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

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 the Lord Jesus Christ.

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

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

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

4 a lways, in every supplication of mine for you all, with joy making the supplication,

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

5 f or your contribution to the good news from the first day till now,

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

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

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 ccording 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.

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 for you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ,

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 yet more and more may abound in full knowledge, and all judgment,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 the whole praetorium, and to the other places -- all,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

18 w hat then? in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed -- and in this I rejoice, yea, and shall 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 have known that this shall fall out to me for salvation, through your supplication, and the supply of the Spirit of Christ Jesus,

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, and in all freedom, as always, also now Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether through life or through 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 to me to live Christ, and to die gain.

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

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

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

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

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

24 a nd to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account,

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

25 a nd of this being persuaded, I have known that I shall remain and continue with you all, to your advancement and joy of the 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 in me through my presence again to you.

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

27 O nly 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,

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 terrified in anything by those opposing, which to them indeed is a token of destruction, and to you of 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 it was granted, on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also on behalf of him to suffer;

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

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