-
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
-
Paul’s Chains Advance the Gospel
Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel.
-
The latter do so out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.
-
for I know that through your prayers and God’s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.
-
If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know!
-
Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
-
Life Worthy of the Gospel
Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel
-
But you know that Timothy has proved himself, because as a son with his father he has served with me in the work of the gospel.
-
What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ
-
I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
-
I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
-
Moreover, as you Philippians know, in the early days of your acquaintance with the gospel, when I set out from Macedonia, not one church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you only;