2 For all of us make many mistakes. If someone does not make any mistakes when he speaks, he is perfect and able to control his whole body.
24 So far you haven't asked for anything in my name. Keep asking and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete."
27 A religion that is pure and stainless in the sight of God the Father is this: to take care of orphans and widows in their suffering, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
17 Every generous act of giving and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father who made the heavenly lights, in whom there is no inconsistency or shifting shadow.
10 Brothers, I urge all of you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to be in agreement and not to have divisions among you, so that you may be perfectly united in your understanding and opinions.
14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which ties everything together in unity.
9 and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him,
15 Make sure that no one pays back evil for evil. Instead, always pursue what is good for each other and for everyone else.
1 Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any comfort of love, if there is any fellowship in the Spirit, if there is any compassion and sympathy,
2 then fill me with joy by having the same attitude, sharing the same love, being united in spirit, and keeping one purpose in mind.
3 Do not act out of selfish ambition or conceit, but with humility think of others as being better than yourselves.
4 Do not be concerned about your own interests, but also be concerned about the interests of others.
5 Have the same attitude among yourselves that was also in Christ Jesus:
6 In God's own form existed he,And shared with God equality,Deemed nothing needed grasping.
7 Instead, poured out in emptiness,A servant's form did he possess,A mortal man becoming. In human form he chose to be,
8 And lived in all humility,Death on a cross obeying.
9 Now lifted up by God to heaven,A name above all others given,This matchless name possessing.
10 And so, when Jesus’ name is called,The knees of everyone should fallWhere'er they are residing.
11 Then every tongue in one accord,Will say that Jesus Christ is Lord,While God the Father praising.
12 And so, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only when I was with you but even more now that I am absent, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
13 For it is God who is producing in you both the desire and the ability to do what pleases him.
14 Do everything without complaining or arguing
15 so that you may be blameless and innocent, God's children without any faults among a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world
16 as you hold out the word of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I did not run in vain or work hard in vain.
17 Yet even if I am being poured out like an offering as part of the sacrifice and service I offer for your faith, I rejoice, and I share my joy with all of you.
18 In the same way, you also should rejoice and share your joy with me.
19 Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon so that I can be encouraged when I learn of your condition.
20 I do not have anyone else like him who takes a genuine interest in your welfare.
21 For all the others look after their own interests, not after those of Jesus Christ.
22 But you know his proven worth—how like a son with his father he served with me in the gospel.
23 Therefore, I hope to send him as soon as I see how things are going to turn out for me.
24 Indeed, I am confident in the Lord that I will come to visit you soon.
25 Meanwhile, I thought it best to send Epaphroditus—my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, but your messenger and minister to my need—back to you.
26 For he has been longing for all of you and is troubled because you heard that he was sick.
27 Indeed, he was sick to the point of death, but God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have one sorrow on top of another.
28 Therefore, I am especially eager to send him so that you may have the joy of seeing him again, and so that I may feel relieved.
29 So welcome him in the Lord with all joy, and make sure you honor such people highly.
30 For he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete what was lacking in your service to me.
11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.
21 Jesus said to him,"If you want to be perfect, go and sell what you own and give the moneyto the destitute, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me."
2 Do not be conformed to this world, but continually be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you may be able to determine what God's will is—what is proper, pleasing, and perfect.