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

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

And in the same way you also should be glad and rejoice together with me.

For there is no one here like him who will readily demonstrate his deep concern for you.

So I hope to send him as soon as I know more about my situation,

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

But these assets I have come to regard as liabilities because of Christ.

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

For even in Thessalonica on more than one occasion you sent something for my need.

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

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.

For I am sure of this very thing, that the one who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

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

Now if I am to go on living in the body, this will mean productive work for me, yet I don’t know which I prefer:

since you are encountering the same conflict that you saw me face and now hear that I am facing.

Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be encouraged by hearing news about you.

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.

Be imitators of me, brothers and sisters, and watch carefully those who are living this way, just as you have us as an example.

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

and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of their destruction, but of your salvation – a sign which is from God.