Philippians 1

(Colossians 1:1–2; Philemon 1:1–3)

1PaulG3972 andG2532 TimothyG5095, servantsG1401 of ChristG5547 JesusG2424,

To allG3956 theG3588 saintsG40 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424 atG1722 PhilippiG5375, together withG4862 the overseersG1985 andG2532 deaconsG1249:

2GraceG5485 andG2532 peaceG1515 to youG4771 fromG575 GodG2316 ourG1473 FatherG3962 andG2532 the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

Thanksgiving and Prayer

(1 Corinthians 1:4–9; Colossians 1:3–14)

3I thankG2168 myG1473 GodG2316 every timeG1909G3588G3956 I rememberG3417 youG4771. 4InG1722 everyG3956 prayerG1162 forG5228 allG3956 of youG4771, IG1473 alwaysG3842 prayG4160G3588G1162 withG3326 joyG5479, 5because ofG1909 yourG4771 partnershipG2842 inG1519 theG3588 gospelG2098 fromG575 theG3588 firstG4413 dayG2250 untilG891 nowG3568, 6being confidentG3982 of thisG3778G846, thatG3754 HeG3588 who beganG1728 a goodG18 workG2041 inG1722 youG4771 will carry it on to completionG2005 untilG891 the dayG2250 of ChristG5547 JesusG2424.

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It isG1510 rightG1342 for meG1473 to feelG5426 this wayG3778 aboutG5228 allG3956 of youG4771, sinceG1223 IG1473 haveG2192 youG4771 inG1722 my heartG2588. For inG1722 myG1473 chainsG1199 andG2532 inG1722 my defenseG627 andG2532 confirmationG951 of theG3588 gospelG2098, youG4771 areG1510 allG3956 partnersG4791 inG3588 graceG5485 with meG1473. 8GodG2316 is myG1473 witnessG3144 howG5613 I long forG1971 allG3956 of youG4771 withG1722 the affectionG4698 of ChristG5547 JesusG2424.

9AndG2532 thisG3778 is my prayerG4336: thatG2443 yourG4771 loveG26 may aboundG4052 moreG2089G3123 andG2532 moreG3123 inG1722 knowledgeG1922 andG2532 depthG3956 of insightG144, 10so thatG1519 youG4771 may be able to test and proveG1381 whatG3588 is bestG1308 and may beG1510 pureG1506 andG2532 blamelessG677 forG1519 the dayG2250 of ChristG5547, 11filledG4137 with the fruitG2590 of righteousnessG1343 thatG3588 comes throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, toG1519 the gloryG1391 andG2532 praiseG1868 of GodG2316.

Paul’s Trials Advance the Gospel

(James 1:2–12)

12NowG1161 I wantG1014 youG4771 to knowG1097, brothersG80, thatG3754 my circumstancesG3588G2596G1473 have actuallyG3123 servedG2064 toG1519 advanceG4297 theG3588 gospelG2098. 13As a resultG5620, it has becomeG1096 clearG5318 throughoutG1722 theG3588 wholeG3650 palace guardG42321 andG2532 toG3588 everyoneG3956 elseG3062 that I amG1473 in chainsG1199 forG1722 ChristG5547. 14AndG2532 mostG4119 of theG3588 brothersG80, confidentG3982 inG1722 the LordG2962 byG3588 myG1473 chainsG1199, now dareG5111 more greatlyG4057 to speakG2980 theG3588 wordG30562 without fearG870.

15It is true thatG3303 someG5100 preachG2784 ChristG5547 out ofG1223 envyG5355 andG2532 rivalryG2054, butG1161 others out ofG1223 goodwillG2107. 16TheG3588 latter do soG3303 inG1537 loveG26, knowingG1492 thatG3754 I am appointedG2749 forG1519 the defenseG627 of theG3588 gospelG2098.3 17TheG3588 former, howeverG1161, preachG2605G3588 ChristG5547 out ofG1537 selfish ambitionG2052, notG3756 sincerelyG55, supposing thatG3633 they can add toG1453 the distressG2347 of myG1473 chainsG1199.

18WhatG5101 thenG1063 is the issue?4 Just thisG4133: thatG3754 in everyG3956 wayG5158, whetherG1535 by false motivesG4392 orG1535 trueG225, ChristG5547 is preachedG2605. AndG2532 inG1722 thisG3778 I rejoiceG5463. YesG235, andG2532 I will continue to rejoiceG5463, 19becauseG1063 I knowG1492 thatG3754 throughG1223 yourG4771 prayersG1162 andG2532 the provisionG2024 of theG3588 SpiritG4151 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547, my distress will turn outG576 for myG1473G1519 deliveranceG4991. 20IG1473 eagerly expectG603 andG2532 hopeG1680 thatG3754 I will in no way be ashamedG153G1722G3762, butG235 will have complete boldnessG1722G3956G3954 so thatG2532 nowG3568 asG5613 alwaysG3842 ChristG5547 will be exaltedG3170 inG1722 myG1473 bodyG4983, whetherG1535 byG1223 lifeG2222 orG1535 byG1223 deathG2288.

To Live Is Christ

21ForG1063 to meG1473, to liveG2198 is ChristG5547, andG2532 to dieG599 is gainG2771. 22ButG1161 ifG1487 I go on livingG2198 inG1722 the bodyG4561, thisG3778 will mean fruitfulG2590 laborG2041 for meG1473. SoG2532 whatG5101 shall I chooseG138? I do not knowG3756G1107. 23I am tornG4912 betweenG1537 theG3588 twoG1417. I desireG2192G3588G1939 to departG1519G3588G360 andG2532 beG1510 withG4862 ChristG5547, which is farG4183G3123 betterG2908 indeedG1063. 24ButG1161 it is more necessaryG316 forG1223 youG4771 that I remainG1961 inG1722 theG3588 bodyG4561.

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Convinced ofG3982 thisG3778, I knowG1492 thatG3754 I will remainG3306 andG2532 will continue withG3887 allG3956 of youG4771 forG1519 yourG4771 progressG4297 andG2532 joyG5479 in theG3588 faithG4102, 26so thatG2443 throughG1223 myG1699 comingG3952 toG4314 youG4771 againG3825 yourG4771 exultationG2745 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424 will resoundG4052 on account ofG1722 meG1473.

Worthy of the Gospel

27NeverthelessG3440, conduct yourselvesG4176 in a manner worthyG516 of theG3588 gospelG2098 of ChristG5547. ThenG2443, whetherG1535 I comeG2064 andG2532 seeG3708 youG4771 or onlyG1535 hearG191 aboutG4012 youG4771 in my absenceG548, I will know thatG3754 you stand firmG4739 inG1722 oneG1520 spiritG4151, contending togetherG4866 as oneG1520G55905 for theG3588 faithG4102 of theG3588 gospelG2098, 28without being frightenedG4426G3361 inG1722 any way byG5259 those whoG3588 opposeG480 you. This isG1510 a clear signG1732 of theirG846 destructionG684 butG1161 of yourG4771 salvationG4991, andG2532 it is fromG575 GodG2316. 29ForG3754 it has been grantedG5483 to youG4771 on behalfG5228 of ChristG5547 notG3756 onlyG3440 to believeG4100 inG1519 HimG846, butG235 alsoG2532 to sufferG3958 forG5228 HimG846, 30since you are encounteringG2192 theG3588 sameG846 struggleG73 you sawG3708 I hadG1722G1473, andG2532 now hear thatG191 I still haveG1722G1473G3568.