Προς Φιλιππησιους 1

1 Παῦλος καὶ Τιμόθεος, δοῦλοι ˚Χριστοῦ ˚Ἰησοῦ· πᾶσιν τοῖς ἁγίοις ἐν ˚Χριστῷ ˚Ἰησοῦ τοῖς οὖσιν ἐν Φιλίπποις, σὺν ἐπισκόποις καὶ διακόνοις:

Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and servants:

2 χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ ˚Θεοῦ Πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ ˚Κυρίου ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ.

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

3 Εὐχαριστῶ τῷ ˚Θεῷ μου ἐπὶ πάσῃ τῇ μνείᾳ ὑμῶν,

I thank my God whenever I remember you,

4 πάντοτε ἐν πάσῃ δεήσει μου ὑπὲρ πάντων ὑμῶν, μετὰ χαρᾶς τὴν δέησιν ποιούμενος,

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

5 ἐπὶ τῇ κοινωνίᾳ ὑμῶν εἰς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, ἀπὸ τῆς πρώτης ἡμέρας ἄχρι τοῦ νῦν,

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

6 πεποιθὼς αὐτὸ τοῦτο, ὅτι ὁ ἐναρξάμενος ἐν ὑμῖν ἔργον ἀγαθὸν, ἐπιτελέσει ἄχρι ἡμέρας ˚Χριστοῦ ˚Ἰησοῦ·

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

7 καθώς ἐστιν δίκαιον ἐμοὶ τοῦτο φρονεῖν ὑπὲρ πάντων ὑμῶν, διὰ τὸ ἔχειν με ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμᾶς, ἔν τε τοῖς δεσμοῖς μου, καὶ ἐν τῇ ἀπολογίᾳ καὶ βεβαιώσει τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, συγκοινωνούς μου τῆς χάριτος πάντας ὑμᾶς ὄντας.

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.

8 Μάρτυς γάρ μου ὁ ˚Θεός, ὡς ἐπιποθῶ πάντας ὑμᾶς ἐν σπλάγχνοις ˚Χριστοῦ ˚Ἰησοῦ.

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

9 Καὶ τοῦτο προσεύχομαι, ἵνα ἡ ἀγάπη ὑμῶν ἔτι μᾶλλον καὶ μᾶλλον περισσεύῃ ἐν ἐπιγνώσει καὶ πάσῃ αἰσθήσει,

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

10 εἰς τὸ δοκιμάζειν ὑμᾶς τὰ διαφέροντα, ἵνα ἦτε εἰλικρινεῖς καὶ ἀπρόσκοποι εἰς ἡμέραν ˚Χριστοῦ,

so that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ,

11 πεπληρωμένοι καρπὸν δικαιοσύνης τὸν διὰ ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ, εἰς δόξαν καὶ ἔπαινον ˚Θεοῦ.

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

12 Γινώσκειν δὲ ὑμᾶς, βούλομαι, ἀδελφοί, ὅτι τὰ κατʼ ἐμὲ, μᾶλλον εἰς προκοπὴν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου ἐλήλυθεν,

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,

13 ὥστε τοὺς δεσμούς μου φανεροὺς ἐν ˚Χριστῷ γενέσθαι, ἐν ὅλῳ τῷ πραιτωρίῳ καὶ τοῖς λοιποῖς πᾶσιν,

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

14 καὶ τοὺς πλείονας τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἐν ˚Κυρίῳ πεποιθότας τοῖς δεσμοῖς μου, περισσοτέρως τολμᾶν ἀφόβως τὸν λόγον τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ λαλεῖν.

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.

15 Τινὲς μὲν καὶ διὰ φθόνον καὶ ἔριν, τινὲς δὲ καὶ διʼ εὐδοκίαν τὸν ˚Χριστὸν κηρύσσουσιν.

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

16 Οἱ δὲ ἐξ ἐριθείας τὸν ˚Χριστὸν καταγγέλλουσιν, οὐχ ἁγνῶς οἰόμενοι θλῖψιν ἐγείρειν τοῖς δεσμοῖς μου.

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

17 Οἱ μὲν ἐξ ἀγάπης εἰδότες ὅτι εἰς ἀπολογίαν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου κεῖμαι,

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

18 τί γάρ; Πλὴν ὅτι παντὶ τρόπῳ, εἴτε προφάσει εἴτε ἀληθείᾳ, ˚Χριστὸς καταγγέλλεται, καὶ ἐν τούτῳ χαίρω, ἀλλὰ καὶ χαρήσομαι.

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.

19 Οἶδα γὰρ ὅτι τοῦτό μοι ἀποβήσεται εἰς σωτηρίαν διὰ τῆς ὑμῶν δεήσεως, καὶ ἐπιχορηγίας τοῦ ˚Πνεύματος ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ,

For I know that this will turn out to my salvation through your prayers and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

20 κατὰ τὴν ἀποκαραδοκίαν καὶ ἐλπίδα μου, ὅτι ἐν οὐδενὶ αἰσχυνθήσομαι, ἀλλʼ ἐν πάσῃ παρρησίᾳ, ὡς πάντοτε καὶ νῦν, μεγαλυνθήσεται ˚Χριστὸς ἐν τῷ σώματί μου, εἴτε διὰ ζωῆς εἴτε διὰ θανάτου.

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.

21 Ἐμοὶ γὰρ τὸ ζῆν ˚Χριστὸς, καὶ τὸ ἀποθανεῖν κέρδος.

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

22 Εἰ δὲ τὸ ζῆν ἐν σαρκί, τοῦτό μοι καρπὸς ἔργου. Καὶ τί αἱρήσομαι οὐ γνωρίζω.

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

23 Συνέχομαι δὲ ἐκ τῶν δύο, τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν ἔχων εἰς τὸ ἀναλῦσαι καὶ σὺν ˚Χριστῷ εἶναι, πολλῷ γὰρ μᾶλλον κρεῖσσον,

But I am hard pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

24 τὸ δὲ ἐπιμένειν ἐν τῇ σαρκὶ, ἀναγκαιότερον διʼ ὑμᾶς.

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

25 Καὶ τοῦτο πεποιθὼς, οἶδα ὅτι μενῶ καὶ παραμενῶ πᾶσιν ὑμῖν εἰς τὴν ὑμῶν προκοπὴν καὶ χαρὰν τῆς πίστεως,

Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,

26 ἵνα τὸ καύχημα ὑμῶν περισσεύῃ ἐν ˚Χριστῷ ˚Ἰησοῦ ἐν ἐμοὶ, διὰ τῆς ἐμῆς παρουσίας πάλιν πρὸς ὑμᾶς.

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

27 Μόνον ἀξίως τοῦ εὐαγγελίου τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ πολιτεύεσθε, ἵνα εἴτε ἐλθὼν καὶ ἰδὼν ὑμᾶς, εἴτε ἀπὼν, ἀκούω τὰ περὶ ὑμῶν, ὅτι στήκετε ἐν ἑνὶ πνεύματι, μιᾷ ψυχῇ συναθλοῦντες τῇ πίστει τοῦ εὐαγγελίου,

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;

28 καὶ μὴ πτυρόμενοι ἐν μηδενὶ ὑπὸ τῶν ἀντικειμένων, ἥτις ἐστὶν αὐτοῖς ἔνδειξις ἀπωλείας, ὑμῶν δὲ σωτηρίας, καὶ τοῦτο ἀπὸ ˚Θεοῦ,

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

29 ὅτι ὑμῖν ἐχαρίσθη τὸ ὑπὲρ ˚Χριστοῦ, οὐ μόνον τὸ εἰς αὐτὸν πιστεύειν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὸ ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ πάσχειν,

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

30 τὸν αὐτὸν ἀγῶνα ἔχοντες, οἷον εἴδετε ἐν ἐμοὶ, καὶ νῦν ἀκούετε ἐν ἐμοί.

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