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For he longed after all you, and was full of heauinesse, because yee had heard that hee had beene sicke.

Because that for the woorke of Christ he was neere vnto death, and regarded not his life, to fulfill that seruice which was lacking on your part towarde me.

Moreouer, my brethren, reioyce in the Lord. It grieueth mee not to write the same things to you, and for you it is a sure thing.

For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirite, and reioyce in Christ Iesus, and haue no confidence in the flesh:

But the thinges that were vantage vnto me, the same I counted losse for Christes sake.

Yea, doubtlesse I thinke all thinges but losse for the excellent knowledge sake of Christ Iesus my Lorde, for whome I haue counted all things losse, and doe iudge them to bee dongue, that I might winne Christ,

Not as though I had alreadie attained to it, either were alreadie perfect: but I folow, if that I may comprehend that for whose sake also I am comprehended of Christ Iesus.

And followe hard toward the marke, for the prise of the hie calling of God in Christ Iesus.

Brethren, bee followers of mee, and looke on them, which walke so, as yee haue vs for an ensample.

For many walke, of whom I haue told you often, and nowe tell you weeping, that they are the enemies of the Crosse of Christ:

But our conuersation is in heauen, from whence also we looke for the Sauiour, euen the Lord Iesus Christ,

Therefore, my brethre, beloued and longed for, my ioy and my crowne, so continue in the Lorde, yee beloued.

Nowe I reioyce also in the Lord greatly, that nowe at the last your care for mee springeth afresh, wherein notwithstanding ye were careful, but yee lacked opportunitie.

I speake not because of want: for I haue learned in whatsoeuer state I am, therewith to bee content.

For euen when I was in Thessalonica, yee sent once, and afterward againe for my necessitie,

Vnto God euen our Father be praise for euermore, Amen.

We giue thankes to God euen ye Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, alway praying for you:

For the hopes sake, which is laide vp for you in heauen, whereof yee haue heard before by the word of trueth, which is the Gospel,

As yee also learned of Epaphras our deare fellowe seruaunt, which is for you a faithfull minister of Christ:

For this cause wee also, since the day wee heard of it, cease not to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be fulfilled with knowledge of his will in all wisdome, and spirituall vnderstanding,