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

3 I thank my God every time I remember you.

I thank my God upon all my remembrance of you,

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

always in every supplication of mine on behalf of you all making my supplication with joy,

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

for your fellowship in furtherance of 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.

being confident of this very thing, that he which began a good work in you will perfect it until 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.

even as it is right for me to be thus minded on behalf 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 with me of grace.

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

For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.

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 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,

so that ye may approve the things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and void of offence unto the day of Christ;

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

being filled with 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.

Now I would have you know, brethren, that the things [which happened] unto me have fallen out rather unto the progress 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 became manifest in Christ throughout the whole praetorian guard, and to all the rest;

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

and that most of the brethren in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.

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

Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:

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

the one [do it] of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel:

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

but the other proclaim Christ of faction, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction for me in 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,

What then? only that in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and therein I rejoice, yea, and 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 salvation, through your supplication and the supply 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 in nothing shall I be put to shame, but [that] with all boldness, 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.

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 to live in the flesh, —[if] this is the fruit of my work, then what I shall choose I wot not.

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

But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better:

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

yet to abide in the flesh is more needful for your sake.

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 having this confidence, I know that I shall abide, yea, and abide with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith;

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

that your glorying may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with 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 let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you or be absent, I may hear of your state, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving 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.

and in nothing affrighted by the adversaries: which is for them an evident token of perdition, but of your salvation, and that 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,

because to you it hath been granted in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer in his behalf:

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

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