But you did well to have care for me in my need.

And you have knowledge, Philippians, that when the good news first came to you, when I went away from Macedonia, no church took part with me in the business of giving to the saints, but you only;

I have all things and more than enough: I am made full, having had from Epaphroditus the things which came from you, a perfume of a sweet smell, an offering well pleasing to God.

And my God will give you all you have need of from the wealth of his glory in Christ Jesus.

After hearing of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have for all the saints,

In whom we have our salvation, the forgiveness of sins:

He is before all things, and in him all things have being.

And he is the head of the body, the church: the starting point of all things, the first to come again from the dead; so that in all things he might have the chief place.

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;

For it is my desire to give you news of the great fight I am making for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not seen my face in the flesh;

These things seem to have a sort of wisdom in self-ordered worship and making little of oneself, and being cruel to the body, not honouring it by giving it its natural use.

If then you have a new life with Christ, give your attention to the things of heaven, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

For your life on earth is done, and you have a secret life with Christ in God.

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

And have put on the new man, which has become new in knowledge after the image of his maker;

And more than all, have love; the only way in which you may be completely joined together.

Husbands, have love for your wives, and be not bitter against them.

For the wrongdoer will have punishment for the wrong he has done, without respect for any man's position.

Masters, give your servants what is right and equal, conscious that you have a Master in heaven.

And I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may have news of how we are, and so that he may give your hearts comfort;

And with him I have sent Onesimus, the true and well-loved brother, who is one of you. They will give you word of everything which is taking place here.

Aristarchus, my brother-prisoner, sends his love to you, and Mark, a relation of Barnabas (about whom you have been given orders: if he comes to you, be kind to him),

And Jesus, whose other name is Justus; these are of the circumcision: they are my only brother-workers for the kingdom of God, who have been a comfort to me.

And when this letter has been made public among you, let the same be done in the church of Laodicea; and see that you have the letter from Laodicea.

Being conscious, my brothers, dear to God, that you have been marked out by God's purpose;

So that you became an example to all those who have faith in Christ in Macedonia and Achaia.

For not only was the word of the Lord sounding out from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God is made clear; so that we have no need to say anything.

Or looking for glory from men, from you or from others, when we might have made ourselves a care to you as Apostles of Christ.

For you have the memory, my brothers, of our trouble and care; how, working night and day, so that we might not be a trouble to any of you, we gave you the good news of God.

You are witnesses, with God, how holy and upright and free from all evil was our way of life among you who have faith;

And for this cause we still give praise to God, that, when the word came to your ears through us, you took it, not as the word of man, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which has living power in you who have faith.

At last our desire to have news of you was so strong that, while we ourselves were waiting at Athens,

But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has given us good news of your faith and love, and that you have happy memories of us, desiring greatly to see us, even as we do to see you;

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

Not in the passion of evil desires, like the Gentiles, who have no knowledge of God;

But about loving the brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you in this letter: for you have the teaching of God that love for one another is right and necessary;

That you may be respected by those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

But it is our desire, brothers, that you may be certain about those who are sleeping; so that you may have no need for sorrow, as others have who are without hope.

For if we have faith that Jesus underwent death and came back again, even so those who are sleeping will come again with him by God's power.

For you yourselves have the knowledge that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

Who was put to death for us, so that, awake or sleeping, we may have a part in his life.

So then, go on comforting and building up one another, as you have been doing.

And have a high opinion of them in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

Have joy at all times.

God, by whom you have been marked out in his purpose, is unchanging and will make it complete.

Which is a clear sign of the decision which God in his righteousness has made; to give you a part in his kingdom, for which you have undergone this pain;

To give punishment to those who have no knowledge of God, and to those who do not give ear to the good news of our Lord Jesus:

At his coming, when he will have glory in his saints, and will be a cause of wonder in all those who had faith (because our witness among you had effect) in that day.

For this reason, you are ever in our prayers, that you may seem to our God such as may have a part in his purpose and that by his power he will make all his good purpose, and the work of faith, complete;

So that glory may be given to the name of our Lord Jesus through you, and you may have glory in him, by the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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

And with every deceit of wrongdoing among those whose fate is destruction; because they were quite without that love of the true faith by which they might have salvation.

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:

And in this purpose he gave you a part through the good news of which we were the preachers, even that you might have part in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And that we may be made free from foolish and evil men; for not all have faith.

And we have faith in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will do the things about which we give you orders.

Not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, so that you might do the same.

For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.

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.

Have no feeling of hate for him, but take him in hand seriously as a brother.

From which some have been turned away, giving themselves to foolish talking;

Desiring to be teachers of the law, though they have no knowledge of what they say or of the statements which they make so certainly.

With the knowledge that the law is made, not for the upright man, but for those who have no respect for law and order, for evil men and sinners, for the unholy and those who have no religion, for those who put their fathers or mothers to death, for takers of life,

But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might make clear all his mercy, as an example to those who in the future would have faith in him to eternal life.

Keeping faith, and being conscious of well-doing; for some, by not doing these things, have gone wrong in relation to the faith:

Such are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have given up to Satan, so that they may say no more evil words against God.

For kings and all those in authority; so that we may have a calm and quiet life in all fear of God and serious behaviour.

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

In my opinion it is right for a woman not to be a teacher, or to have rule over a man, but to be quiet.

And he is to have a good name among those outside the church, so that nothing may be said against him and he may not be taken by the designs of the Evil One.

For those who have done good work as Deacons get for themselves a good position and become free from fear in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Who keep men from being married and from taking food which God made to be taken with praise by those who have faith and true knowledge.

But have nothing to do with unclean and foolish stories. Give yourself training in religion:

And this is the purpose of all our work and our fighting, because our hope is in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, and specially of those who have faith.

Have a care for these things; give yourself to them with all your heart, so that all may see how you go forward.

But to the younger widows say No: for when their love is turned away from Christ, they have a desire to be married;

And they are judged because they have been false to their first faith;

And they get into the way of doing no work, going about from house to house; and not only doing no work, but talking foolishly, being over-interested in the business of others, saying things which they have no right to say.

So it is my desire that the younger widows may be married and have children, controlling their families, and giving the Evil One no chance to say anything against them,

Do not put hands on any man without thought, and have no part in other men's sins: keep yourself clean.

And let those whose masters are of the faith have respect for them because they are brothers, working for them the more readily, because those who take part in the good work are of the faith and are dear. Give orders and teaching about these things.

But if we have food and a roof over us, let that be enough.

But those who have a desire for wealth are falling into danger, and are taken as in a net by a number of foolish and damaging desires, through which men are overtaken by death and destruction.

For the love of money is a root of all evil: and some whose hearts were fixed on it have been turned away from the faith, and been wounded with unnumbered sorrows.

Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use;

Through which some, who gave their minds to it, have been turned away from the faith. Grace be with you.

I give praise to God, whose servant I have been, with a heart free from sin, from the time of my fathers, because in my prayers at all times the thought of you is with me, night and day

For this reason I say to you, Let that grace of God which is in you, given to you by my hands, have living power.

Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;

And for which I undergo these things: but I have no feeling of shame. For I have knowledge of him in whom I have faith, and I am certain that he is able to keep that which I have given into his care till that day.

You have had news that all those in Asia went away from me; among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes:

(May he have the Lord's mercy in that day); and of all he did for me at Ephesus you have full knowledge.

And the things which I have said to you before a number of witnesses, give to those of the faith, so that they may be teachers of others.

But I undergo all things for the saints, so that they may have salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

If we go on to the end, then we will be ruling with him: if we say we have no knowledge of him, then he will say he has no knowledge of us:

But see that you keep to the teaching you have been given and the things of which you are certain, conscious of who has been your teacher;

And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus.

I have made a good fight, I have come to the end of my journey, I have kept the faith:

From now on, the crown of righteousness is made ready for me, which the Lord, the upright judge, Will give to me at that day: and not only to me, but to all those who have had love for his revelation.

By whom some families have been completely overturned; who take money for teaching things which are not right; these will have to be stopped.