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But do you, everyone, have love for his wife, even as for himself; and let the wife see that she has respect for her husband.

And, you fathers, do not make your children angry: but give them training in the teaching and fear of the Lord.

Not only under your master's eye, as pleasers of men; but as servants of Christ, doing the pleasure of God from the heart;

For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against authorities and powers, against the world-rulers of this dark night, against the spirits of evil in the heavens.

But so that you may have knowledge of my business, and how I am, Tychicus, the well-loved brother and tested servant in the Lord, will give you news of all things:

But those are preaching Christ in a spirit of competition, not from their hearts, but with the purpose of giving me pain in my prison.

In the measure of my strong hope and belief that in nothing will I be put to shame, but that without fear, as at all times, so now will Christ have glory in my body, by life or by death.

But if I go on living in the flesh--if this is the fruit of my work--then I do not see what decision to make.

Having no fear of those who are against you; which is a clear sign of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God;

Because to you it has been given in the cause of Christ not only to have faith in him, but to undergo pain on his account:

Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself;

Not looking everyone to his private good, but keeping in mind the things of others.

But he made himself as nothing, taking the form of a servant, being made like men;

So then, my loved ones, as you have at all times done what I say, not only when I am present, but now much more when I am not with you, give yourselves to working out your salvation with fear in your hearts;

But I am hoping in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you before long, so that I may be comforted when I have news of you.

But his quality is clear to you; how, as a child is to its father, so he was a help to me in the work of the good news.

But I have faith in the Lord that I myself will come before long.

But it seemed to me necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, who has taken part with me in the work and in the fight, and your servant, sent by you for help in my need;

For in fact he was ill almost to death: but God had mercy on him; and not only on him but on me, so that I might not have grief on grief.

But those things which were profit to me, I gave up for Christ.