| Chapter 1 |
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Paul and Timotheus, bondmen of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the overseers and ministers; |
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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 for my whole remembrance of you, |
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constantly in my every supplication, making the supplication for you all with joy, |
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because of your fellowship with the gospel, from the first day until now; |
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having confidence of this very thing, that he who has begun in you a good work will complete it unto Jesus Christ`s day: |
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as it is righteous for me to think this as to you all, because ye have *me* in your hearts, and that both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the glad tidings ye are all participators in my grace. |
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For God is my witness how I long after you all in the bowels of Christ Jesus. |
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And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all intelligence, |
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that ye may judge of and approve the things that are more excellent, in order that ye may be pure and without offence for Christ`s day, |
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being complete as regards the fruit of righteousness, which is by Jesus Christ, to God`s glory and praise. |
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But I would have you know, brethren, that the circumstances in which I am have turned out rather to the furtherance of the glad tidings, |
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so that my bonds have become manifest as being in Christ in all the praetorium and to all others; |
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and that the most of the brethren, trusting in the Lord through my bonds, dare more abundantly to speak the word of God fearlessly. |
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Some indeed also for envy and strife, but some also for good will, preach the Christ. |
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These indeed out of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the glad tidings; |
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but those out of contention, announce the Christ, not purely, supposing to arouse tribulation for my bonds. |
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What is it then? at any rate, in every way, whether in pretext or in truth, Christ is announced; and in this I rejoice, yea, also I will rejoice; |
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for I know that this shall turn out for me to salvation, through your supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ; |
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according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but in all boldness, as always, now also Christ shall be magnified in my body whether by life or by death. |
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For for me to live is Christ, and to die gain; |
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but if to live in flesh is my lot, this is for me worth the while: and what I shall choose I cannot tell. |
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But I am pressed by both, having the desire for departure and being with Christ, for it is very much better, |
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but remaining in the flesh is more necessary for your sakes; |
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and having confidence of this, I know that I shall remain and abide along with you all, for your progress and joy in faith; |
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that your boasting may abound in Christ Jesus through me by my presence again with you. |
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Only conduct yourselves worthily of the glad tidings of the Christ, in order that whether coming and seeing you, or absent, I may hear of what concerns you, that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul, labouring together in the same conflict with the faith of the glad tidings; |
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and not frightened in anything by the opposers, which is to them a demonstration of destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God; |
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because to you has been given, as regards Christ, not only the believing on him but the suffering for him also, |
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having the same conflict which ye have seen in me, and now hear of in me. |