⁸ But thou shalt return, and hear the voice of the Lord thy God, and shalt do all the commandments which I command thee this day:

⁹ And the Lord thy God will make thee abound in all the works of thy hands, in the fruit of thy womb, and in the fruit of thy cattle, in the fruitfulness of thy land, and in the plenty of all things. For the Lord will return to rejoice over thee in all good things, as he rejoiced in thy fathers:

¹⁰ Yet so if thou hear the voice of the Lord thy God, and keep his precepts and ceremonies, which are written in this law: and return to the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul.

¹² Now, brethren, I desire you should know, that the things which have happened to me, have fallen out rather to the furtherance of the gospel:

¹³ So that my bands are made manifest in Christ, in all the court, and in all other places;

¹⁴ And many of the brethren in the Lord, growing confident by my bands, are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear.

¹⁵ Some indeed, even out of envy and contention; but some also for good will preach Christ.

¹⁶ Some out of charity, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

¹⁷ And some out of contention preach Christ not sincerely: supposing that they raise affliction to my bands.

¹⁸ But what then? So that by all means, whether by occasion, or by truth, Christ be preached: in this also I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

¹⁹ For I know that this shall fall out to me unto salvation, through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

²⁰ According to my expectation and hope; that in nothing I shall be confounded, but with all confidence, as always, so now also shall Christ be magnified in my body, wither it be by life, or by death.

²¹ For to me, to live is Christ; and to die is gain.

²² And if to live in the flesh, this is to me the fruit of labour, and what I shall choose I know not.

²³ But I am straitened between two: having a desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ, a thing by far the better.

²⁴ But to abide still in the flesh, is needful for you.

²⁵ And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide, and continue with you all, for your furtherance and joy of faith:

²⁶ That your rejoicing may abound in Christ Jesus for me, by my coming to you again.

²⁷ Only let your conversation be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you, or, being absent, may hear of you, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind labouring together for the faith of the gospel.

²⁸ And in nothing be ye terrified by the adversaries: which to them is a cause of perdition, but to you of salvation, and this from God:

²⁹ For unto you it is given for Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him.