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:

Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus, which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

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

grace be unto you, and peace from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 I thank my God every time I remember you.

I give thanks unto my God upon every mention of you,

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

(always making supplication for you all with joy

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

in every prayer of mine) for your attachment to the gospel, from the first day even till 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.

being confident of this, that He who hath begun a good work in you will continue to perfect it till the day of Jesus Christ.

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.

As it is just for me to think this of you all, because ye have me in your heart, both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, being all of you partakers of the same grace with me.

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

For God is my witness, how much I long for you all, as with the bowels of Jesus Christ.

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 abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all discernment;

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 ye may try things that differ, that ye may be sincere and without offence until the day of Christ;

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

being full of the fruits of righteousness which are through Jesus Christ unto the glory and praise of God.

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

But I would have you know, my brethren, that the things, which have befallen me, have proved rather to the advancement 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.

so that my bonds are manifest in all the palace, and all other places, to be for the sake of Christ;

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

and many of the brethren in the Lord, encouraged by my bonds, are much more bold to publish the word without fear.

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

Some indeed through envy and strife, and some also through good-will:

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

the former preach Christ out of contention, not sincerely, thinking to add affliction to my bonds;

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

the others out of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

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,

What then? yet every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is preached: and in this I rejoice, yea and I will rejoice;

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 this shall turn to my safety through your prayer, and the aid of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

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.

According to my earnest expectation and hope, that I shall be put to shame in nothing; but that with all freedom of speech, as always, so now also Christ 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 to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain: and if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labor:

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.

so that I know not what to chuse;

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

for I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, which is much preferable:

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

but to abide in the flesh is more necessary for you.

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,

And as I am confident of this, I know that I shall abide and shall continue with you all, for your improvement and the joy of your faith:

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

that your rejoicing in Christ Jesus may abound through me, by my coming to you again.

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,

Only behave worthy of the gospel of Christ, that whether I come and see you, or be absent, I may hear of you, that ye stand firm in one Spirit, striving together as with one soul for the saith 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.

and are in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is a demonstration of ruin to them, but to you of salvation, and this from God.

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

For to you it is granted as a favor from Christ, not only to believe on Him, but also to suffer for his sake:

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

having the same conflict as ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.