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 Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:

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 every time I remember you,

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

always praying with joy in every one of my prayers for you all

5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;

because of your partnership with me in the gospel 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:

I am confident that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

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.

It is right for me to think this way about you all, since I have you in my heart. For you all share with me in God's grace, both in my imprisonment and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel.

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

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

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

And I pray that your love may abound more and more in 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;

so that you may approve what is excellent in order to be pure and blameless in the day of Christ,

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

filled with the fruits of righteousness that come 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;

Now I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has actually helped advance the gospel,

13 So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;

so that it has become known among the entire imperial guard and to everyone else that my imprisonment is for Christ.

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 have gained confidence through my imprisonment and are far more bold to speak the word without fear.

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

Some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others do it out of good will.

16 The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:

The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but intending to add affliction to me in my imprisonment.

17 But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.

18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

But what does it matter? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to 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 know that this will result in my deliverance through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

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.

My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be put to shame in anything, but will speak with complete boldness so that now, as always, Christ will be magnified in my body, whether I live or die.

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.

But if I am to live in the flesh, it will mean fruit from my labor. Yet I do not know which I prefer.

23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

I am hard pressed between the two. I long to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

24 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.

But to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.

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

Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all for the sake of your progress and joy in the faith,

26 That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.

so that your boasting may abound in Christ Jesus because of me when I come to you again.

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 live as citizens in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving together with one mind for the faith of the gospel,

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 being intimidated in any way by those who oppose you. For them this is an indication of destruction, but for you it is an indication 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;

For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,

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

since you are experiencing the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.