23. For I am pressed down by the two, having a desire to depart and be with Messiah, which is much better,
24. but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.
25. And being persuaded of this, I know that I shall stay and continue with you all, for your progress and joy of belief,
26. so that your boasting might overflow in יהושע Messiah on account of me, through my coming to you again.
27. Only, behave yourselves worthily of the Good News of Messiah, in order that whether I come and see you or am absent, I hear about you, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one being, striving together for the belief of the Good News,
28. without being frightened in any way by those who oppose, which to them truly is a proof of destruction, but to you of deliverance, and that from Elohim.
29. Because to you it has been given as a favour, on behalf of Messiah, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,