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yet to remain on in the flesh is more necessary for your sakes.

Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,

Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear about you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

and in no way alarmed by your opponents—which is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you, and this too, from God.

For to you it has been granted for Christ's sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer on His behalf,

do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.

For this reason also God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name,

for it is God who is at work in you, both to desire and to work for His good pleasure.

For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare.

For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus.

because he was longing for you all and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick.

For indeed he was sick to the point of death, but God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow.

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.

for we are the true circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and take pride in Christ Jesus, and put no confidence in the flesh,

More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them mere rubbish, so that I may gain Christ,

Not that I have already grasped it all or have already become perfect, but I press on if I may also take hold of that for which I was even taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even as I weep, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ,

For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;