with this goal in mind, ¹  I strive toward the prize of the upward call of God ²  in Christ Jesus.

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

And my God will supply your every need according to his glorious riches ¹  in Christ Jesus.

What is the result? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. Yes, ¹  and I will continue to rejoice,

for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance ¹  through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

I feel torn between the two, ¹  because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,

by holding on to ¹  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.

For we are the circumcision, ¹  the ones who worship by the Spirit of God, ²  exult in Christ Jesus, and do not rely on human credentials ³ 

and be found in him, not because I have my own righteousness derived from the law, but because I have the righteousness that comes by way of Christ’s faithfulness ¹  – a righteousness from God that is in fact ²  based on Christ’s ³  faithfulness. ⁴ 

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. ¹ 

For many live, about whom I have often told you, and now, with tears, I tell you that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ.

And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds ¹  in Christ Jesus.

My confident hope ¹  is that I will in no way be ashamed ²  but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die. ³ 

Only conduct yourselves ¹  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 ²  you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, by contending side by side for the faith of the gospel, ³