Philippians 1

1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, with the Bishops and Deacons of the church:

παυλος και τιμοθεος δουλοι ιησου χριστου πασιν τοις αγιοις εν χριστω ιησου τοις ουσιν εν φιλιπποις συν επισκοποις και διακονοις

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

χαρις υμιν και ειρηνη απο θεου πατρος ημων και κυριου ιησου χριστου

3 I give praise to my God at every memory of you,

ευχαριστω τω θεω μου επι παση τη μνεια υμων

4 And in all my prayers for you all, making my request with joy,

παντοτε εν παση δεησει μου υπερ παντων υμων μετα χαρας την δεησιν ποιουμενος

5 Because of your help in giving the good news from the first day till now;

επι τη κοινωνια υμων εις το ευαγγελιον απο πρωτης ημερας αχρι του νυν

6 For I am certain of this very thing, that he by whom the good work was started in you will make it complete till the day of Jesus Christ:

πεποιθως αυτο τουτο οτι ο εναρξαμενος εν υμιν εργον αγαθον επιτελεσει αχρις ημερας ιησου χριστου

7 So it is right for me to take thought for you all in this way, because I have you in my heart; for in my chains, and in my arguments before the judges in support of the good news, making clear that it is true, you all have your part with me in grace.

καθως εστιν δικαιον εμοι τουτο φρονειν υπερ παντων υμων δια το εχειν με εν τη καρδια υμας εν τε τοις δεσμοις μου και εν τη απολογια και βεβαιωσει του ευαγγελιου συγκοινωνους μου της χαριτος παντας υμας οντας

8 For God is my witness, how my love goes out to you all in the loving mercies of Christ Jesus.

μαρτυς γαρ μου εστιν ο θεος ως επιποθω παντας υμας εν σπλαγχνοις ιησου χριστου

9 And my prayer is that you may be increased more and more in knowledge and experience;

και τουτο προσευχομαι ινα η αγαπη υμων ετι μαλλον και μαλλον περισσευη εν επιγνωσει και παση αισθησει

10 So that you may give your approval to the best things; that you may be true and without wrongdoing till the day of Christ;

εις το δοκιμαζειν υμας τα διαφεροντα ινα ητε ειλικρινεις και απροσκοποι εις ημεραν χριστου

11 Being full of the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

πεπληρωμενοι καρπων δικαιοσυνης των δια ιησου χριστου εις δοξαν και επαινον θεου

12 Now it is my purpose to make clear to you, brothers, that the cause of the good news has been helped by my experiences;

γινωσκειν δε υμας βουλομαι αδελφοι οτι τα κατ εμε μαλλον εις προκοπην του ευαγγελιου εληλυθεν

13 So that it became clear through all the Praetorium, and to all the rest, that I was a prisoner on account of Christ;

ωστε τους δεσμους μου φανερους εν χριστω γενεσθαι εν ολω τω πραιτωριω και τοις λοιποις πασιν

14 And most of the brothers in the Lord, taking heart because of my chains, are all the stronger to give the word of God without fear.

και τους πλειονας των αδελφων εν κυριω πεποιθοτας τοις δεσμοις μου περισσοτερως τολμαν αφοβως τον λογον λαλειν

15 Though some are preaching Christ out of envy and competition, others do it out of a good heart:

τινες μεν και δια φθονον και εριν τινες δε και δι ευδοκιαν τον χριστον κηρυσσουσιν

16 These do it from love, conscious that I am responsible for the cause of the good news:

οι μεν εξ εριθειας τον χριστον καταγγελλουσιν ουχ αγνως οιομενοι θλιψιν επιφερειν τοις δεσμοις μου

17 But those are preaching Christ in a spirit of competition, not from their hearts, but with the purpose of giving me pain in my prison.

οι δε εξ αγαπης ειδοτες οτι εις απολογιαν του ευαγγελιου κειμαι

18 What then? only that in every way, falsely or truly, the preaching of Christ goes on; and in this I am glad, and will be glad.

τι γαρ πλην παντι τροπω ειτε προφασει ειτε αληθεια χριστος καταγγελλεται και εν τουτω χαιρω αλλα και χαρησομαι

19 For I am conscious that this will be for my salvation, through your prayer and the giving out of the stored wealth of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

οιδα γαρ οτι τουτο μοι αποβησεται εις σωτηριαν δια της υμων δεησεως και επιχορηγιας του πνευματος ιησου χριστου

20 In the measure of my strong hope and belief that in nothing will I be put to shame, but that without fear, as at all times, so now will Christ have glory in my body, by life or by death.

κατα την καραδοκιαν και ελπιδα μου οτι εν ουδενι αισχυνθησομαι αλλ εν παση παρρησια ως παντοτε και νυν μεγαλυνθησεται χριστος εν τω σωματι μου ειτε δια ζωης ειτε δια θανατου

21 For to me life is Christ and death is profit.

εμοι γαρ το ζην χριστος και το αποθανειν κερδος

22 But if I go on living in the flesh — if this is the fruit of my work — then I do not see what decision to make.

ει δε το ζην εν σαρκι τουτο μοι καρπος εργου και τι αιρησομαι ου γνωριζω

23 I am in a hard position between the two, having a desire to go away and be with Christ, which is very much better:

συνεχομαι δε εκ των δυο την επιθυμιαν εχων εις το αναλυσαι και συν χριστω ειναι πολλω μαλλον κρεισσον

24 Still, to go on in the flesh is more necessary because of you.

το δε επιμενειν εν τη σαρκι αναγκαιοτερον δι υμας

25 And being certain of this, I am conscious that I will go on, yes, and go on with you all, for your growth and joy in the faith;

και τουτο πεποιθως οιδα οτι μενω και συμπαραμενω πασιν υμιν εις την υμων προκοπην και χαραν της πιστεως

26 So that your pride in me may be increased in Christ Jesus through my being present with you again.

ινα το καυχημα υμων περισσευη εν χριστω ιησου εν εμοι δια της εμης παρουσιας παλιν προς υμας

27 Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;

μονον αξιως του ευαγγελιου του χριστου πολιτευεσθε ινα ειτε ελθων και ιδων υμας ειτε απων ακουσω τα περι υμων οτι στηκετε εν ενι πνευματι μια ψυχη συναθλουντες τη πιστει του ευαγγελιου

28 Having no fear of those who are against you; which is a clear sign of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God;

και μη πτυρομενοι εν μηδενι υπο των αντικειμενων ητις αυτοις μεν εστιν ενδειξις απωλειας υμιν δε σωτηριας και τουτο απο θεου

29 Because to you it has been given in the cause of Christ not only to have faith in him, but to undergo pain on his account:

οτι υμιν εχαρισθη το υπερ χριστου ου μονον το εις αυτον πιστευειν αλλα και το υπερ αυτου πασχειν

30 Fighting the same fight which you saw in me, and now have word of in me.

τον αυτον αγωνα εχοντες οιον ειδετε εν εμοι και νυν ακουετε εν εμοι