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Greeting

Paul and Timothy, servantsa of Christ Jesus,
To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseersb and deacons:c

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Thanksgiving

Paul and Timothy, bond-servants of Christ Jesus,
To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons:

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

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

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Thanksgiving and Prayer

I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,

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I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,

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

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always offering prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all,

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because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.

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in view of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now.

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And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

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For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

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It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace,d both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.

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For it is only right for me to feel this way about you all, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of grace with me.

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For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.

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For God is my witness, how I long for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.

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And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment,

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

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so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

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so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ;

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

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having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

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The Advance of the Gospel

I want you to know, brothers,e that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel,

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The Gospel Is Preached

Now I want you to know, brethren, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel,

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so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guardf and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ.

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so that my imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to everyone else,

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And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the wordg without fear.

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and that most of the brethren, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, have far more courage to speak the word of God without fear.

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Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will.

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Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will;

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The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.

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the latter do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel;

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The former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment.

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the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition rather than from pure motives, thinking to cause me distress in my imprisonment.

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What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice.

To Live Is Christ

Yes, and I will rejoice,

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What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and in this I rejoice.
Yes, and I will rejoice,

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for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance,

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for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

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as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.

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according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will not be put to shame in anything, but that with all boldness, Christ will even now, as always, be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.

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

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To Live Is Christ

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

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If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell.

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But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me; and I do not know which to choose.

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I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.

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But I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better;

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But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account.

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yet to remain on in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.

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Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith,

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Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,

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so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again.

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so that your proud confidence in me may abound in Christ Jesus through my coming to you again.

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Only let your manner of life be worthyh of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,

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Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

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and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God.

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in no way alarmed by your opponents — which is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you, and that too, from God.

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For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake,

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For to you it has been granted for Christ’s sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,

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engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.

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experiencing the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

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Philippians 1

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