1 ¶ Paul and Timothy, slaves of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

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

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

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

3 ¶ I thank my God upon every remembrance of you

I thank my God upon all my remembrance of you,

4 a lways in every prayer of mine for you all, making request with joy,

always in every supplication of mine on behalf of you all making my supplication with joy,

5 f or your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now,

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

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

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

7 ¶ Even as it is right for me to think this of you all because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are joint partakers of my grace.

even 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.

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

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

9 ¶ And this I pray that your charity may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all perception,

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

10 t hat ye may approve the best, that ye may be sincere and without offense until the day of Christ,

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

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

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

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

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

13 s o that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace and in all other places;

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

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

and 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.

15 S ome indeed preach the Christ even out of envy and strife, but others also out of good will.

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

16 S ome preach the Christ out of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add tribulation to my bonds,

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

17 b ut the others out of charity, knowing that I am placed here for the defense of the gospel.

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

18 W hat then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretense, or in truth, Christ is preached, and I therein do rejoice, and will even rejoice.

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

19 F or I know that this shall become my saving health through your prayer and the nourishment of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

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

20 a ccording 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.

according 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.

21 ¶ For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain.

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

22 B ut if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour, yet I do not know what to choose.

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

23 F or I am in a strait between the two, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ, which is far better:

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

24 n evertheless, to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.

yet to abide in the flesh is more needful for your sake.

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

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

26 t hat your glorying in Jesus Christ may be more abundant by my coming to you again.

that your glorying may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again.

27 ¶ Only let your conversation be as is worthy of 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, unanimous, working together for the faith of the gospel,

Only 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;

28 a nd in nothing terrified by your adversaries, which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of saving health and that of God.

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

29 F or unto you it is granted regarding Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake,

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

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

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