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, 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 Lord Jesus Christ.

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

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

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

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

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

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

for your contribution to the good news from the first day till 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:

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 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.

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 bowels 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 full knowledge and all intelligence,

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

for your proving the things that differ, that ye may be pure and offenceless -- to a 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 fruit of righteousness, that through Jesus Christ, to 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,

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 have become manifest in Christ in all the praetorium and to all others;

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

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 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 also for envy and strife, but some also for good will, preach the Christ.

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

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

the one, indeed, of rivalry the Christ do proclaim, not purely, 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.

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

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? 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 for me to salvation, through your supplication and 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 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 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 for me to live Christ, and to die gain;

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

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

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 pressed by both, having the desire for departure and being with Christ, very much better,

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

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

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

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 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 boasting may abound in Christ Jesus through me by my presence again with you.

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

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 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 not frightened in anything by the opposers, which is to them a demonstration of destruction, 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 has been given, as regards Christ, not only the believing on him but the suffering for him also,

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 have seen in me, and now hear of in me.

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