Paul’s Prayer for the Philippians

³ I thank my God for all the memories I have of you. ⁴ Every time I pray for all of you, I do it with joy. ⁵ I can do this because of the partnership we’ve had with you in the Good News from the first day ⌞you believed⌟ until now. ⁶ I’m convinced that God, who began this good work in you, will carry it through to completion on the day of Christ Jesus.

⁹ I pray that your love will keep on growing because of your knowledge and insight. ¹⁰ That way you will be able to determine what is best and be pure and blameless until the day of Christ. ¹¹ Jesus Christ will fill your lives with everything that God’s approval produces. Your lives will then bring glory and praise to God.

Nothing Matters Except That People Are Told about Christ

¹² I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what happened to me has helped to spread the Good News. ¹³ As a result, it has become clear to all the soldiers who guard the emperor and to everyone else that I am in prison because of Christ. ¹⁴ So through my being in prison, the Lord has given most of our brothers and sisters confidence to speak God’s word more boldly and fearlessly than ever.