25 And because I am[a] convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, 26 so that what you can be proud of may increase in Christ Jesus because of me through my return again to you.

Stand Firm for the Gospel

27 Only lead your lives in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent I hear your circumstances[b], that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one soul contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,

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Footnotes

  1. Philippians 1:25 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“convinced”) which is understood as causal
  2. Philippians 1:27 Literally “the things concerning you”