Give greetings to all the saints in Christ Jesus. The brothers ¹  with me here send greetings.

though I am confident in the Lord that I too will be coming to see you ¹  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 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.

Yes, I say also to you, true companion, ¹  help them. They have struggled together in the gospel ministry ²  along with me and Clement and my other coworkers, whose names are in the book of life.

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 

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, ¹ 

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

The ¹  whole imperial guard ²  and everyone else knows ³  that I am in prison ⁴  for the sake of Christ,

For it has been granted to you ¹  not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him,

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 

¹ who though he existed in the form of God ²  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 ¹  because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you. ² 

Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, they exult in their shame, and they think about earthly things. ¹ 

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

– though mine too are significant. ¹  If someone thinks he has good reasons to put confidence in human credentials, ²  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, ¹  by looking like other men, ²  and by sharing in human nature. ³ 

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