The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians was written while Paul was a prisoner in Rome. This letter, Paul’s farewell message, is filled with gratitude and affection for his Philippian friends, the church which was perhaps dearest to him.

Philippians 2

2:16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.