For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.

For there is no one here like him who will readily demonstrate his deep concern for you.

Others are busy with their own concerns, not those of Jesus Christ.

for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort – for the sake of his good pleasure – is God.

But our citizenship is in heaven – and we also await a savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content in any circumstance.

What is the result? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,

for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

I feel torn between the two, because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,

In fact he became so ill that he nearly died. But God showed mercy to him – and not to him only, but also to me – so that I would not have grief on top of grief.

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 many live, about whom I have often told you, and now, with tears, I tell you that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ.