| Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. | I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ. |
| For I know that through your prayers and God’s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance. | For I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance. |
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| For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. | For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. |
| I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body. | I am hard pressed between the two: my desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better; but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for you. |
| For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him. | For he has graciously granted you the privilege not only of believing in Christ, but of suffering for him as well. |
