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Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus,
To all God’s holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deaconsa:

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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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Grace and peace to you 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 every time I remember you.

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Thanksgiving and Prayer

I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,

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In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy

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

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

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

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being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

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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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It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart and, whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me.

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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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God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

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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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And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,

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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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so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

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

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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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Paul’s Chains Advance the Gospel

Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters,b that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel.

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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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As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guardc and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.

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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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And because of my chains, most of the brothers and sisters have become confident in the Lord and dare all the more to proclaim the gospel without fear.

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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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It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.

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

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The latter do so 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 put here for the defense of the gospel.

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The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains.

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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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But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.
Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,

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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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for I know that through your prayers and God’s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.d

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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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I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.

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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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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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If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know!

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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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I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far;

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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 it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.

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

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Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you 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 through my being with you again your boasting in Christ Jesus will abound on account of me.

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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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Life Worthy of the Gospel

Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit,e striving together as one for the faith of the gospel

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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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without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved — and that by God.

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

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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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since you are going through the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.

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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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