Philippians 1

1 Paul and Timotheus, bondmen of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with [the] overseers and ministers;

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 to you, and peace 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 for my whole remembrance of you,

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

4 constantly in my every supplication, making the supplication for you all with joy,

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

5 because of your fellowship with 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 having confidence of this very thing, that he who has begun in you a good work will complete it unto Jesus Christ's day:

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 as it is righteous for me to think this as to you all, because ye have me in your hearts, and that both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the glad tidings ye are all participators in my grace.

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 For God is my witness how I long after you all in [the] bowels of Christ Jesus.

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

9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all intelligence,

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

10 that ye may judge of and approve the things that are more excellent, in order that ye may be pure and without offence for Christ's day,

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

11 being complete as regards the fruit of righteousness, which [is] by Jesus Christ, to God's glory and praise.

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

12 But I would have you know, brethren, that the circumstances in which I am have turned out rather to the furtherance of the glad tidings,

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

13 so that my bonds have become manifest [as being] in Christ in all the praetorium and to all others;

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

14 and that the most of the brethren, trusting in [the] Lord through my bonds, dare more abundantly to speak the word of God fearlessly.

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 Some indeed also for envy and strife, but some also for good will, preach the Christ.

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

16 These indeed out of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the glad tidings;

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

17 but those out of contention, announce the Christ, not purely, supposing to arouse tribulation for my bonds.

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

18 What is it then? at any rate, in every way, whether in pretext or in truth, Christ is announced; and in this I rejoice, yea, also I will 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 for I know that this shall turn out for me to salvation, through your supplication and [the] supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ;

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 according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but in all boldness, as always, now also Christ shall be magnified 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 for me to live [is] Christ, and to die gain;

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

22 but if to live in flesh [is my lot], this is for me worth the while: and what I shall choose I cannot tell.

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

23 But I am pressed by both, having the desire for departure and being with Christ, [for] [it is] very much better,

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 remaining in the flesh [is] more necessary for your sakes;

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

25 and having confidence of this, I know that I shall remain and abide along with you all, for your progress and joy in faith;

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

26 that your boasting may abound in Christ Jesus through me by my presence again with you.

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

27 Only conduct yourselves worthily of the glad tidings of the Christ, in order that whether coming and seeing you, or absent, I may hear of what concerns you, that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul, labouring together in the same conflict with the faith of the glad tidings;

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 and not frightened in anything by the opposers, which is to them a demonstration of destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God;

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

29 because to you has been given, as regards Christ, not only the believing on him but the suffering for him also,

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 having the same conflict which ye have seen in me, and now hear of in me.

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