Philippians 1

1 Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ; to all the saints in Christ Jesus, who are at Philippi, with the bishops 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 be unto you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

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

3 I give thanks to my God in every remembrance of you,

I give thanks to my God on every remembrance of you,

4 Always in all my prayers making supplication for you all, with joy;

always in every prayer of mine for you all, making request with joy,

5 For your communication in the gospel of Christ from the first day until now.

for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day even until now;

6 Being confident of this very thing, that he, who hath begun a good work in you, will perfect it unto the day of Christ Jesus.

being confident of this very thing, that he who hath wrought in you the good work will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

7 As it is meet for me to think this for you all, for that I have you in my heart; and that in my bands, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of my joy.

as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I bear you on my heart, both in my bonds and in my defence and the confirmation of the gospel, as being all of you sharers in my grace.

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

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

9 And this I pray, that your charity may more and more abound in knowledge, and in all understanding:

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all understanding;

10 That you may approve the better things, that you may be sincere and without offence unto the day of Christ,

that ye may prove the things that are excellent, in order that ye may be sincere and without offence unto the day of Christ;

11 Filled with the fruit of justice, through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

filled with fruits of righteousness, which by Jesus Christ are to the glory and praise of God.

12 Now, brethren, I desire you should know, that the things which have happened to me, have fallen out rather to the furtherance of the gospel:

Now I wish you, brethren, to know, that the things which have befallen me have rather conduced to the progress of the gospel;

13 So that my bands are made manifest in Christ, in all the court, and in all other places;

so that my bonds are manifest in Christ through the whole palace, and all other places;

14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, growing confident by my bands, are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear.

and very many of our brethren in the Lord, assuming confidence from my chains, are more abundantly bold, fearlessly to preach the word.

15 Some indeed, even out of envy and contention; but some also for good will preach Christ.

Some indeed do it in a spirit of envy and strife; but some also preach Christ with cordial good-will:

16 Some out of charity, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

the one indeed preach Christ out of contention, not with purity of intention, thinking to add affliction to my bonds:

17 And some out of contention preach Christ not sincerely: supposing that they raise affliction to my bands.

but the others of love, knowing that I am exposed for the defence of the gospel.

18 But what then? So that by all means, whether by occasion, or by truth, Christ be preached: in this also I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

What then? if Christ is preached in whatever manner it be, whether in pretext or reality, even in this do I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

19 For I know that this shall fall out to me unto salvation, through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

For I know that this shall issue in my salvation through your prayers, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

20 According to my expectation and hope; that in nothing I shall be confounded, but with all confidence, as always, so now also shall Christ be magnified in my body, wither it be by life, or by death.

according to my firm expectation and hope, that I shall be confounded by no event, but that with all boldness, as always hitherto, Christ shall now also be magnified in my body, whether by my life or 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 And if to live in the flesh, this is to me the fruit of labour, and what I shall choose I know not.

But if it be his will, that I should live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my travail: and what to chuse I know not.

23 But I am straitened between two: having a desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ, a thing by far the better.

For I am in a strait between the two, having an earnest longing to be dissolved, and to be with Christ, for this is far, far better:

24 But to abide still in the flesh, is needful for you.

but to abide in the flesh may be more necessary for you.

25 And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide, and continue with you all, for your furtherance and joy of faith:

And being so persuaded, I know that I shall stay and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith;

26 That your rejoicing may abound in Christ Jesus for me, by my coming to you again.

that your glorying may abound in Christ Jesus for me by my coming again unto you.

27 Only let your conversation be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you, or, being absent, may hear of you, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind labouring together for the faith of the gospel.

Only conduct yourselves worthily as becometh the gospel of Christ; that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul wrestling together in the faith of the gospel;

28 And in nothing be ye terrified by the adversaries: which to them is a cause of perdition, but to you of salvation, and this from God:

and not dismayed on any occasion by your adversaries; which is indeed the proof of perdition to them, but of salvation to you, and that from God.

29 For unto you it is given for Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him.

For this favour on the part of Christ is granted you, not only that ye should believe on him, but also that ye should suffer for his sake;

30 Having the same conflict as that which you have seen in me, and now have heard of me.

experiencing the same conflict which ye have seen in me, and now hear to be in me.