The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ so that – whether I come and see you or whether I remain absent – I should hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, by contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,

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.

because of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now.

The latter do so from love because they know that I am placed here for the defense of the gospel.

I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that my situation has actually turned out to advance the gospel:

with this goal in mind, I strive toward the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

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.

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

My aim is to know him, to experience the power of his resurrection, to share in his sufferings, and to be like him in his death,

And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

More than that, I now regard all things as liabilities compared to the far greater value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things – indeed, I regard them as dung! – that I may gain Christ,

who will transform these humble bodies of ours into the likeness of his glorious body by means of that power by which he is able to subject all things to himself.

And as you Philippians know, at the beginning of my gospel ministry, when I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in this matter of giving and receiving except you alone.

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.