repeated in another form by complete my joy in 2:2, and the so or ‘therefore’ links the two together. We see also what the central characteristic of the worthy life is: ‘Only (1:27) … complete my joy by being of the same mind’ (2:2). It is the life of unity. Two things help us to feel how important this was to Paul, and if we can start by sharing his point of view it will lead us to a more urgent consideration of what he is teaching us. First, he has already dwelt on the topic of unity in 1:27 as