1 P aul and Timotheus, bondmen of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with overseers and ministers;

Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

2 g race to you, and peace from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ.

grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 I thank my God for my whole remembrance of you,

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

4 c onstantly in my every supplication, making the supplication for you all with joy,

always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,

5 b ecause of your fellowship with the gospel, from the first day until now;

for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;

6 h aving confidence of this very thing, that he who has begun in you a good work will complete it unto Jesus Christ's day:

being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

7 a s it is righteous for me to think this as to you all, because ye have me in your hearts, and that both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the glad tidings ye are all participators in my grace.

even as it is meet for me to think this 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 of my grace.

8 F or God is my witness how I long after you all in bowels of Christ Jesus.

For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

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

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

10 t hat ye may judge of and approve the things that are more excellent, in order that ye may be pure and without offence for Christ's day,

that ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;

11 b eing complete as regards the fruit of righteousness, which by Jesus Christ, to God's glory and praise.

being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

12 B ut I would have you know, brethren, that the circumstances in which I am have turned out rather to the furtherance of the glad tidings,

But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;

13 s o that my bonds have become manifest in Christ in all the praetorium and to all others;

so that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;

14 a nd that the most of the brethren, trusting in Lord through my bonds, dare more abundantly to speak the word of God fearlessly.

and many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

15 S ome indeed also for envy and strife, but some also for good will, preach the Christ.

Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:

16 T hese indeed out of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the glad tidings;

the one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:

17 b ut those out of contention, announce the Christ, not purely, supposing to arouse tribulation for my bonds.

but the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

18 W hat is it then? at any rate, in every way, whether in pretext or in truth, Christ is announced; and in this I rejoice, yea, also I will rejoice;

What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

19 f or I know that this shall turn out for me to salvation, through your supplication and supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ;

For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

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

according to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.

21 F or for me to live Christ, and to die gain;

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

22 b ut if to live in flesh, this is for me worth the while: and what I shall choose I cannot tell.

But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.

23 B ut I am pressed by both, having the desire for departure and being with Christ, very much better,

For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

24 b ut remaining in the flesh more necessary for your sakes;

nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.

25 a nd having confidence of this, I know that I shall remain and abide along with you all, for your progress and joy in faith;

And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;

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

that your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.

27 O nly conduct yourselves worthily of the glad tidings of the Christ, in order that whether coming and seeing you, or absent, I may hear of what concerns you, that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul, labouring together in the same conflict with the faith of the glad tidings;

Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

28 a nd not frightened in anything by the opposers, which is to them a demonstration of destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God;

and in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.

29 b ecause to you has been given, as regards Christ, not only the believing on him but the suffering for him also,

For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

30 h aving the same conflict which ye have seen in me, and now hear of in me.

having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.