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Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,

For no man ever hates his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, as Christ does the church,

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

not in the way of eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will.

the former proclaim Christ out of partisanship, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment.

as it is my eager expectation and hope that I shall not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.

But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account.

and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear omen to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God.

For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake,

Do nothing from selfishness or conceit, but in humility count others better than yourselves.

Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.

Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

But Timothy's worth you know, how as a son with a father he has served with me in the gospel.

Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ.

and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, based on law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith;