Therefore let those of us who are &#8220;perfect&#8221; embrace this point of view.<n id="1" /> If you think otherwise, God will reveal to you the error of your ways.<n id="2" />

You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had,<n id="1" />p>

For I am sure of this very thing,<n id="1" /> that the one<n id="2" /> who began a good work in<n id="3" /> you will perfect it<n id="4" /> 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,<n id="1" /> this will mean productive work<n id="2" /> for me, yet I don&#8217;t know which I prefer:<n id="3" />

for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance<n id="1" /> through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress<n id="1" /> and joy in the faith,<n id="2" />

and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is<n id="1" /> a sign of their<n id="2" /> destruction, but of your salvation &#8211; a sign which<n id="3" /> is from God.

For<n id="1" /> it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart,<n id="2" /> since both in my imprisonment<n id="3" /> and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God&#8217;s grace<n id="4" /> together with me.