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but ye also, every one in particular -- let each his own wife so love as himself, and the wife -- that she may reverence the husband.

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of the Christ, doing the will of God out of soul,

because we have not the wrestling with blood and flesh, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, with the spiritual things of the evil in the heavenly places;

because to you it was granted, on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also on behalf of him to suffer;

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves --

each not to your own look ye, but each also to the things of others.

but did empty himself, the form of a servant having taken, in the likeness of men having been made,

So that, my beloved, as ye always obey, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, with fear and trembling your own salvation work out,

but if also I am poured forth upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and joy with you all,

for he also ailed nigh to death, but God did deal kindly with him, and not with him only, but also with me, that sorrow upon sorrow I might not have.

But what things were to me gains, these I have counted, because of the Christ, loss;

not having my righteousness, which [is] of law, but that which [is] through faith of Christ -- the righteousness that is of God by the faith,

Not that I did already obtain, or have been already perfected; but I pursue, if also I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by the Christ Jesus;

but to what we have come -- by the same rule walk, the same thing think;

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;

but ye did well, having communicated with my tribulation;

not that I seek after the gift, but I seek after the fruit that is overflowing to your account;

the secret that hath been hid from the ages and from the generations, but now was manifested to his saints,

but now put off, even ye, the whole -- anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking -- out of your mouth.