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But I wish you to know ,
brethren ,
that things with me have resulted in the furtherance of the gospel ;
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so that my bonds have become known in connection with Christ in the whole camp of the imperial guards ,
and to all the rest ;
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and that the great part of the brethren ,
made confident in the Lord by my bonds ,
are much more bold to speak the word without fear .
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Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife ,
and some also from good will .
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What then ?
Notwithstanding ,
in every way ,
whether in pretence or in truth ,
Christ is preached ;
and therein do I rejoice ,
yea ,
and shall rejoice .
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For I know that this will turn out to my salvation through your prayer ,
and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ ,
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according to my earnest expectation and hope ,
that in nothing I shall be put to shame ,
but that with all boldness ,
as always ,
so also now ,
Christ will be magnified in my body ,
whether by life ,
or by death .
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For to me to live is Christ ,
and to die is gain .
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But if to live in the flesh ,
if this is to me the fruit of my labor ,
then what I should choose ,
I cannot say ;
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but I am held in a strait by the two ,
having a desire to depart ,
and to be with Christ ;
for it is far better ;
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but to abide in the flesh is more needful for your sake .
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And being persuaded of this ,
I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your advancement and joy in your faith ,
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that your glorying in me ,
in the cause of Christ Jesus ,
may be more abundant by my coming to you again .
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Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ ,
that whether I come and see you ,
or remain absent ,
I may hear of your affairs ,
that ye stand fast in one spirit ,
with one soul striving together for the faith of the gospel ,
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and in nothing terrified by your adversaries ;
which is to them an evident token of perdition ,
but to you of salvation ;
and that from God ;
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for to you it was given in behalf of Christ ,
not only to believe in him ,
but in his behalf to suffer also ;
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as ye have the same conflict which ye saw in me ,
and now hear of in me .