Philippians 4

¹So my brothers, well loved and very dear to me, my joy and crown, be strong in the Lord, my loved ones.

²I make request to Euodias and Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord.

³And I make request to you, true helper in my work, to see to the needs of those women who took part with me in the good news, with Clement and the rest of my brother-workers whose names are in the book of life.

⁴Be glad in the Lord at all times: again I say, Be glad.

⁵Let your gentle behaviour be clear to all men. The Lord is near.

⁶Have no cares; but in everything with prayer and praise put your requests before God.

⁷And the peace of God, which is deeper than all knowledge, will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

⁸For the rest, my brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things have honour, whatever things are upright, whatever things are holy, whatever things are beautiful, whatever things are of value, if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, give thought to these things.

⁹The things which came to you by my teaching and preaching, and which you saw in me, these things do, and the God of peace will be with you.

¹⁰But I am very glad in the Lord that your care for me has come to life again; though you did in fact take thought for me, but you were not able to give effect to it.

¹¹But I will not say anything about my needs, for I am able, wherever I am, to be dependent on myself.

¹²It is the same to me if I am looked down on or honoured; everywhere and in all things I have the secret of how to be full and how to go without food; how to have wealth and how to be in need.