Philippians 1

1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the 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 thank my God whenever I remember you,

I thank my God for every mention of you,

4 always in every request of mine on behalf of you all, making my requests with joy,

always in all my prayer with joy making supplication,

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

for your fellowship in the gospel from the first clay 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 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 It is even right for me to think this way on behalf of all of you, because I have you in my heart, because both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the Good News, you all are 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 after all of you in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.

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

9 This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in 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 so that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense 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 fruits of righteousness which are 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 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, brethren, to know that the affairs appertaining to me have turned out rather unto the promotion of the gospel.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17 but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the 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 does it matter? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. I rejoice in this, yes, 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 know that this will turn out to my salvation through your prayers and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

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 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 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 But if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I don’t know what I will 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 But I am hard pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which 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 Yet to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake.

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

25 Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all for your progress and joy in 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 presence with you again.

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

27 Only let your way 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 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 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 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 it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf,

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 which you saw in me and now hear is in me.

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