< Philippians 1 >

1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, together with the bishops and deacons:
Paul and Timotheus, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with overseers and ministrants;
2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,
I give thanks to my God upon all the remembrance of you,
4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy
always, in every supplication of mine for you all, with joy making the supplication,
5 on account of your fellowship in the cause of the gospel from the first day until now;
for your contribution to the good news from the first day till now,
6 being confident of this very thing, that he who began in you a good work, will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus;
having been confident of this very thing, that He who did begin in you a good work, will perform [it] till a day of Jesus Christ,
7 even as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, all of you being sharers of the grace bestowed on me.
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 defence and confirmation of the good news, all of you being fellow-partakers with me of grace.
8 For God is my witness how much I long for you all in the tender affection of Christ Jesus.
For God is my witness, how I long for you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ,
9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all discernment;
and this I pray, that your love yet more and more may abound in full knowledge, and all judgment,
10 so that ye may approve the things that are most excellent, in order that ye may be pure and without offence against the day of Christ,
for your proving the things that differ, that ye may be pure and offenceless — to a day of Christ,
11 being filled with the fruit of righteousness which is through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
being filled with the fruit of righteousness, that [is] through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
12 But I wish you to know, brethren, that things with me have resulted in the furtherance of the gospel;
And I wish you to know, brethren, that the things concerning me, rather to an advancement of the good news have come,
13 so that my bonds have become known in connection with Christ in the whole camp of the imperial guards, and to all the rest;
so that my bonds have become manifest in Christ in the whole praetorium, and to the other places — all,
14 and that the great part of the brethren, made confident in the Lord by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
and the greater part of the brethren in the Lord, having confidence by my bonds, are more abundantly bold — fearlessly to speak the word.
15 Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from good will.
Certain, indeed, even through envy and contention, and certain also through good-will, do preach the Christ;
16 but they who are of a factious spirit preach Christ with no pure intent, thinking to stir up affliction to my bonds.
the one, indeed, of rivalry the Christ do proclaim, not purely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds,
17 They who are of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel;
and the other out of love, having known that for defence of the good news I am set:
18 What then? Notwithstanding, in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is preached; and therein do I rejoice, yea, and shall rejoice.
what then? in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed — and in this I rejoice, yea, and shall rejoice.
19 For I know that this will turn out to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
For I have known that this shall fall out to me for salvation, through your supplication, and the supply of the Spirit of Christ Jesus,
20 according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be put to shame, but that with all boldness, as always, so also now, Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.
according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, and in all freedom, as always, also now Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether through life or through death,
21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
for to me to live [is] Christ, and to die gain.
22 But if to live in the flesh, if this is to me the fruit of my labor, then what I should choose, I cannot say;
And if to live in the flesh [is] to me a fruit of work, then what shall I choose? I know not;
23 but I am held in a strait by the two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; for it is far better;
for I am pressed by the two, having the desire to depart, and to be with Christ, for it is far better,
24 but to abide in the flesh is more needful for your sake.
and to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account,
25 And being persuaded of this, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your advancement and joy in your faith,
and of this being persuaded, I have known that I shall remain and continue with you all, to your advancement and joy of the faith,
26 that your glorying in me, in the cause of Christ Jesus, may be more abundant by my coming to you again.
that your boasting may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence again to you.
27 Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, that whether I come and see you, or remain absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith of the gospel,
Only worthily of the good news of the Christ conduct ye yourselves, that, whether having come and seen you, whether being absent I may hear of the things concerning you, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul, striving together for the faith of the good news,
28 and in nothing terrified by your adversaries; which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation; and that from God;
and not terrified in anything by those opposing, which to them indeed is a token of destruction, and to you of salvation, and that from God;
29 for to you it was given in behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but in his behalf to suffer also;
because to you it was granted, on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also on behalf of him to suffer;
30 as ye have the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear of in me.
the same conflict having, such as ye saw in me, and now hear of in me.

< Philippians 1 >