so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish though you live in a crooked and perverse society, in which you shine as lights in the world

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

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,

Not that I have already attained this – that is, I have not already been perfected – but I strive to lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus also laid hold of me.

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

filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.

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

Each of you should be concerned not only about your own interests, but about the interests of others as well.

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

and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.

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

So welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him,

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

May glory be given to God our Father forever and ever. Amen.

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.

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,

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.

so that you can decide what is best, and thus be sincere and blameless for the day of Christ,

The whole imperial guard and everyone else knows that I am in prison for the sake of Christ,