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For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

Some proclaim Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from goodwill.

the others proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but intending to increase my suffering in my imprisonment.

It is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be put to shame in any way, but that by my speaking with all boldness, Christ will be exalted now as always in my body, whether by life or by death.

but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for you.

and are in no way intimidated by your opponents. For them this is evidence of their destruction, but of your salvation. And this is God's doing.

For he has graciously granted you the privilege not only of believing in Christ, but of suffering for him as well—

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves.

Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others.

but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form,

Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed me, not only in my presence, but much more now in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

But even if I am being poured out as a libation over the sacrifice and the offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you—

But Timothy's worth you know, how like a son with a father he has served with me in the work of the gospel.

He was indeed so ill that he nearly died. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, so that I would not have one sorrow after another.

and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith.

Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.

Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,

But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

I rejoice in the Lord greatly that now at last you have revived your concern for me; indeed, you were concerned for me, but had no opportunity to show it.