¹⁷ Brethren, ^(A)join in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the ^(B)pattern you have in us. ¹⁸ For ^(C)many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even ^(D)weeping, that they are enemies of ^(E)the cross of Christ, ¹⁹ whose end is destruction, whose god is their ^[a](F)appetite, and whose ^(G)glory is in their shame, who ^(H)set their minds on earthly things. ²⁰ For ^(I)our ^[b]citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly ^(J)wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; ²¹ who will ^(K)transform ^[c]the body of our humble state into ^(L)conformity with ^[d]the ^(M)body of His glory, ^(N)by the exertion of the power that He has even to ^(O)subject all things to Himself.

Think of Excellence

4 Therefore, my beloved brethren ^[e]whom I ^(P)long to see, my joy and crown, in this way ^(Q)stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.