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Therefore I have sent him all the more eagerly so that when you see him again you may rejoice and I may be less concerned.

More than that, I count all things to be loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ

Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.

so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and multiplying in the full knowledge of God;

And He is the head of the body, the church;Who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.

of which I was made a minister according to the stewardship from God given to me for you, so that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God,

Him we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ.

so that their hearts may be encouraged, having been held together in love, even unto all the wealth of the full assurance of understanding, unto the full knowledge of God's mystery, that is, Christ Himself,

I say this so that no one will delude you with persuasive argument.

Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart.

praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been bound,

Let your words always be with grace, seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should answer each person.

so that you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.

For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone forth, so that we have no need to say anything.

so that you would walk in a manner worthy of the God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved; with the result that they always fill up the measure of their sins. But wrath has come upon them to the utmost.

so that no one would be shaken by these afflictions, for you yourselves know that we have been destined for this.

so that He may strengthen your hearts blameless in holiness, before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints.

so that you will walk properly toward outsiders and not be in any need.

But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope.