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Philippians 1

Thanksgiving

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 aPaul and  bTimothy,  cbond-servants of  dChrist Jesus,

To  eall the  1 fsaints in Christ Jesus who are in  gPhilippi,  2including the  hoverseers and  ideacons:

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

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 aI thank my God in all my remembrance of you,

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

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in view of your  1 aparticipation in the  bgospel  cfrom 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  athe day of Christ Jesus.

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 1For  ait is only right for me to feel this way about you all, because I  bhave you in my heart, since both in my  2 cimprisonment and in the  ddefense and confirmation of the  egospel, you all are partakers of grace with me.

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For  aGod is my witness, how I long for you all with the  1affection of  bChrist Jesus.

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

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so that you may  1 aapprove the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless  2until  bthe day of Christ;

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

The Gospel Is Preached

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

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so that my  1 aimprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known throughout the whole  2praetorian guard and to  beveryone else,

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and that most of the  1brethren, trusting in the Lord because of my  2 aimprisonment, have  bfar more courage to speak the word of God without fear.

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 aSome, to be sure, are preaching Christ even  1from envy and strife, but some also  1from good will;

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

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the former proclaim Christ  aout of selfish ambition  1rather than from pure motives, thinking to cause me distress in my  2 bimprisonment.

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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 this will turn out for my  1deliverance  athrough your  2prayers and the provision of  bthe Spirit of Jesus Christ,

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according to my  aearnest expectation and  bhope, that I will not be put to shame in anything, but that with  call boldness, Christ will even now, as always, be  dexalted in my body,  ewhether by life or by death.

To Live Is Christ

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

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 1But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean  afruitful labor for me; and I do not know  2which to choose.

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

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

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 aConvinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy  1in the faith,

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

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Only conduct yourselves in a manner  aworthy of the  bgospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are  cstanding firm in  done spirit, with one  1mind  estriving together for the faith of the gospel;

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

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For to you  ait has been granted for Christ's sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to  bsuffer for His sake,

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experiencing the same  aconflict which  byou saw in me, and now hear to be in me.



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