And my God will supply your every need according to his glorious riches 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.

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

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

since it was because of the work of Christ that he almost died. He risked his life so that he could make up for your inability to serve me.

And what you learned and received and heard and saw in me, do these things. And the God of peace will be with you.

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,

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.