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

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 Lord Jesus Christ.

3 ¶ I thank my God upon every remembrance of you

I thank my God for my whole remembrance of you,

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

constantly in my every supplication, making the supplication for you all with joy,

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

because of your fellowship with 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.

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

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.

as 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.

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 bowels 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 full knowledge and all intelligence,

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

that 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,

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

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

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,

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

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

so that my bonds have become manifest in Christ in all the praetorium and to all others;

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

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

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

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

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

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

but those out of contention, announce the Christ, not purely, supposing to arouse tribulation for 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 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;

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 for me to salvation, through your supplication and 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 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.

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

For for me to live Christ, and to die 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 flesh, this is for me worth the while: and what I shall choose I cannot tell.

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

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

but remaining in the flesh more necessary for your sakes;

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

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

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

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 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;

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

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

having the same conflict which ye have seen in me, and now hear of in me.