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because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to compensate for your absence in your service to me.

Finally, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble for me, and it is a safeguard for you.

But whatever things were gain to me, these things I have counted as loss because of Christ.

As for the things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at last you have revived your concern for me; indeed, you were concerned before, but you lacked an opportunity to act.

I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.

Nevertheless, you have done well to share with me in my difficulty.

You yourselves also know, Philippians, that at the first preaching of the gospel, after I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving except you alone;

Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me greet you.

I was made a minister of this church according to the commission from God granted to me for your benefit, so that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God,

For this purpose I also labor, striving according to His power which works mightily within me.

and also Jesus who is called Justus; these are the only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are from the circumcision, and they have proved to be an encouragement to me.

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service,

Yet for this reason I found mercy, so that in me as the foremost sinner Jesus Christ might demonstrate His perfect patience as an example for those who would believe in Him for eternal life.

Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God,

Hold on to the example of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

You are aware of the fact that all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains;

but when he was in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me—

The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful people who will be able to teach others also.