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Philippians Chapter 1

New American Standard Bible 2020

Thanksgiving

11PaulG3972 and 2TimothyG5095, 3bond-servantsG1401 of 4ChristG5547 JesusG2424,

To 5allG3956 the 67saintsG40 in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 who are in 8PhilippiG5375, 9includingG4862 the 10overseersG1985 and 11deaconsG1249: 212GraceG5485 to you and peaceG1515 from GodG2316 our FatherG3962 and the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

313I thankG2168 my GodG2316 in allG3956 my remembranceG3417 of you, 4alwaysG3842 offeringG4160 prayerG1162 with joyG5479 in 14my everyG3956 prayerG1162 for you allG3956, 5inG1909 viewG1909 ofG1909 your 1516participationG2842 in the 17gospelG2098 18from the firstG4413 dayG2250 untilG891 nowG3568. 6For I am confidentG3982 of thisG3778 veryG846 thingG846, that He who beganG1728 a goodG18 workG2041 19among you will completeG2005 it 20by 21the dayG2250 of ChristG5547 JesusG2424. 722For 23it is onlyG2531 rightG1342 for me to feelG5426 thisG3778 wayG3778 aboutG5228 you allG3956, becauseG1223 I 24haveG2192 you in my heartG2588, since bothG5037 in my 2526imprisonmentG1199 and in the 27defenseG627 and confirmationG951 of the 28gospelG2098, you allG3956 are 29partakersG4791 of graceG5485 with me. 8For 30GodG2316 is my witnessG3144, howG5613 I longG1971 forG1971 you allG3956 with the 31affectionG4698 of 32ChristG5547 JesusG2424. 9And thisG3778 I prayG4336, that 33your loveG26 may overflowG4052 stillG2089 moreG3123 and moreG3123 in 34realG1922 knowledgeG1922 and allG3956 discernmentG144, 10soG1519 thatG1519 you may 3536discoverG1381 the things that are excellentG1308, that you may be sincereG1506 and blamelessG677 for 37the dayG2250 of ChristG5547; 11having been filledG4137 with the 38fruitG2590 of righteousnessG1343 which comes throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, for the gloryG1391 and praiseG1868 of GodG2316.

The Gospel Is Preached

12NowG1161 I wantG1014 you to knowG1097, brothersG80 and sisters, that my circumstancesG3588G2596 39have turnedG2064 outG2064 for the greaterG3123 progressG4297 of the 40gospelG2098, 13soG5620 thatG5620 my 4142imprisonmentG1199 in the cause of ChristG5547 has becomeG1096 wellG5318 knownG5318 throughoutG1722G3650 the 43praetorianG4232 guardG4232 and to 44everyoneG3956 elseG3062, 14and that mostG4183 of the brothersG80 and sisters, 45trustingG3982 in the LordG2962 because of my 4647imprisonmentG1199, haveG5111 48farG4056 moreG4056 courageG5111 to speakG2980 the wordG3056 of GodG2316 withoutG870 fearG870. 1549SomeG5100, to be sureG3303, are preachingG2784 ChristG5547 evenG2532 50from envyG5355 and strifeG2054, but someG5100 alsoG2532 51from goodwillG2107; 16the latterG3303 do it out of loveG26, knowingG3609 that I am appointedG2749 for the defenseG627 of the 52gospelG2098; 17the formerG3588G1161 proclaimG2605 ChristG5547 53out of selfishG2052 ambitionG2052 54ratherG3756 thanG3756 from pureG55 motivesG55, thinkingG3633 that they are causingG1453 me distressG2347 in my 5556imprisonmentG1199. 18WhatG5101 thenG1063? OnlyG4133 that in everyG3956 wayG5158, whetherG1535 in pretenseG4392 orG1535 in truthG225, ChristG5547 is proclaimedG2605, and in thisG3778 I rejoiceG5463.

But not only that, I alsoG2532 will rejoiceG5463, 19for I knowG3609 that thisG3778 will turnG576 outG576 for my 57deliveranceG4991 58throughG1223 your 59prayersG1162 and the provisionG2024 of 60the SpiritG4151 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 20accordingG2596 to my 61eagerG603 expectationG603 and 62hopeG1680, that I will not be putG153 toG153 shameG153 in anythingG3762, but that with 63allG3956 boldnessG3954, ChristG5547 will evenG2532 nowG3568, as alwaysG3842, be 64exaltedG3170 in my bodyG4983, 65whetherG1535 by lifeG2222 orG1535 by deathG2288.

To Live Is Christ

21For to me, 66to liveG2198 is ChristG5547, and to dieG599 is gainG2771. 2267But ifG1487 I am to liveG2198 on in the fleshG4561, thisG3778 will mean 68fruitfulG2590 laborG2041 for me; and I do not knowG1107 69whichG5101 to chooseG138. 23But I am hard-pressedG4912 from bothG1417 directions, havingG2192 the 70desireG1939 to departG360 and 71be with ChristG5547, for that is veryG4183 muchG4183 betterG2909; 24yetG1161 to remainG1961 on in the fleshG4561 is moreG316 necessaryG316 for your sakesG1223. 2572ConvincedG3982 of thisG3778, I knowG3609 that I will remainG3306 and continueG3887 with you allG3956 for your progressG4297 and joyG5479 73in the faithG4102, 26soG2443 thatG2443 your 74prideG2745 in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 may beG4052 abundantG4052 becauseG1722 of me by my comingG3952 to you againG3825.

27OnlyG3440 conductG4176 yourselves inG516 aG516 mannerG516 75worthyG516 of the 76gospelG2098 of ChristG5547, soG2443 thatG2443 whetherG1535 I comeG2064 and seeG3708 you orG1535 remainG548 absentG548, I will hearG191 aboutG4012 you that you are 77standingG4739 firmG4739 in 78oneG1520 spiritG4151, with oneG1520 79mindG5590 80strivingG4866 togetherG4866 for the faithG4102 of the gospelG2098; 28and in noG3367 wayG3367 alarmedG4426 by your opponentsG480--whichG3748 is a 81signG1732 of destructionG684 for them, but of salvationG4991 for you, and thisG3778 too, from GodG2316. 29For to you 82it has been grantedG5483 forG5228 Christ’sG5547 sakeG5228, not onlyG3440 to believeG4100 in Him, but alsoG2532 to 83sufferG3958 onG5228 His behalfG5228, 30experiencingG2192 the sameG846 84conflictG73 whichG3634 85you sawG3708 in me, and nowG3568 hearG191 to be in me.

Notes

  1. 1. Philippians 1:1 2 Cor 1:1 ↩
  2. 2. Philippians 1:1 Acts 16:1 ↩
  3. 3. Philippians 1:1 Rom 1:1; Gal 1:10 ↩
  4. 4. Philippians 1:1 Gal 3:26 ↩
  5. 5. Philippians 1:1 2 Cor 1:1; Col 1:2 ↩
  6. 6. Philippians 1:1 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  7. 7. Philippians 1:1 Acts 9:13 ↩
  8. 8. Philippians 1:1 Acts 16:12 ↩
  9. 9. Philippians 1:1 Lit with ↩
  10. 10. Philippians 1:1 Acts 20:28; 1 Tim 3:1f; Titus 1:7 ↩
  11. 11. Philippians 1:1 1 Tim 3:8ff ↩
  12. 12. Philippians 1:2 Rom 1:7 ↩
  13. 13. Philippians 1:3 Rom 1:8 ↩
  14. 14. Philippians 1:4 Rom 1:9 ↩
  15. 15. Philippians 1:5 Or sharing in the preaching of the gospel ↩
  16. 16. Philippians 1:5 Acts 2:42; Phil 4:15 ↩
  17. 17. Philippians 1:5 Phil 1:7; 2:22; 4:3, 15 ↩
  18. 18. Philippians 1:5 Acts 16:12-40; Phil 2:12; 4:15 ↩
  19. 19. Philippians 1:6 Or in ↩
  20. 20. Philippians 1:6 Lit until ↩
  21. 21. Philippians 1:6 1 Cor 1:8; Phil 1:10; 2:16 ↩
  22. 22. Philippians 1:7 Lit Just as it is right ↩
  23. 23. Philippians 1:7 2 Pet 1:13 ↩
  24. 24. Philippians 1:7 2 Cor 7:3 ↩
  25. 25. Philippians 1:7 Lit bonds ↩
  26. 26. Philippians 1:7 Acts 21:33; Eph 6:20; Phil 1:13f, 17 ↩
  27. 27. Philippians 1:7 Phil 1:16 ↩
  28. 28. Philippians 1:7 Phil 1:5, 12, 16, 27; 2:22; 4:3, 15 ↩
  29. 29. Philippians 1:7 Or partners in ↩
  30. 30. Philippians 1:8 Rom 1:9 ↩
  31. 31. Philippians 1:8 Lit inward parts ↩
  32. 32. Philippians 1:8 Gal 3:26 ↩
  33. 33. Philippians 1:9 1 Thess 3:12 ↩
  34. 34. Philippians 1:9 Col 1:9 ↩
  35. 35. Philippians 1:10 Or approve the things that matter ↩
  36. 36. Philippians 1:10 Rom 2:18 ↩
  37. 37. Philippians 1:10 1 Cor 1:8; Phil 1:6; 2:16 ↩
  38. 38. Philippians 1:11 James 3:18 ↩
  39. 39. Philippians 1:12 Luke 21:13 ↩
  40. 40. Philippians 1:12 Phil 1:5, 7, 16, 27; 2:22; 4:3, 15 ↩
  41. 41. Philippians 1:13 Lit bonds ↩
  42. 42. Philippians 1:13 Phil 1:7; 2 Tim 2:9 ↩
  43. 43. Philippians 1:13 Or governor’s palace ↩
  44. 44. Philippians 1:13 Acts 28:30 ↩
  45. 45. Philippians 1:14 Or in the Lord, trusting because of ↩
  46. 46. Philippians 1:14 Lit bonds ↩
  47. 47. Philippians 1:14 Phil 1:7; 2 Tim 2:9 ↩
  48. 48. Philippians 1:14 Acts 4:31; 2 Cor 3:12; 7:4; Phil 1:20 ↩
  49. 49. Philippians 1:15 2 Cor 11:13 ↩
  50. 50. Philippians 1:15 Lit because of ↩
  51. 51. Philippians 1:15 Lit because of ↩
  52. 52. Philippians 1:16 Phil 1:5, 7, 12, 27; 2:22; 4:3, 15 ↩
  53. 53. Philippians 1:17 Rom 2:8; Phil 2:3 ↩
  54. 54. Philippians 1:17 Lit not sincerely ↩
  55. 55. Philippians 1:17 Lit bonds ↩
  56. 56. Philippians 1:17 Phil 1:7; 2 Tim 2:9 ↩
  57. 57. Philippians 1:19 Or salvation ↩
  58. 58. Philippians 1:19 2 Cor 1:11 ↩
  59. 59. Philippians 1:19 Lit supplication ↩
  60. 60. Philippians 1:19 Acts 16:7 ↩
  61. 61. Philippians 1:20 Rom 8:19 ↩
  62. 62. Philippians 1:20 Rom 5:5; 1 Pet 4:16 ↩
  63. 63. Philippians 1:20 Acts 4:31; 2 Cor 3:12; 7:4; Phil 1:14 ↩
  64. 64. Philippians 1:20 1 Cor 6:20 ↩
  65. 65. Philippians 1:20 Rom 14:8 ↩
  66. 66. Philippians 1:21 Gal 2:20 ↩
  67. 67. Philippians 1:22 Or But if to live in the flesh, this will be fruitful labor for me, then I ↩
  68. 68. Philippians 1:22 Rom 1:13 ↩
  69. 69. Philippians 1:22 Lit what I shall choose ↩
  70. 70. Philippians 1:23 2 Cor 5:8; 2 Tim 4:6 ↩
  71. 71. Philippians 1:23 John 12:26 ↩
  72. 72. Philippians 1:25 Phil 2:24 ↩
  73. 73. Philippians 1:25 Lit of ↩
  74. 74. Philippians 1:26 2 Cor 5:12; 7:4; Phil 2:16 ↩
  75. 75. Philippians 1:27 Eph 4:1 ↩
  76. 76. Philippians 1:27 Phil 1:5 ↩
  77. 77. Philippians 1:27 1 Cor 16:13; Phil 4:1 ↩
  78. 78. Philippians 1:27 Acts 4:32 ↩
  79. 79. Philippians 1:27 Lit soul ↩
  80. 80. Philippians 1:27 Jude 3 ↩
  81. 81. Philippians 1:28 2 Thess 1:5 ↩
  82. 82. Philippians 1:29 Matt 5:11, 12 ↩
  83. 83. Philippians 1:29 Acts 14:22 ↩
  84. 84. Philippians 1:30 Col 1:29; 2:1; 1 Thess 2:2; 1 Tim 6:12; 2 Tim 4:7; Heb 10:32; 12:1 ↩
  85. 85. Philippians 1:30 Acts 16:19-40; Phil 1:13 ↩

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