.

Not that I speak regarding need, for I have learned in what things I am to be content.

I know what it is even to be kept low, and I know what it is to have more than enough, - in every way, and in all things, have I been let into the secret - both to be well fed, and to be hungering, both to have more than enough, and to be coming short:

not that I desire a present; but what I desire is, that the fruits of your liberality may greatly redound to your own account.

But I give you a receipt in full for all things abound. I am amply supplied with what you sent by Epaphroditus??n odor of sweet fragrance, a sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing to God.

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

because of your hope of what is laid up for you in heaven. Long ago you heard of this hope through the message of the good news

Bearing fruit and growing, as it does, through all the world, just as it did among you, from the very day that you heard of God's loving-kindness, and understood what that loving-kindness really is.

It is just what you learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow- servant, who, as a minister of the Christ, faithfully represents us,

That is why, from the day I first heard of it, I have never given up praying for you and asking God to fill you, through full spiritual wisdom and insight, with a clear knowledge of what his will is,

I am now rejoicing in my sufferings on your behalf; and I am filling up in my own body what is yet lacking of the sufferings of Christ in behalf of the church, his Body.

To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

That is what I am working for, fighting with all the energy with which he so mightily endows me.

I would ye knew what fighting I have for your sakes, and for them of Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my person in the flesh,

What I mean is, let nobody mislead you by specious arguments.

having blotted out what was written by the hand in ordinances which was against us, and has taken it away from between [us], having nailed it to the cross;

Therefore do not permit any one to sit in judgment on you in regard to what you may eat or drink, or in regard to feast-days or new moons or sabbaths.

These were but the shadow of what was coming; the reality belongs to Christ.

Let no one who delights in humility and the worship of angels cheat you out of the prize by rejoicing about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up for no reason by his carnal mind.

All these regulations refer to what is destroyed by being used up; they are commands and doctrines of men.

So if you have been raised with the Messiah, seek what is above, where the Messiah is, seated at the right hand of God.

Set your minds on what is above, not on what is on the earth.

Therefore put to death {what is earthly in you}: sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustful passion, evil desire, and greediness, which is idolatry,

Here, what matters is not "Greek" and "Jew," the circumcised and the uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, freeborn, but Christ is everything and in us all.

Whatever you do [no matter what it is] in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus [and in dependence on Him], giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

and he who is doing unrighteously shall receive what he did unrighteously, and there is no acceptance of persons.

Masters, render to your servants what is just and equal, knowing also that you have a master in heaven.

Let your conversation always be kindly, and seasoned, as it were, with salt; that you may know in each case what answer you ought to give.

As to what relates to me, you will be inform'd of it by Tychicus my dear brother, who is a faithful minister of the Lord, and serves him with me.

I have sent him with Onesimus a faithful and beloved brother, who is of your city: they will inform you of what passes here.

and that our Good News came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.

For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you; and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,

But as God tested and approved us before entrusting us with His Good News, so in what we say we are seeking not to please men but to please God, who tests and approves our motives.

You can testify, and God too, with what pure, upright, and irreproachable motives I dealt with you who believed;

Here is another reason why we constantly give thanks to God: When you received God's word, which you heard from us, you did not accept it as the word of humans but for what it really is the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is not it even you, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?

and encourage you not to be led astray, any of you, in all these troubles. You know yourselves that this is what we must expect,

In fact, when we were with you, we told you ahead of time that we were going to suffer persecution. And as you know, that is what happened.

For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God;

as night and day I continue to pray with deepest earnestness and keenest eagerness that I may see your faces and round out to completeness what is lacking in your faith?

As to what remains therefore, my brethren, we intreat and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received instructions from us, how ye ought to walk and to please God, ye would abound therein more and more.

For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

So, the person who rejects [this exhortation] is not [merely] rejecting what man says but God [Himself], who gives His Holy Spirit to you.

For we declare to you what the Lord has told us to say: We who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have died.

Therefore, comfort one another with what I have told you.

When people say, "What peace and security!" then suddenly destruction will be upon them, like birth-pains upon a woman about to give birth to a child, and there will be no escape.

Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to appreciate those who diligently work among you [recognize, acknowledge, and respect your leaders], who are in charge over you in the Lord and who give you instruction,

Hold them in the highest esteem and affection for what they do. Live at peace with one another.

Make sure that no one pays back evil for evil. Instead, always pursue what is good for each other and for everyone else.

Thank God whatever happens. For this is what God through Christ Jesus wants you to do.

but continue to prove all things until you can approve them, and then hold on to what is good.

Faithful is he that calls you; and he will do what he has promised.

It is with this view also that we continually pray to our God for you, asking that He will count you worthy of His call, and by His mighty power fully gratify your every desire for what is truly good and make your work of faith complete;

Have you no memory of what I said when I was with you, giving you word of these things?

Now you know what is restraining him, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.

And for this cause, God will give them up to the power of deceit and they will put their faith in what is false:

So that they all may be judged, who had no faith in what is true, but took pleasure in evil.

But it is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because it was the purpose of God from the first that you might have salvation, being made holy by the Spirit and by faith in what is true:

We have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.

For you yourselves know what you must do to imitate us. We never lived in idleness among you.

In fact, when we were with you, this is what we commanded you: “If anyone isn’t willing to work, he should not eat.”

Brothers, do not get tired of doing what is right.

And if any man does not give attention to what we have said in this letter, take note of that man, and keep away from him, so that he may be shamed.

But the effect of the order is love coming from a clean heart, and a knowledge of what is right, and true faith:

desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.

This, then, is the charge that I lay upon you, Timothy, my Child, in accordance with what was predicted of you--Fight the good fight in the spirit of those predictions,

Whose desire is that all men may have salvation and come to the knowledge of what is true.

who gave himself as a ransom for all men. This is what was testified to at the proper times,

And of this I became a preacher and an Apostle (what I say is true, not false,) and a teacher of the Gentiles in the true faith.

but, what becomes women making profession of the fear of God, by good works.