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and be found in him; since my righteousness is not [fn] that from the law, but that which is from faith in the Messiah, that is, the righteousness which is from God;

Not as though I had already taken [fn] , or were already complete; but I run [fn] , if so I may take that, for which Jesus the Messiah took me.

My brethren, I do not consider myself, as having taken [fn] . But one thing I know, that I forget the things behind me, and reach for the things before me;

But our concern is with heaven; and from thence we expect our Vivifier, our Lord, Jesus the Messiah;

Be anxious for nothing; but at all times, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, make known your requests before God.

And I rejoice greatly in our Lord, that ye have [fn] commenced caring for me; even as ye had before cared [fn] but ye had not the opportunity.

Not that I desire a gift; but I wish fruits may multiply unto you.

[namely,] that mystery, which was hidden for ages and generations, but is now revealed to his saints [fn] {namely,}

which were shadows of the things then future; but the body is the Messiah.

But, touch thou not, and taste thou not, and handle thou not:

And they seem to have a kind of wisdom, in a show of humility, and of the fear of God, and of not sparing the body; not in any thing of excellence, but in things subservient to the body.

But now, put away from you all these, wrath, anger, malice, reviling, filthy talking:

and lie not one to another; but put off the old man, with all his practices;

where there is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision, neither Greek nor barbarian, neither bond nor free; but the Messiah is all, and in all.

Servants, obey in all things your bodily masters; not in the sight of the eye only, as those who please men, but with a simple heart, and in the fear of the Lord.

But the delinquent will receive a recompense, according to the delinquency; and there is no respect of persons.

For our preaching among you, was not in words only; but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in genuine persuasion. Ye also know, how we were among you for your sakes.

8 For from you the word of our Lord sounded forth; [fn] not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place, your faith in God is heard of; so that we have no need to say any thing concerning you.

but we first suffered and were treated with indignity, as ye know, at Philippi; and then, in a great agony, with confidence in our God, we addressed to you the gospel of the Messiah.

but as we had been approved of God to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who searcheth our hearts.