Philippians 1

1 Paul and Timotheus, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the holy ones in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with overseers and servants:

Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.

2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Grace and peace unto you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 I give thanks to my God on all the remembrance of you,

I thank my God for every mention of you,

4 always, in every supplication of mine for you all, with joy making the supplication,

always in all my prayer with joy making supplication,

5 for your contribution to the good news from the first day until now,

for your fellowship in the gospel from the first clay until now;

6 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,

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 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.

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 witness, how I long for you all with [the] yearnings 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 full knowledge, and all discernment,

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

10 for your proving the things that differ, that you may be pure and offenseless—to [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 fruit of righteousness, that [is] through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

being filled with the fruit of righteousness, through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

12 And I intend you to know, brothers, that the things concerning me, rather have come to an advancement of the good news,

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 have become evident in Christ in the whole Praetorium, and to all the other places,

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

14 and the greater part of the brothers in the LORD, having confidence by my bonds, are more abundantly bold to fearlessly speak the word.

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 Certain, indeed, even through envy and contention, and certain also through goodwill, preach the Christ;

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

16 one, indeed, of rivalry proclaims the Christ, not purely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds,

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

17 and the other out of love, having known that I am set for defense of the good news:

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

18 what then? In every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed—and I rejoice in this, indeed, 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 have known that this will turn out to me for salvation, through your supplication, and the supply of the Spirit of Christ Jesus,

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 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,

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 And if to live in the flesh [is] to me a fruit of work, then what will I choose? I do not know;

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 pressed by the two, having the desire to depart, and to be with Christ, for it 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 and to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account,

but to remain in the flesh is safer on account of you.

25 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,

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 boasting may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my coming again to you.

in order that your rejoicing in Christ Jesus may abound in me through my coming again unto you.

27 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,

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 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;

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 because to you it was granted, on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer on behalf of Him;

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, such as you saw in me, and now hear of in me.

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