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Thereforeif there is anyencouragement in Christ, if there is anyconsolation of love, if there is anyfellowship of the Spirit, ifanyaffection and compassion,
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Sothen, my beloved, just as you have alwaysobeyed, not as in my presenceonly, but nowmuchmore in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling;
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so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of Godabovereproach in the midst of a crooked and perversegeneration, amongwhom you appear as lights in the world,
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But I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellowworker and fellowsoldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my need;
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For indeed he was sick to the point of death, but Godhadmercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, so* that I would not havesorrow upon sorrow.