Philippians 1

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

PAUL and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

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

grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 I thank my God whenever I remember you,

I give thanks to my God on every remembrance of you,

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

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

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

for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day even 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.

being confident of this very thing, that he who hath wrought in you the good work will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

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.

as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I bear you on my heart, both in my bonds and in my defence and the confirmation of the gospel, as being all of you sharers in my grace.

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

For God is my witness, how earnestly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

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 abound yet more and more in knowledge and all 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 ye may prove the things that are excellent, in order that ye may be sincere and without offence unto the day of Christ;

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

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

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;

Now I wish you, brethren, to know, that the things which have befallen me have rather conduced to the progress 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;

so that my bonds are manifest in Christ through the whole palace, and all other places;

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 very many of our brethren in the Lord, assuming confidence from my chains, are more abundantly bold, fearlessly to preach the word.

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

Some indeed do it in a spirit of envy and strife; but some also preach Christ with cordial good-will:

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

the one indeed preach Christ out of contention, not with purity of intention, thinking to add affliction to my bonds:

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

but the others of love, knowing that I am exposed for the defence of the gospel.

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.

What then? if Christ is preached in whatever manner it be, whether in pretext or reality, even in this do I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

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 this shall issue in my salvation through your prayers, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

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.

according to my firm expectation and hope, that I shall be confounded by no event, but that with all boldness, as always hitherto, Christ shall now also be magnified in my body, whether by my life or 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 on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I do not make known what I will choose.

But if it be his will, that I should live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my travail: and what to chuse I know not.

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

For I am in a strait between the two, having an earnest longing to be dissolved, and to be with Christ, for this is far, far better:

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

but to abide in the flesh may be more necessary for you.

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,

And being so persuaded, I know that I shall stay and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith;

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

that your glorying may abound in Christ Jesus for me by my coming again unto you.

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;

Only conduct yourselves worthily as 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 soul wrestling together in 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.

and not dismayed on any occasion by your adversaries; which is indeed the proof of perdition to them, but of salvation to you, and that from God.

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,

For this favour on the part of Christ is granted you, not only that ye should believe on him, but also that ye should suffer for his sake;

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

experiencing the same conflict which ye have seen in me, and now hear to be in me.