Philippians 1
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1Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:1Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:
2Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,3I thank my God every time I remember you.
4Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,4In every prayer for all of you, I always pray with joy,
5For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;5because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,
6Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:6being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
7Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.7It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me.
8For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.8God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
10That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;10so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
11Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.11filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
12But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;12Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel.
13So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;13As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.
14And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.14And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear.
15Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:15It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.
16The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:16The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.
17But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.17The former, however, preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can add to the distress of my chains.
18What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.18What then is the issue? Just this: that in every way, whether by false motives or true, Christ is preached. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,
19For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,19because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.
20According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.20I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
21For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.21For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
22But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.22But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.
23For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:23I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
24Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.24But it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.
25And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;25Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
26That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.26so that through my coming to you again your exultation in Christ Jesus will resound on account of me.
27Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;27Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
28And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.28without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God.
29For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;29For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,
30Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.30since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.
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