Philippians 2:12-16

12So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, continue working out your salvation with awe and reverence,

13for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort – for the sake of his good pleasure – is God.

14Do everything without grumbling or arguing,

15so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish though you live in a crooked and perverse society, in which you shine as lights in the world

16by holding on to the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.