¹⁴ And we urge you, brothers, admonish ^(A)the idle,^{[a] (B)}encourage the fainthearted, ^(C)help the weak, ^(D)be patient with them all. ¹⁵ See that ^(E)no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always ^(F)seek to do good to one another and to everyone. ^16 (G)Rejoice always, ^17 (H)pray without ceasing, ^18 (I)give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. ^19 (J)Do not quench the Spirit. ²⁰ Do not despise ^(K)prophecies, ²¹ but ^(L)test everything; hold fast what is good. ²² Abstain from every form of evil.

²³ Now may ^(M)the God of peace himself ^(N)sanctify you completely, and may your ^(O)whole ^(P)spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at ^(Q)the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Greeting

1 Paul and Timothy, servants^[a] of Christ Jesus,

To all the ^(A)saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the ^(B)overseers^[b] and ^(C)deacons:^[c]

^2 (D)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Thanksgiving and Prayer

^3 (E)I thank my God ^(F)in all my remembrance of you, ⁴ always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, ^5 (G)because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. ⁶ And I am sure of this, that he who began ^(H)a good work in you ^(I)will bring it to completion at ^(J)the day of Jesus Christ. ⁷ It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you ^(K)in my heart, for you are all ^(L)partakers with me of grace,^[d] both ^(M)in my imprisonment and in ^(N)the defense and confirmation of the gospel. ⁸ For ^(O)God is my witness, ^(P)how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. ⁹ And it is my prayer that ^(Q)your love may abound more and more, ^(R)with knowledge and all discernment, ¹⁰ so that you may approve what is excellent, ^(S)and so be pure and blameless ^(T)for the day of Christ,