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doing nothing according to party spirit or self-glory, but in humility, esteeming one another as surpassing themselves;

each not looking at the things of themselves, but each also the things of others.

but emptied Himself, taking the form of a slave, having become in the likeness of men

So, then, my beloved, even as you always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much rather in my absence, cultivate your salvation with fear and trembling,

But if indeed I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice; yea, I rejoice with you all.

But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I may also be of good cheer, knowing the things about you.

But you know the proof of him, that as a child to a father, he served with me for the gospel.

But I trust in the Lord that I myself also will come soon.

But I thought it needful to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow-worker, and my fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister of my need,

For indeed he was sick, coming near to death; but God had mercy on him, and not only on him, but also me, lest I should have grief on grief.

For the rest, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you truly is not tiresome to me, but safe for you.

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

But, no, rather I also count all things to be loss because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them to be trash, that I might gain Christ

and be found in Him; not having my own righteousness of Law, but through the faith of Christ, having the righteousness of God on faith,

Not that I already received or already have been perfected, but I press on, if I also may lay hold, inasmuch as I also was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.

Brothers, I do not count myself to have laid hold, but one thing I do , forgetting the things behind, and stretching forward to those things before,

Be anxious about nothing, but in everything by prayer and by petition with thanksgivings, let your requests be made known to God;

But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at last you revived your thinking of me (although you indeed did think, but lacked opportunity).

Not that I seek a gift, but I seek the fruit multiplying to your account.

But I have all things and more than enough; I have been filled, receiving from Epaphroditus the things from you , an odor of sweet smell, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.