Philippians 1

1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Yeshua the Messiah, to all the holy ones in Messiah Yeshua who are at Philippi, with the overseers and servants:

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

2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.

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

3 I thank my God whenever I remember you,

I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,

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

always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy

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

on account of your fellowship in the cause of the gospel from the first day 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 Yeshua the Messiah.

being confident of this very thing, that he who began in you a good work, will perfect it until 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 defence and confirmation of the Good News, you all are partakers with me of grace.

even as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, all of you being sharers of the grace bestowed on me.

8 For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Messiah Yeshua.

For God is my witness how much I long for you all in the tender affection of Christ Jesus.

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

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

10 so that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offence to the day of Messiah,

so that ye may approve the things that are most excellent, in order that ye may be pure and without offence against the day of Christ,

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

being filled with the fruit of righteousness which is through Jesus Christ, to 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 to know, brethren, that things with me have resulted in the furtherance of the gospel;

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

so that my bonds have become known in connection with Christ in the whole camp of the imperial guards, 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 that the great part of the brethren, made confident in the Lord by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

15 Some indeed proclaim Messiah even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.

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

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

but they who are of a factious spirit preach Christ with no pure intent, thinking to stir up affliction to my bonds.

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

They who are of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel;

18 What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Messiah is proclaimed. I rejoice in this, yes, and will rejoice.

What then? Notwithstanding, in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is preached; and therein do I rejoice, yea, and shall rejoice.

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

For I know that this will turn out to my 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 Messiah will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be put to shame, but that with all boldness, as always, so also now, Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.

21 For to me to live is Messiah, 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.

But if to live in the flesh, if this is to me the fruit of my labor, then what I should choose, I cannot say;

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

but I am held in a strait by the two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; for it is far better;

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

but to abide in the flesh is more needful 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 being persuaded of this, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your advancement and joy in your faith,

26 that your boasting may abound in Messiah Yeshua in me through my presence with you again.

that your glorying in me, in the cause of Christ Jesus, may be more abundant by my coming to you again.

27 Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Messiah, 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 conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, that whether I come and see you, or remain absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving 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 terrified by your adversaries; which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation; and that from God;

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

for to you it was given in behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but in his behalf to suffer also;

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

as ye have the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear of in me.