Therefore let those of us who are “perfect” embrace this point of view. If you think otherwise, God will reveal to you the error of your ways.

complete my joy and be of the same mind, by having the same love, being united in spirit, and having one purpose.

I have great joy in the Lord because now at last you have again expressed your concern for me. (Now I know you were concerned before but had no opportunity to do anything.)

You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had,

I appeal to Euodia and to Syntyche to agree in the Lord.

Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, they exult in their shame, and they think about earthly things.

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.