Philippians 1

¹Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ; To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and servants:Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

²Grace to you, and peace from God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

³I thank my God whenever I remember you,I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

⁴always 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 request with joy,

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

⁶being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

⁷It 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.Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.

⁸For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

⁹This 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 judgment;

¹⁰so that you may approve the things that are excellent; that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ;That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;

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

¹²Now 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 would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;

¹³so 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 palace, and in all other places;

¹⁴and 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, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

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

¹⁶The former insincerely preach Christ from selfish ambition, thinking that they add affliction to my chains;The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:

¹⁷but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News.But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

¹⁸What 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.What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

¹⁹For I know that this will turn out to my salvation, through your supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

²⁰according 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 my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.

²¹For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

²²But 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 I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.

²³But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

²⁴Yet, to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake.Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.

²⁵Having 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 abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;

²⁶that your rejoicing may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again.That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.

²⁷Only 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 conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

²⁸and 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 of God.

²⁹Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf,For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

³⁰having the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear is in me.Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.