Philippians 1
1 Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
Paul and Timotheus, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the holy ones in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with overseers and servants:
2 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
I give thanks to my God on all the remembrance of you,
4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,
always, in every supplication of mine for you all, with joy making the supplication,
5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;
for your contribution to the good news from the first day until now,
6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
having been confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you, will complete [it] until [the] day of Jesus Christ,
7 Even as it is meet for me to think this 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 of my grace.
according as it is righteous for me to think this in behalf of you all, because of my having you in the heart, both in my bonds, and [in] the defense and confirmation of the good news, all of you being fellow-partakers with me of grace.
8 For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
For God is my witness, how I long for you all with [the] yearnings of Jesus Christ,
9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
and this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge, and all discernment,
10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
for your proving the things that differ, that you may be pure and offenseless—to [the] Day of Christ,
11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
being filled with the fruit of righteousness, that [is] through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
12 But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;
And I intend you to know, brothers, that the things concerning me, rather have come to an advancement of the good news,
13 So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;
so that my bonds have become evident in Christ in the whole Praetorium, and to all the other places,
14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
and the greater part of the brothers in the LORD, having confidence by my bonds, are more abundantly bold to fearlessly speak the word.
15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
Certain, indeed, even through envy and contention, and certain also through goodwill, preach the Christ;
16 The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:
one, indeed, of rivalry proclaims the Christ, not purely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds,
17 But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.
and the other out of love, having known that I am set for defense of the good news:
18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
what then? In every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed—and I rejoice in this, indeed, and will rejoice.
19 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
For I have known that this will turn out to me for salvation, through your supplication, and the supply of the Spirit of Christ Jesus,
20 According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will be ashamed in nothing, and in all freedom, as always, also Christ will now be magnified in my body, whether through life or through 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 live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.
And if to live in the flesh [is] to me a fruit of work, then what will I choose? I do not know;
23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
for I am pressed by the two, having the desire to depart, and to be with Christ, for it is far better,
24 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.
and to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account,
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 persuaded of this, I have known that I will remain and continue with you all, to your advancement and joy of the faith,
26 That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.
that your boasting may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my coming again to you.
27 Only let your conversation be as it 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 mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
Only conduct yourselves worthily of the good news of the Christ, that, whether having come and seen you, whether being absent I may hear of the things concerning you, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one soul, striving together for the faith of the good news,
28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.
and not be terrified in anything by those opposing, which is indeed a token of destruction to them, and to you of salvation, and that from God;
29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
because to you it was granted, on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer on behalf of Him;
30 Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.
having the same conflict, such as you saw in me, and now hear of in me.
