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1 Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ: to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.
1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
2 Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 I give thanks to my God in every remembrance of you:
3 I thank my God every time I remember you,
4 Always in all my prayers making supplication for you all with joy:
4 constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you,
5 For your communication in the gospel of Christ, from the first day unto now.
5 because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now.
6 Being confident of this very thing: that he who hath begun a good work in you will perfect it unto the day of Christ Jesus.
6 I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ.
7 As it is meet for me to think this for you all, for that I have you in my heart; and that, in my bands and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of my joy.
7 It is right for me to think this way about all of you, because you hold me in your heart, for all of you share in God's grace with me, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.
8 For God is my witness how I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
8 For God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the compassion of Christ Jesus.
9 And this I pray: That your charity may more and more abound in knowledge and in all understanding:
9 And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight
10 That you may approve the better things: that you may be sincere and without offence unto the day of Christ:
10 to help you to determine what is best, so that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless,
11 Filled with the fruit of justice, through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
11 having produced the harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.
12 Now, brethren, I desire you should know that the things which have happened to me have fallen out rather to the furtherance of the gospel:
12 I want you to know, beloved, that what has happened to me has actually helped to spread the gospel,
13 So that my bands are made manifest in Christ, in all the court and in all other places.
13 so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to everyone else that my imprisonment is for Christ;
14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, growing confident by my bands, are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear.
14 and most of the brothers and sisters, having been made confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, dare to speak the word with greater boldness and without fear.
15 Some indeed, even out of envy and contention: but some also for good will preach Christ.
15 Some proclaim Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from goodwill.
16 Some out of charity, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.
16 These proclaim Christ out of love, knowing that I have been put here for the defense of the gospel;
17 And some out of contention preach Christ not sincerely: supposing that they raise affliction to my bands.
17 the others proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but intending to increase my suffering in my imprisonment.
18 But what then? So that by all means, whether by occasion or by truth, Christ be preached: in this also I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
18 What does it matter? Just this, that Christ is proclaimed in every way, whether out of false motives or true; and in that I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,
19 For I know that this shall fall out to me unto salvation, through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
19 for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance.
20 According to my expectation and hope; that in nothing I shall be confounded: but with all confidence, as always, so now also, shall Christ be magnified in my body, whether it be by life or by death.
20 It is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be put to shame in any way, but that by my speaking with all boldness, Christ will be exalted now as always in my body, whether by life or by death.
21 For to me, to live is Christ: and to die is gain.
21 For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
22 And if to live in the flesh: this is to me the fruit of labour. And what I shall choose I know not.
22 If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me; and I do not know which I prefer.
23 But I am straitened between two: having a desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ, a thing by far the better.
23 I am hard pressed between the two: my desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better;
24 But to abide still in the flesh is needful for you.
24 but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for you.
25 And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all, for your furtherance and joy of faith:
25 Since I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in faith,
26 That your rejoicing may abound in Christ Jesus for me, by my coming to you again.
26 so that I may share abundantly in your boasting in Christ Jesus when I come to you again.
27 Only let your conversation be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you, or, being absent, may hear of you, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind labouring together for the faith of the gospel.
27 Only, live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that, whether I come and see you or am absent and hear about you, I will know that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel,
28 And in nothing be ye terrified by the adversaries: which to them is a cause of perdition, but to you of salvation, and this from God.
28 and are in no way intimidated by your opponents. For them this is evidence of their destruction, but of your salvation. And this is God's doing.
29 For unto you it is given for Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him:
29 For he has graciously granted you the privilege not only of believing in Christ, but of suffering for him as well—
30 Having the same conflict as that which you have seen in me and now have heard of me.
30 since you are having the same struggle that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.
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