₁So then, my brothers and sisters, how dear you are to me and how I miss you! How happy you make me, and how proud I am of you! This then, dear brothers and sisters, is how you should stand firm in your life in the Lord.

₂Euodia and Syntyche, please, I beg you, try to agree as sisters in the Lord. ₃And you too, my faithful partner, I want you to help these women; for they have worked hard with me to spread the gospel, together with Clement and all my other fellow-workers, whose names are in God's book of the living.

₄May you always be joyful in your union with the Lord. I say it again: rejoice!

₅Show a gentle attitude towards everyone. The Lord is coming soon. ₆Don't worry about anything, but in all your prayers ask God for what you need, always asking him with a thankful heart. ₇And God's peace, which is far beyond human understanding, will keep your hearts and minds safe in union with Christ Jesus.

₈In conclusion, my brothers and sisters, fill your minds with those things that are good and that deserve praise: things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and honourable. ₉Put into practice what you learnt and received from me, both from my words and from my actions. And the God who gives us peace will be with you.