13 For the One working in you is God—both to will and to work for His good pleasure.
14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing,
15 so that you might be blameless and innocent, children of God in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation. Among them you shine as lights in the world,
16 holding fast to the word of life, so that I may boast in the day of Messiah that I did not run or labor in vain.
17 But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and the service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with you all.
18 The same way, you also—rejoice and share your joy with me!
19 But I hope in the Lord Yeshua to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too might be encouraged when I know the news about you.