– though mine too are significant. If someone thinks he has good reasons to put confidence in human credentials, I have more:

though I am confident in the Lord that I too will be coming to see you soon.

and most of the brothers and sisters, having confidence in the Lord because of my imprisonment, now more than ever dare to speak the word fearlessly.

My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die.

For we are the circumcision, the ones who worship by the Spirit of God, exult in Christ Jesus, and do not rely on human credentials

For I am sure of this very thing, that the one who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress and joy in the faith,

so that what you can be proud of may increase because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you.

For it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God’s grace together with me.