Give greetings to all the saints in Christ Jesus. The brothers with me here send greetings.

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

so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow – in heaven and on earth and under the earth –

by holding on to the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.

Yes, I say also to you, true companion, help them. They have struggled together in the gospel ministry along with me and Clement and my other coworkers, whose names are in the book of life.

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

So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, continue working out your salvation with awe and reverence,

And I pray this, that your love may abound even more and more in knowledge and every kind of insight

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

For it has been granted to you not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him,

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.

who though he existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped,

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

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

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

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

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

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

but emptied himself by taking on the form of a slave, by looking like other men, and by sharing in human nature.

Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.