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Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,

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and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

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For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,

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having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me.

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Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy,

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fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

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Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

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Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.