And I trust in the Lord that I myself will be able to come to you soon.

The LORD says, "I will condemn those who turn away from me and put their trust in human beings, in the strength of mortals.

and on him all peoples will put their hope."

And again, Isaiah says, "A descendant of Jesse will appear; he will come to rule the Gentiles, and they will put their hope in him."

And you also became God's people when you heard the true message, the Good News that brought you salvation. You believed in Christ, and God put his stamp of ownership on you by giving you the Holy Spirit he had promised.

and it is for this reason that I suffer these things. But I am still full of confidence, because I know whom I have trusted, and I am sure that he is able to keep safe until that Day what he has entrusted to me.

What you should say is this: "If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that."

Through him you believe in God, who raised him from death and gave him glory; and so your faith and hope are fixed on God.

So I hope to send him to you as soon as I know how things are going to turn out for me.

I have thought it necessary to send to you our brother Epaphroditus, who has worked and fought by my side and who has served as your messenger in helping me.

From Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus--- To all God's people in Philippi who are in union with Christ Jesus, including the church leaders and helpers:

Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you his greetings; and so do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, fellow Jews.

For this purpose I am sending to you Timothy, who is my own dear and faithful son in the Christian life. He will remind you of the principles which I follow in the new life in union with Christ Jesus and which I teach in all the churches everywhere.

Tychicus, our dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord's work, will give you all the news about me, so that you may know how I am getting along.

That is why I am sending him to you---to tell you how all of us are getting along and to encourage you.

That is why I am sending him to you, in order to cheer you up by telling you how all of us are getting along.

With him goes Onesimus, that dear and faithful friend, who belongs to your group. They will tell you everything that is happening here.

while we sent Timothy, our brother who works with us for God in preaching the Good News about Christ. We sent him to strengthen you and help your faith,

Now Timothy has come back, and he has brought us the welcome news about your faith and love. He has told us that you always think well of us and that you want to see us just as much as we want to see you.

I am all the more eager, then, to send him to you, so that you will be glad again when you see him, and my own sorrow will disappear.

Now Timothy has come back, and he has brought us the welcome news about your faith and love. He has told us that you always think well of us and that you want to see us just as much as we want to see you.

because now we really live if you stand firm in your life in union with the Lord.

Our friends, we must thank God at all times for you. It is right for us to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love each of you has for the others is becoming greater.

For I hear of your love for all of God's people and the faith you have in the Lord Jesus.

Your love, dear brother, has brought me great joy and much encouragement! You have cheered the hearts of all of God's people.

I was so happy when some Christians arrived and told me how faithful you are to the truth---just as you always live in the truth.

Nothing makes me happier than to hear that my children live in the truth.