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, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints who 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 and peace unto you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

I thank my God for every mention of you,

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

always in all my prayer with joy making supplication,

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

for your fellowship in the gospel from the first clay 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 confidence as to this same thing, that the one having begun a good work in you will perfect it unto 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.

as it is righteous for me to think in behalf of you all, because I have you in my heart, both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, that you are all my fellow-partakers of the 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 after you in the affections 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 this, that your divine love may yet more and more abound in perfect knowledge and all understanding;

10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;

in order that you may distinguish those things which differ; that you may be pure and without offence 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.

being filled with the fruit of righteousness, through Jesus Christ, unto 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;

But I wish you, brethren, to know that the affairs appertaining to me have turned out rather unto the promotion of the gospel.

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

So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the pretorian army, and to all the rest;

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 many of the brethren in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are bold to speak the word of God more fluently without fear.

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

Some indeed through envy and strife, and some through good will, are preaching Christ:

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

the latter from divine love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel:

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

the former from self-seeking are proclaiming Christ insincerely, thinking that they will add affliction to my bonds.

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

For what is it? moreover that in every place, whether in pretext or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and I rejoice in this, yes, and I 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 know that this will turn out to me unto salvation, through your prayer and the supply 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.

according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I shall be ashamed in nothing, but with all boldness, as always, even now Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.

21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

For Christ is my life, and death is my 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 to live in the flesh, this shall be to me the fruit of the work, indeed I know not what I shall ask.

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

But I am in a strait between two, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ; for this is far better:

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

but to remain in the flesh is safer on account of 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 having confidence in this, I know that I shall abide with you all, unto your promotion and the joy of your faith;

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

in order that your rejoicing in Christ Jesus may abound in me through my coming again unto 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 live worthily of the gospel of Christ: in order that, whether coming and seeing you or being absent, I hear those things concerning you, that you are standing in one spirit, with one soul contending 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 anything by the adversaries: which is to them the manifestation of destruction, but of your salvation, and this is 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 the blessing is conferred on you in behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but indeed to suffer for him:

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

having the same conflict as you saw in me, and now hearing me.