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bow, of beings in heaven, and on earth, and under the 11 earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in mine absence, work out your own salvation with fear and 13 trembling. For it is God that worketh in you both to 14 will and to do, of his good pleasure. Do all things with15 out murmurings and disputings; that ye may be blame

less and harmless, unreproveable children of God, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation; among whom 16 do ye shine as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life; that I may glory in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, nor laboured in vain.

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Yea, if I be even poured out upon the sacrifice and public offering of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you 18 all and in the same manner do ye also joy, and rejoice 19 with me. But I trust in the Lord Jesus, to send Timothy shortly unto you, that I may be of good comfort also 20 when I know your affairs. For I have no man like

minded with him, who will sincerely care for your affairs. 21 For all seek their own things, not the things of Christ 22 Jesus. But ye know the proof of him; that, as a child

serveth a father, he hath served with me as to the gospel. 23 I hope therefore to send him forthwith, as soon as I shall 24 see how the things concerning me will end. But I trust 25 in the Lord, that I myself also shall come shortly. Yet

I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow-labourer and fellow-soldier, and your 26 messenger and minister to my wants. For he greatly longed after you all, and was full of anguish, because 27 ye had heard that he had been sick. For indeed he was sick near death: but God had pity on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon 28 sorrow. I have sent him therefore the more diligently,

that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I 29 may be the less sorrowful. Receive him therefore in the

30 Lord with all joy; and hold such in reputation: because for the work of Christ he was near death, having ha

zarded his life, to fill up what remained behind of your service toward me.

CH. III. Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write

the same things to you is not grievous to me, and is safe 2 for you. Beware of dogs, beware of evil-doers, beware 3 of the concision. For we are the circumcision, who

worship God with our spirit, and glory in Christ 4 Jesus, and have no confidence* in the flesh: though I might have confidence* even in the flesh. If any other man seem to have confidence* in the flesh, I have more: 5 circumcised the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning 6 the law, a Pharisee; concerning zeal, persecuting the

church; concerning the justification which can arise by 7 the law, blameless. But what things were gain to me, 8 those I counted loss for the sake of Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count that all things are loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as re9 fuset that I might gain Christ, and might be found in him, not having mine own justification, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the 10 justification which is from God because of faith: that I might know Christ, and the power of his resurrection, and the partaking of his sufferings, being made conformable 11 to his death; if by any means I might come to the resur12 rection of the dead. I say not that I have already attained, or am already perfected: but I follow after, if indeed I may apprehend that for which I have been ap13 prehended also by Christ . Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but one thing I do; forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth to 14 those things which are before, I press toward the goal, +dung, N. See N. m.

✦ trust, N.

by Christ Jesus, R. T.

for the prize of the heavenly calling of God by Christ 15 Jesus. Let us therefore, as many as are perfect men, think thus: and if in any thing ye think otherwise, God 16 will reveal even this unto you. However, as far as we have reached, let us walk therein*.

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Brethren, be joint-imitators of met, and mark those 18 that walk so as ye have us for an example. For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of 19 Christ; whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly,

and whose glory is in their shame: who mind earthly 20 things. For our citizenship is in heaven; whence we 21 look also for our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ; who will change our debased body, that it may be of like form with his glorious body, according to the working by which he is able even to subject all things to himself. CH. Wherefore, my brethren beloved and greatly desired, my IV. joy and crown, thus stand firmly in the Lord, my beloved.

2 I beseech Euodia, and I beseech Syntyché, to be of 3 the same mind in the Lord. And I entreat thee also, true companion, help these women, that have laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with mine other fellow-labourers, whose names are in the book of life.

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Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice. 5 Let your mildness|| be known to all men. The Lord is 6 near. Take no anxious thought for any thing; but in every thing let your requests be made known to God by 7 prayer and supplication and thanksgiving. And that peace with God, which exceedeth all comprehension, 8 will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Finally,

let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing, R. T. + Or, Be ye together imitators of me, Wakefield,

? Or, right of citizenship, N. m.

reasonableness, Wakefield.

brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are grave, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are kind, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue, and if there be 9 any praise, think on these things. The things which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace will be with you.

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But I have rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at length your care of me hath revived; wherein ye were 11 careful also before, but wanted opportunity. Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in what12 soever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both

how to be brought low, and I know how to abound: always, and in all things, I am instructed both to be full 13 and to be hungry, both to abound and to want: I can 14 do all things through him* who strengtheneth me. How

ever, ye have done well, that ye jointly contributed to 15 relieve my affliction. Now, Philippians, ye also know† that, in the beginning of my preaching the gospel, when I was departed from Macedonia, no church had intercourse with me, as concerning giving and receiving, but 16 ye only and that || in Thessalonica ye sent, once and 17 a second time also, relief to my necessity. Not that I

further desire a gift: but I further desire fruit which may 18 abound to your account. But I have every thing, and abound: I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God. 19 And my God will supply all your wants, according to his 20 riches in glory, through Christ Jesus. Now unto our

God, and Father, be glory for ever and ever.

*through Christ, etc. R. T.

Amen.

† Or, And indeed ye know yourselves, O Philippians, that, etc. Wakefield.
+ to you, when I was departing, N.

for even, N. See Paley, p. 263. The Philippians sent contributions to the apos tle, both at Corinth and Thessalonica. See 2 Cor, xi. 8, 9

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Salute every one that is holy through Christ Jesus. The 22 brethren that are with me salute you. All the saints salute you; chiefly those that are of Cæsar's household*. 23 The favour of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

*Or, family. N. m.

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