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But that ye also may know my affairs, how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make known to you all things.

Some indeed preach Christ even through envy and strife; but some through good will.

But the others out of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

According to my earnest expectation and hope, that I shall be ashamed in nothing, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also, Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

But if I am to live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour, and what I should chuse, I know not.

But to remain in the flesh is more needful for you.

And in nothing terrified by your adversaries, which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation.

This also is of God. For to you it is given, with regard to Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him:

Do nothing through strife or vain-glory, but in lowliness of mind, esteem each the others better than themselves.

Look not every one at his own things, but every one also at the things of others.

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but much more now in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

But ye know the proof of him, that as a son with his father, he hath served with me in the gospel.

But I trust in the Lord, that I also myself shall come shortly.

Yet I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and companion in labour and fellow-soldier, but your messenger, and him that ministered to my need.

He was indeed sick nigh unto death; but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me likewise, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

But whatsoever things were gain to me, those I have accounted loss for Christ.

Yea doubtless, and I account all things to be loss, for the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord; for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do account them but dung,

that I may gain Christ, And be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith:

Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected: but I pursue, if I may apprehend that, for which I was also apprehended by Christ Jesus.

But one thing I do, forgetting the things that are behind, and reaching forth unto the things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.