Philippians 1

1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus; To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

PAULOS and Timotheus, servants of Jeshu the Meshiha, to all the saints who are in Jeshu Meshiha at Philipos, with the presbyters and deacons.

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

Grace be with you and peace from Aloha our Father, and from our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.

3 I thank my God whenever I remember you,

I offer thanks unto Aloha upon the remembrance of you constantly,

4 always in every prayer of mine for all of you, making my requests with joy,

in all my prayers on your behalf; and while rejoicing,

5 for your partnership in the Good News from the first day until now;

I pray, for your fellowship which is in the gospel from the first day until now;

6 being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.

because I am confident of this, that he who hath begun good workings in you will himself make perfect until the day of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.

7 It is even right for me to think this way about all of you, because I have you in my heart, because, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the Good News, you all are partakers with me of grace.

For so it is right for me to think concerning you all, because you are laid up in my heart; and in my bonds, and in the defence of the truth of the gospel, you are partakers with me in grace.

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

For Aloha is my witness how I love you with the bowels of Jeshu Meshiha.

9 This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;

And this I pray, that your love may still increase and abound in knowledge and in all spiritual understanding;

10 so that you may approve the things that are excellent; that you may be pure and blameless for the Day of Christ;

that you may distinguish those things that are proper, and may be pure and without offence in the day of the Meshiha,

11 being filled with the fruit of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

and filled with the fruits of righteousness which are in Jeshu Meshiha, to the glory and the honour of Aloha.

12 Now I desire to have you know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Good News;

BUT I wish you to know, my brethren, that my business tendeth the more to the forwarding of the gospel.

13 so that it became evident to the whole praetorian guard, and to all the rest, that my bonds are in Christ;

For so also my bonds are manifest for the Meshiha in the whole palace, and unto all besides.

14 and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word without fear.

And a multitude of brethren who are in our Lord are strengthened on account of my bonds, and have dared the more fearlessly to speak the word of Aloha.

15 Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.

Some preach from envy and contention, but some from good-will,

16 The latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News.

and in the love of the Meshiha; for they know that for the defence of the gospel I am appointed.

17 The former insincerely preach Christ from selfish ambition, thinking that they add affliction to my chains.

But those who preach the Meshiha from contention do it not sincerely, but think to add affliction to my bonds.

18 What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether out of false motives or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. I rejoice in this, yes, and will rejoice.

Yet in this I have rejoiced, and do rejoice, that in every way, if for an occasion, or if in truth, the Meshiha shall be preached.

19 For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance, through your petition and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

For I know that these things shall be found unto my life by your prayers, and by the gift of the Spirit of Jeshu Meshiha;

20 according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.

even as I hope and expect, that in nothing I shall be confounded, but manifestly, as at all times, so also now, the Meshiha shall 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 my life is the Meshiha; and if I die, it is gain to me.

22 But if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I do not make known what I will choose.

But if in this life of the flesh there be also fruit to me from my works, I know not what to choose.

23 But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

For these two straiten me. I desire to be set free, that I might be with the Meshiha, and this is greatly preferable to me;

24 Yet, to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake.

but also to remain in my body is the thing which constraineth me on your account.

25 And since I am persuaded of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,

For I know this confidently, that I am to remain and tarry for your joy and for the increase of your faith:

26 that your rejoicing may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again.

that when I come again to you, your glorying which is in Jeshu Meshiha alone shall abound in me.

27 Only let your manner of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;

As it becometh the gospel of the Meshiha, so have your conversation; that if coming I see you, or absent, I may hear of you, that you stand in one spirit and in one soul, conquering together for the faith of the gospel;

28 and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

in nothing moved by them who stand against us, to the forthshowing of their perdition, and of our salvation,

29 Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf,

And this from Aloha hath been given to you, not only believing to believe in the Meshiha, but also for his sake to suffer,

30 having the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear is in me.

and to sustain a conflict, as you have seen in me, and now hear concerning me.