remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict.

For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God,

Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you,

so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.