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for I know that this will turn out for my salvation through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me; and I do not know what I will choose.

But I am hard-pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better,

yet to remain on in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.

And convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,

so that your reason for boasting may abound in Christ Jesus in me, through my coming to you again.

Only live your lives in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear about your circumstances, that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind contending together for the faith of the gospel,

in no way alarmed by your opponents—which is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you, and that too, from God.

For to you it has been granted for Christ's sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,

not merely looking out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.

for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.

For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned about your circumstances.

For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus.

because he was longing for you all and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick.

For indeed he was sick to the point of death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow.

because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to fulfill what was lacking in your service to me.

Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.

For we are the circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and boast in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh,

But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ.