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

¹Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and servants:

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

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

³I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

³I thank my God whenever I remember you,

⁴Always in every prayer of mine for you allmaking request with joy,

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

⁵For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;

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

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

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

⁷Even 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.

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.

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

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

⁹And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

¹³So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace , and in all other places;

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

¹⁴And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

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.

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

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

¹⁶The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:

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

¹⁷But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

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

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

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.

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

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

²⁰According 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.

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.

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

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

²²But if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I don’t know what I will choose.

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

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

²⁴Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.

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

²⁵And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;

²⁵Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,

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

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

²⁷Only 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;

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;

²⁸And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.

²⁸and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

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

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

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

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