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1 : 1 Paul and Timothy, servantsof Christ Jesus,To all thesaints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with theoverseersanddeacons:
1 : 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 : 3 I thank my Godin all my remembrance of you,
1 : 4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy,
1 : 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.
1 : 6 And I am sure of this, that he who begana good work in youwill bring it to completion atthe day of Jesus Christ.
1 : 7 It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold youin my heart, for you are allpartakers with me of grace,bothin my imprisonment and inthe defense and confirmation of the gospel.
1 : 8 ForGod is my witness,how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.
1 : 9 And it is my prayer thatyour love may abound more and more,with knowledge and all discernment,
1 : 10 so that you may approve what is excellent,and so be pure and blamelessfor the day of Christ,
1 : 11 filledwith the fruit of righteousness that comesthrough Jesus Christ,to the glory and praise of God.
1 : 12 I want you to know, brothers,that what has happened to me has reallyserved to advance the gospel,
1 : 13 so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guardandto all the rest thatmy imprisonment is for Christ.
1 : 14 And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more boldto speak the wordwithout fear.
1 : 15 Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will.
1 : 16 The latter do it out of love,knowing that I am put here forthe defense of the gospel.
1 : 17 The former proclaim Christout of selfish ambition, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment.
1 : 18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice.To Live Is ChristYes, and I will rejoice,
1 : 19 for I know thatthrough your prayers andthe help ofthe Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance,
1 : 20 as it is my eager expectation and hopethat I will not be at all ashamed, but that with fullcourage now as always Christwill be honored in my body,whether by life or by death.
1 : 21 For to meto live is Christ, and to die is gain.
1 : 22 If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell.
1 : 23 I am hard pressed between the two. My desire isto depart andbe with Christ, for that is far better.
1 : 24 But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account.
1 : 25 Convinced of this,I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for yourprogress andjoy in the faith,
1 : 26 so that in meyou may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again.
1 : 27 Onlylet your manner of life beworthyof the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of youthat you are standing firm in one spirit, withone mindstriving side by side for the faith of the gospel,
1 : 28 and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This isa clear sign to them of their destruction, butof your salvation, and that from God.
1 : 29 Forit has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but alsosuffer for his sake,
1 : 30 engaged in the sameconflict thatyou saw I had and now hear that I still have.