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Philippians 1:12-26

12NowδὲdeG1161I wantβούλομαι,boulomaiG1014youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to knowΓινώσκεινGinōskeinG1097,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,thatὅτιhotiG3754my circumstancesτὰ κατ᾽ ἐμὲta kat᾽ emeG3588 G2596 G1473have actuallyμᾶλλονmallonG3123servedἐλήλυθεν,elēluthenG2064toεἰςeisG1519advanceπροκοπὴνprokopēnG4297theτοῦtouG3588gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098.

13As a resultὥστεhōsteG5620,it has becomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096clearφανεροὺςphanerousG5318throughoutἐνenG1722theτοὺςtousG3588wholeὅλῳholōG3650palace guardπραιτωρίῳpraitōriōG4232andκαὶkaiG2532toτῷtōG3588everyoneπάσινpasinG3956elseλοιποῖςloipoisG3062thatI amG1473τοῖςtoisG3588in chainsδεσμούςdesmousG1199forἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547.

14AndκαὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588mostπλείοναςpleionasG4119of theτῶνtōnG3588brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80,confidentπεποιθόταςpepoithotasG3982inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962byτοῖςtoisG3588myG1473chainsδεσμοῖςdesmoisG1199, nowdareτολμᾶνtolmanG5111more greatlyG4057to speakλαλεῖν.laleinG2980theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056without fearἀφόβωςaphobōsG870.

15It is true thatμὲνmenG3303someτινὲςtinesG5100preachκηρύσσουσιν.kērussousinG2784τὸνtonG3588ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547καὶkaiG2532out ofδιὰdiaG1223envyφθόνονphthononG5355andκαὶkaiG2532rivalryἔριν,erinG2054,butδὲdeG1161othersτινὲςtinesG5100καὶkaiG2532out ofδι᾽di᾽G1223goodwillεὐδοκίανeudokianG2107.

16TheG3588latterdo soG3303inG1537loveG26,knowingG1492thatG3754I am appointedG2749forG1519thedefenseG627of theG3588gospelG2098.

17TheG3588former,howeverG1161,preachG2605 G3588ChristG5547out ofG1537selfish ambitionG2052,notG3756sincerelyG55,supposing thatG3633they can add toG1453thedistressG2347of myG1473G3588chainsG1199.

18WhatτίtiG5101thenγάρ;garG1063is the issue?Just thisπλὴνplēnG4133:thatὅτιhotiG3754in everyπαντὶpantiG3956wayτρόπῳtropōG5158,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535by false motivesπροφάσειprophaseiG4392orεἴτεeiteG1535trueἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225,ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547is preachedκαταγγέλλεται,katangelletaiG2605.AndκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778I rejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463.YesἀλλὰallaG235,andκαὶkaiG2532I will continue to rejoiceχαρήσομαι.charēsomaiG5463,

19becauseγὰρgarG1063I knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754throughδιὰdiaG1223yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῆςtēsG3588prayersδεήσεωςdeēseōsG1162andκαὶkaiG2532theprovisionἐπιχορηγίαςepichorēgiasG2024of theτοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547, my distressτοῦτόtoutoG3778will turn outἀποβήσεταιapobēsetaiG576for myεἰςeisG1473 G1519deliveranceσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991.

20κατὰkataG2596IG1473τὴνtēnG3588eagerly expectἀποκαραδοκίανapokaradokianG603andκαὶkaiG2532hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680thatὅτιhotiG3754I will in no way be ashamedἐν οὐδενὶ αἰσχυνθήσομαιen oudeni aischunthēsomaiG153 G1722 G3762,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235will have complete boldnessἐν πάσῃ παρρησίᾳen pasē parrēsiaG1722 G3956 G3954so thatκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568asὡςhōsG5613alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547will be exaltedμεγαλυνθήσεταιmegalunthēsetaiG3170inἐνenG1722myG1473τῷtōG3588bodyσώματίsōmatiG4983,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535byδιὰdiaG1223lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222orεἴτεeiteG1535byδιὰdiaG1223deathθανάτου.¶thanatouG2288.

21ForγὰρgarG1063to meἘμοὶEmoiG1473τὸtoG3588,to liveζῆνzēnG2198isChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588to dieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599isgainκέρδος.kerdosG2771.

22ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487τὸtoG3588I go on livingζῆνzēnG2198inἐνenG1722thebodyσαρκί,sarkiG4561,thisτοῦτόtoutoG3778will meanfruitfulκαρπὸςkarposG2590laborἔργου·ergouG2041for meG1473.SoκαὶkaiG2532whatτίtiG5101shall I chooseαἱρήσομαιhairēsomaiG138?I do not knowοὐ γνωρίζω.ou gnōrizōG3756 G1107.

23δὲdeG1161I am tornσυνέχομαιsunechomaiG4912betweenἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588twoδύο,duoG1417.I desireτὴν ἐπιθυμίαν ἔχωνtēn epithumian echōnG2192 G3588 G1939to departεἰς τὸ ἀναλῦσαιeis to analusaiG1519 G3588 G360andκαὶkaiG2532beG1510withσὺνsunG4862ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547, which isfarπολλῷ μᾶλλονpollō mallonG4183 G3123betterκρεῖσσον·kreissonG2908indeedγὰρgarG1063.

24ButδὲdeG1161τὸtoG3588it ismore necessaryἀναγκαιότερονanagkaioteronG316forδι᾽di᾽G1223youὑμᾶς.humasG4771that I remainἐπιμένεινepimeneinG1961inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588bodyσαρκὶsarkiG4561.

25καὶkaiG2532Convinced ofπεποιθὼςpepoithōsG3982thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,I knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754I will remainμενῶmenōG3306andκαὶkaiG2532will continue withπαραμενῶparamenōG3887allπᾶσινpasinG3956of youὑμῖνhuminG4771forεἰςeisG1519yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὴνtēnG3588progressπροκοπὴνprokopēnG4297andκαὶkaiG2532joyχαρὰνcharanG5479in theτῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102,

26so thatἵναinaG2443throughδιὰdiaG1223myG1699τὸtoG3588comingπαρουσίαςparousiasG3952toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμῶνhumōnG4771againπάλινpalinG3825τῆςtēsG3588yourὑμᾶς.humasG4771exultationκαύχημαkauchēmaG2745inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424will resoundπερισσεύῃperisseuēG4052on account ofἐνenG1722meG1473.

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