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for no one ever his own flesh did hate, but doth nourish and cherish it, as also the Lord -- the assembly,

`for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they shall be -- the two -- for one flesh;'

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil,

through all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the Spirit, and in regard to this same, watching in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints --

for which I am an ambassador in a chain, that in it I may speak freely -- as it behoveth me to speak.

whom I did send unto you for this very thing, that ye might know the things concerning us, and that he might comfort your hearts.

always, in every supplication of mine for you all, with joy making the supplication,

for your contribution to the good news from the first day till now,

according as it is righteous for me to think this in behalf of you all, because of my having you in the heart, both in my bonds, and [in] the defence and confirmation of the good news, all of you being fellow-partakers with me of grace.

For God is my witness, how I long for you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ,

for your proving the things that differ, that ye may be pure and offenceless -- to a day of Christ,

and the other out of love, having known that for defence of the good news I am set:

For I have known that this shall fall out to me for salvation, through your supplication, and the supply of the Spirit of Christ Jesus,

for to me to live [is] Christ, and to die gain.

for I am pressed by the two, having the desire to depart, and to be with Christ, for it is far better,

Only worthily of the good news of the Christ conduct ye yourselves, that, whether having come and seen you, whether being absent I may hear of the things concerning you, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul, striving together for the faith of the good news,

For, let this mind be in you that [is] also in Christ Jesus,

for God it is who is working in you both to will and to work for His good pleasure.

the word of life holding forth, for rejoicing to me in regard to a day of Christ, that not in vain did I run, nor in vain did I labour;