¹ So then, my brothers and dear friends whom I miss so much, my joy and my crown, hold firm in the Lord, dear friends.

² I urge Euodia, and I urge Syntyche to come to agreement with each other in the Lord;

³ and I ask you, Syzygus, really to be a 'partner' and help them. These women have struggled hard for the gospel with me, along with Clement and all my other fellow-workers, whose names are written in the book of life.

⁴ Always be joyful, then, in the Lord; I repeat, be joyful.

⁵ Let your good sense be obvious to everybody. The Lord is near.

⁶ Never worry about anything; but tell God all your desires of every kind in prayer and petition shot through with gratitude,

⁷ and the peace of God which is beyond our understanding will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

⁸ Finally, brothers, let your minds be filled with everything that is true, everything that is honourable, everything that is upright and pure, everything that we love and admire -- with whatever is good and praiseworthy.

⁹ Keep doing everything you learnt from me and were told by me and have heard or seen me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.

¹⁰ As for me, I am full of joy in the Lord, now that at last your consideration for me has blossomed again; though I recognise that you really did have consideration before, but had no opportunity to show it.

¹¹ I do not say this because I have lacked anything; I have learnt to manage with whatever I have.

¹² I know how to live modestly, and I know how to live luxuriously too: in every way now I have mastered the secret of all conditions: full stomach and empty stomach, plenty and poverty.

¹³ There is nothing I cannot do in the One who strengthens me.

¹⁴ All the same, it was good of you to share with me in my hardships.

¹⁵ In the early days of the gospel, as you of Philippi well know, when I left Macedonia, no church other than yourselves made common account with me in the matter of expenditure and receipts. You were the only ones;

¹⁶ and what is more, you have twice sent me what I needed in Thessalonica.

¹⁷ It is not the gift that I value most; what I value is the interest that is mounting up in your account.

¹⁸ I have all that I need and more: I am fully provided, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the offering that you sent, a pleasing smell, the sacrifice which is acceptable and pleasing to God.

¹⁹ And my God will fulfil all your needs out of the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

²⁰ And so glory be to God our Father, for ever and ever. Amen.

²¹ My greetings to every one of God's holy people in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me send you their greetings.

²² All God's holy people send you their greetings, especially those of Caesar's household.

²³ May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

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