Philippians 1

1 PAULOS and Timotheus, servants of Jeshu the Meshiha, to all the saints who are in Jeshu Meshiha at Philipos, with the presbyters 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 with you and peace from Aloha our Father, and from our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.

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

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

I thank my God for every mention of you,

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

always in all my prayer with joy making supplication,

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

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

6 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.

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 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.

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

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 still increase and abound in knowledge and in all spiritual understanding;

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

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

in order that you may distinguish those things which differ; that you may be pure and without offence in the day of Christ;

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

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

12 BUT I wish you to know, my brethren, that my business tendeth the more to the forwarding 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 For so also my bonds are manifest for the Meshiha in the whole palace, and unto all besides.

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

14 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

18 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.

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

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 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.

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 my life is the Meshiha; and if I die, it is gain to me.

For Christ is my life, and death is my gain.

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

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

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

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

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

25 For I know this confidently, that I am to remain and tarry for your joy and for the increase of your 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 when I come again to you, your glorying which is in Jeshu Meshiha alone shall abound in me.

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

27 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;

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

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

because the blessing is conferred on you in behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but indeed to suffer for him:

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

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