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, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus 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 to you, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 I thank my God whenever I remember you,

I give thanks to my God, with every remembrance of you,

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

always, in all my prayers, making supplication for all of you with joy,

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

because of your communion in the Gospel of Christ, from the first day even 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.

I am confident of this very thing: that he who has begun this good work in you will perfect it, unto the day of Christ Jesus.

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.

So then, it is right for me to feel this way about all of you, because I hold you in my heart, and because, in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the Gospel, you all are partakers of my joy.

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, within the heart of Jesus Christ, I long for all of you.

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

And this I pray: that your charity may abound more and more, with knowledge and with 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,

so that you may be confirmed in what is better, in order that you may be sincere and without offense on the day of Christ:

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

filled with the fruit of justice, through Jesus Christ, in 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,

Now, brothers, I want you to know that the things concerning me happened for the advancement 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,

in such a way that my chains have become manifest in Christ in every place of judgment and in all other such places.

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 from among the brothers in the Lord, becoming confident through my chains, are now much bolder in speaking the Word of God without fear.

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

Certainly, some do so even because of envy and contention; and others, too, do so because of a good will to preach Christ.

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

Some act out of charity, knowing that I have been appointed for the defense of the Gospel.

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

But others, out of contention, announce Christ insincerely, claiming that their difficulties lift them up to my chains.

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.

But what does it matter? As long as, by every means, whether under pretext or in truthfulness, Christ is announced. And about this, I rejoice, and moreover, I will continue to 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 bring me to salvation, through your prayers and under the ministration 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.

by means of my own expectation and hope. For in nothing shall I be confounded. Instead, with all confidence, now just as always, Christ shall 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 to me, to live is Christ, and to die is 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.

And while I live in the flesh, for me, there is the fruit of works. But I do not know which I would choose.

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

For I am constrained between the two: having a desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ, which is the far better thing,

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

but then to remain in the flesh is necessary for your sake.

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 this confidence, I know that I shall remain and that I shall continue to remain with all of you, for your advancement and for your joy in the faith,

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

so that your rejoicing may abound in Christ Jesus for me, through my return to you again.

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 let your behavior be worthy of the Gospel of Christ, so that, whether I return and see you, or whether, being absent, I hear about you, still you may stand firm with one spirit, with one mind, laboring together 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 in nothing be terrified by the adversaries. For what is to them an occasion of perdition, is to you an occasion of 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,

For this has been given to you on behalf of Christ, not only so that you may believe in him, but even so that you may suffer with him,

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

engaging in the same struggle, of a kind which you also have seen in me, and which you now have heard from me.