Philippians 1

1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:

PAULOS and Timotheus, servants of Jeshu the Meshiha, to all the saints who are in Jeshu Meshiha at Philipos, with the presbyters and deacons.

2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace be with you and peace from Aloha our Father, and from our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.

3 I thank my God every time I remember you.

I offer thanks unto Aloha upon the remembrance of you constantly,

4 In every prayer for all of you, I always pray with joy,

in all my prayers on your behalf; and while rejoicing,

5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,

I pray, for your fellowship which is in the gospel from the first day until now;

6 being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

because I am confident of this, that he who hath begun good workings in you will himself make perfect until the day of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.

7 It 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.

For so it is right for me to think concerning you all, because you are laid up in my heart; and in my bonds, and in the defence of the truth of the gospel, you are partakers with me in grace.

8 God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

For Aloha is my witness how I love you with the bowels of Jeshu Meshiha.

9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,

And this I pray, that your love may still increase and abound in knowledge and in all spiritual understanding;

10 so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

that you may distinguish those things that are proper, and may be pure and without offence in the day of the Meshiha,

11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

and filled with the fruits of righteousness which are in Jeshu Meshiha, to the glory and the honour of Aloha.

12 Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel.

BUT I wish you to know, my brethren, that my business tendeth the more to the forwarding of the gospel.

13 As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.

For so also my bonds are manifest for the Meshiha in the whole palace, and unto all besides.

14 And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear.

And a multitude of brethren who are in our Lord are strengthened on account of my bonds, and have dared the more fearlessly to speak the word of Aloha.

15 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.

Some preach from envy and contention, but some from good-will,

16 The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.

and in the love of the Meshiha; for they know that for the defence of the gospel I am appointed.

17 The former, however, preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can add to the distress of my chains.

But those who preach the Meshiha from contention do it not sincerely, but think to add affliction to my bonds.

18 What 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,

Yet in this I have rejoiced, and do rejoice, that in every way, if for an occasion, or if in truth, the Meshiha shall be preached.

19 because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.

For I know that these things shall be found unto my life by your prayers, and by the gift of the Spirit of Jeshu Meshiha;

20 I 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.

even as I hope and expect, that in nothing I shall be confounded, but manifestly, as at all times, so also now, the Meshiha shall be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

For my life is the Meshiha; and if I die, it is gain to me.

22 But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.

But if in this life of the flesh there be also fruit to me from my works, I know not what to choose.

23 I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.

For these two straiten me. I desire to be set free, that I might be with the Meshiha, and this is greatly preferable to me;

24 But it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.

but also to remain in my body is the thing which constraineth me on your account.

25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,

For I know this confidently, that I am to remain and tarry for your joy and for the increase of your faith:

26 so that through my coming to you again your exultation in Christ Jesus will resound on account of me.

that when I come again to you, your glorying which is in Jeshu Meshiha alone shall abound in me.

27 Nevertheless, 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,

As it becometh the gospel of the Meshiha, so have your conversation; that if coming I see you, or absent, I may hear of you, that you stand in one spirit and in one soul, conquering together for the faith of the gospel;

28 without 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.

in nothing moved by them who stand against us, to the forthshowing of their perdition, and of our salvation,

29 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,

And this from Aloha hath been given to you, not only believing to believe in the Meshiha, but also for his sake to suffer,

30 since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.

and to sustain a conflict, as you have seen in me, and now hear concerning me.