1 P aul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus that are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

Paul and Timotheus, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with overseers and ministrants;

2 G race to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 I thank my God upon all my remembrance of you,

I give thanks to my God upon all the remembrance of you,

4 a lways in every supplication of mine on behalf of you all making my supplication with joy,

always, in every supplication of mine for you all, with joy making the supplication,

5 f or your fellowship in furtherance of the gospel from the first day until now;

for your contribution to the good news from the first day till now,

6 b eing confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

having been confident of this very thing, that He who did begin in you a good work, will perform till a day of Jesus Christ,

7 e ven as it is right for me to be thus minded on behalf of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as, both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers with me of grace.

according as it is righteous for me to think this in behalf of you all, because of my having you in the heart, both in my bonds, and the defence and confirmation of the good news, all of you being fellow-partakers with me of grace.

8 F or God is my witness, how I long after you all in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.

For God is my witness, how I long for you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ,

9 A nd this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;

and this I pray, that your love yet more and more may abound in full knowledge, and all judgment,

10 s o that ye may approve the things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and void of offence unto the day of Christ;

for your proving the things that differ, that ye may be pure and offenceless -- to a day of Christ,

11 b eing filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

being filled with the fruit of righteousness, that through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

12 N ow I would have you know, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the progress of the gospel;

And I wish you to know, brethren, that the things concerning me, rather to an advancement of the good news have come,

13 s o that my bonds became manifest in Christ throughout the whole praetorian guard, and to all the rest;

so that my bonds have become manifest in Christ in the whole praetorium, and to the other places -- all,

14 a nd that most of the brethren in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.

and the greater part of the brethren in the Lord, having confidence by my bonds, are more abundantly bold -- fearlessly to speak the word.

15 S ome indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:

Certain, indeed, even through envy and contention, and certain also through good-will, do preach the Christ;

16 t he one do it of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel;

the one, indeed, of rivalry the Christ do proclaim, not purely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds,

17 b ut the other proclaim Christ of faction, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction for me in my bonds.

and the other out of love, having known that for defence of the good news I am set:

18 W hat then? only that in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and therein I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

what then? in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed -- and in this I rejoice, yea, and shall rejoice.

19 F or I know that this shall turn out to my salvation, through your supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

For I have known that this shall fall out to me for salvation, through your supplication, and the supply of the Spirit of Christ Jesus,

20 a ccording to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing shall I be put to shame, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.

according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, and in all freedom, as always, also now Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether through life or through death,

21 F or to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

for to me to live Christ, and to die gain.

22 B ut if to live in the flesh, --if this shall bring fruit from my work, then what I shall choose I know not.

And if to live in the flesh to me a fruit of work, then what shall I choose? I know not;

23 B ut I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better:

for I am pressed by the two, having the desire to depart, and to be with Christ, for it is far better,

24 y et to abide in the flesh is more needful for your sake.

and to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account,

25 A nd having this confidence, I know that I shall abide, yea, and abide with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith;

and of this being persuaded, I have known that I shall remain and continue with you all, to your advancement and joy of the faith,

26 t hat your glorying may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again.

that your boasting may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence again to you.

27 O nly let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you and be absent, I may hear of your state, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the gospel;

Only worthily of the good news of the Christ conduct ye yourselves, that, whether having come and seen you, whether being absent I may hear of the things concerning you, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul, striving together for the faith of the good news,

28 a nd in nothing affrighted by the adversaries: which is for them an evident token of perdition, but of your salvation, and that from God;

and not terrified in anything by those opposing, which to them indeed is a token of destruction, and to you of salvation, and that from God;

29 b ecause to you it hath been granted in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer in his behalf:

because to you it was granted, on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also on behalf of him to suffer;

30 h aving the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

the same conflict having, such as ye saw in me, and now hear of in me.