as it is righteous for me to think this as to you all, because ye have me in your hearts, and that both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the glad tidings ye are all participators in my grace.

being complete as regards the fruit of righteousness, which is by Jesus Christ, to God's glory and praise.

so that my bonds have become manifest as being in Christ in all the praetorium and to all others;

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

because to you has been given, as regards Christ, not only the believing on him but the suffering for him also,

let nothing be in the spirit of strife or vain glory, but, in lowliness of mind, each esteeming the other as more excellent than themselves;

and having been found in figure as a man, humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, and that the death of the cross.

So that, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much rather in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,

that ye may be harmless and simple, irreproachable children of God in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation; among whom ye appear as lights in the world,

holding forth the word of life, so as to be a boast for me in Christ's day, that I have not run in vain nor laboured in vain.

But if also I am poured out as a libation on the sacrifice and ministration of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice in common with you all.

But ye know the proof of him, that, as a child a father, he has served with me in the work of the glad tidings.

Him therefore I hope to send immediately, as soon as I shall see how it goes with me:

as to circumcision, I received it the eighth day; of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;

as to zeal, persecuting the assembly; as to righteousness which is in the law, found blameless;

As many therefore as are perfect, let us be thus minded; and if ye are any otherwise minded, this also God shall reveal to you.

Be imitators all together of me, brethren, and fix your eyes on those walking thus as you have us for a model;

for our commonwealth has its existence in the heavens, from which also we await the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour,

yea, I ask thee also, true yokefellow, assist them, who have contended along with me in the glad tidings, with Clement also, and my other fellow-labourers, whose names are in the book of life.

Not that I speak as regards privation, for as to me I have learnt in those circumstances in which I am, to be satisfied in myself.