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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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Greeting

Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ,
To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the [a]bishops 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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I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,

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Thankfulness and Prayer

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

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

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

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

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for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now,

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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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being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;

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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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just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace.

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

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

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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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that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ,

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

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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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Christ Is Preached

But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel,

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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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so that it has become evident to the whole [b]palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ;

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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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and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

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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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Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill:

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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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[c]The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains;

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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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but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.

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

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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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To Live Is Christ

For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

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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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according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

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To Live Is Christ

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

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

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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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But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I [d]cannot tell.

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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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[e]For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

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

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

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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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And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith,

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

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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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Striving and Suffering for Christ

Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,

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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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and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but [f]to you of salvation, and that from God.

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

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

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having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me.

Parallel

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Philippians 1

Philippians 1