1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andTimotheus, bondmenofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,toallthesaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424whoareG1510inPhilippiΦιλίπποιςPhilippoisG5375,with[the]overseersἐπισκόποιςepiskopoisG1985andministers; 3IthankΕὐχαριστῶEucharistōG2168myGodθεῷtheōG2316formywholeremembranceμνείᾳmneiaG3417ofyou, 4constantlyinmyeverysupplicationδεήσειdeēseiG1162,makingG4160thesupplicationδέησινdeēsinG1162foryouallwithjoyχαρᾶςcharasG5479, 5becauseofyourfellowshipG2842withthegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098,fromthefirstπρώτηςprōtēsG4413dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250untilnowνῦν·nunG3568; 6havingconfidenceG3982ofthisverythingG18,thathewhohasbeguninyouagoodἀγαθὸνagathonG18workἔργονergonG2041willcompleteἐπιτελέσειepiteleseiG2005ituntoJesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424Christ'sdayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250: 7asitisG1510righteousG1342formetothinkG5426thisastoyouall,becauseyehavemeinyourheartsκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,andthatbothinmybondsandinthedefenceandconfirmationβεβαιώσειbebaiōseiG951oftheglad tidings yeareG1510allparticipatorsinmygraceχάριτοςcharitosG5485. 8ForGodθεός,theosG2316ismywitnessΜάρτυςMartusG3144howὡςhōsG5613IlongἐπιποθῶepipothōG1971afteryouallin[the] bowelsofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424. 9AndthisIprayπροσεύχομαι,proseuchomaiG4336,thatyourloveἀγάπηagapēG26mayaboundπερισσεύῃperisseuēG4052yetmoreμᾶλλονmallonG3123andmoreμᾶλλονmallonG3123infullknowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922andallintelligence, 10thatyemayjudgeofandapproveδοκιμάζεινdokimazeinG1381thethingsthatareἦτεēteG1510moreG1308excellent,inorderG2443thatyemaybeG1510pureεἰλικρινεῖςeilikrineisG1506andwithoutoffenceforChrist'sdayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250, 11beingcompleteasregardsthefruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590ofrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,which[is]byJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,toGod'sgloryδόξανdoxanG1391andpraiseἔπαινονepainonG1868. 12ButIwouldhaveyouknowΓινώσκεινGinōskeinG1097,brethren,thatthecircumstancesinwhichIamhaveturnedoutratherG3123tothefurtheranceoftheglad tidings, 13sothatmybondshavebecomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096manifest [asbeing]inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547inallthepraetoriumG4232andtoallothersG3062; 14andthatthemostofthebrethren,trustingπεποιθόταςpepoithotasG3982in[the]LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962throughmybonds,dareτολμᾶνtolmanG5111moreG4183abundantlytospeakλαλεῖν.laleinG2980thewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodG2316fearlesslyἀφόβωςaphobōsG870. 16TheseindeedG3303outofloveG26,knowingthatIamsetG2749forthedefenceoftheglad tidings; 17butthoseoutofcontention, announcetheChristG5547,notpurely, supposingtoarousetribulationG2347formybonds. 18Whatisitthen?atanyrate,ineverywayτρόπῳtropōG5158,whetherinpretextπροφάσειprophaseiG4392orintruthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225,ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547isannounced;andinthisIrejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463, yea,alsoG2532Iwillrejoiceχαρήσομαι.charēsomaiG5463; 19forIknowthatthisshallturnoutformetosalvationG4991,throughyoursupplicationG1162and[the] supplyoftheSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547; 20accordingκατὰkataG2596tomyearnestἀποκαραδοκίανapokaradokianG603expectationG603andhopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680,thatinnothingIshallbeashamedαἰσχυνθήσομαιaischunthēsomaiG153,butinallboldnessπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954,asalwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842,nowνῦνnunG3568alsoG2532ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547shallbemagnifiedG3170inmybodyσώματίsōmatiG4983whetherbylifeζωῆςzōēsG2222orbydeathθανάτου.¶thanatouG2288. 21ForformetoliveζῆνzēnG2198[is]ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547,andtodieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599gainκέρδος.kerdosG2771; 22butiftoliveζῆνzēnG2198infleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561[ismylot],thisisformeworththewhile:andwhatIshallchooseIcannottell. 23ButIamG1510pressedbyboth,havingthedesireἐπιθυμίανepithumianG1939fordepartureandbeingG1510withChristΧριστῷChristōG5547, [for] [itisG1510]verymuchπολλῷpollōG4183better, 24butremaininginthefleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561[is]morenecessaryἀναγκαιότερονanagkaioteronG316foryoursakesδι᾽di᾽G1223; 25andhavingconfidenceG3982ofthis,IknowthatIshallremainμενῶmenōG3306andabideG3306alongwithyouall,foryourprogressπροκοπὴνprokopēnG4297andjoyχαρὰνcharanG5479infaithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102; 26thatyourboastingκαύχημαkauchēmaG2745mayaboundπερισσεύῃperisseuēG4052inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424throughmebymypresenceG3952againπάλινpalinG3825withyou. 27OnlyG3440conductyourselvesG4771worthilyἀξίωςaxiōsG516oftheglad tidingsoftheChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,inorderG2443thatwhethercomingἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andseeingG3708you,orabsentἀπὼνapōnG548,ImayhearἀκούωakouōG191ofwhatconcernsyou,thatyestandG4739firmστήκετεstēketeG4739inoneἑνὶheniG1520spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,withoneμιᾷmiaG1520soulG5590, labouringtogetherσυναθλοῦντεςsunathlountesG4866inthesameconflictwiththefaithπίστειpisteiG4102oftheglad tidings; 28andnotfrightenedinanythingbytheopposers,whichisG1510tothemademonstrationofdestructionἀπωλείας,apōleiasG684,butofyoursalvationσωτηρίας,sōtēriasG4991,andthatfromGodθεοῦ·theouG2316; 29becausetoyouhasbeengiven,asregardsChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,notonlyμόνονmononG3440thebelievingπιστεύειν,pisteueinG4100onhimbutthesufferingπάσχεινpascheinG3958forhimalsoκαὶkaiG2532, 30havingthesameαὐτὸνautonG846conflictἀγῶναagōnaG73whichyehaveseenG3708inme,andnowνῦνnunG3568hearἀκούετεakoueteG191ofinme. 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