PhilippiansChapter 1
1. 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. Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and
from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3. I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4. Always in every
prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, 5. For your
fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; 6. 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. 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. For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the
bowels of Jesus Christ.
9. And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in
knowledge and in all judgment; 10. That ye may approve things that
are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day
of Christ.
11. Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus
Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
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; 13. So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the
palace, and in all other places; 14. And many of the brethren in the
Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the
word without fear.
15. Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also
of good will: 16. The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely,
supposing to add affliction to my bonds: 17. But the other of love,
knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.
18. What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in
truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will
rejoice.
19. For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your
prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20. 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. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
22. But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet
what I shall choose I wot not.
23. For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and
to be with Christ; which is far better: 24. Nevertheless to abide in
the flesh is more needful for you.
25. And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and
continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith; 26. That
your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my
coming to you again.
27. 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. 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. 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. Having the same
conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.
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