Paul and
Timotheus
, the servants
of Jesus
Christ
, to all
the saints
in
Christ
Jesus
which are
at
Philippi
, with
the bishops
and
deacons
:
Grace be unto you
, and
peace
, from
God
our
Father
, and
from the Lord
Jesus
Christ
.
I thank my
God
upon
every
remembrance
of you
,
Always in
every
prayer
of mine
for
you
all
making
request
with
joy
,
For your
fellowship
in
the gospel
from
the first
day
until
now
;
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
:
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
.
For God
is
my
record
, how
greatly I long after
you
all
in
the bowels
of Jesus
Christ
.
And this
I pray
, that
your
love
may abound
yet
more
and
more
in
knowledge
and
in all
judgment
;
That ye
may approve
things that are excellent
; that
ye may be
sincere
and
without offence
till
the day
of Christ
;
Being filled with the fruits
of righteousness
, which
are by
Jesus
Christ
, unto
the glory
and
praise
of God
.
But I would
ye
should understand
, brethren
, that
the things which happened unto
me
have fallen out
rather
unto
the furtherance
of the gospel
;
So that my
bonds
in
Christ
are
manifest
in
all
the palace
, and
in all
other
places ;
And many
of the brethren
in
the Lord
, waxing confident
by my
bonds
, are much more
bold
to speak
the word
without fear
.
Some indeed
preach
Christ
even
of
envy
and
strife
; and
some
also
of
good will
:
The one preach
Christ
of
contention
, not
sincerely
, supposing
to add
affliction
to my
bonds
:
But the other of
love
, knowing
that
I am set
for
the defence
of the gospel
.
What then
? notwithstanding
, every
way
, whether
in pretence
, or
in truth
, Christ
is preached
; and
I
therein
do rejoice
, yea
, and
will rejoice
.
For I know
that
this
shall turn
to
my
salvation
through
your
prayer
, and
the supply
of the Spirit
of Jesus
Christ
,
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
.
For to me
to live
is Christ
, and
to die
is gain
.
But if
I live
in
the flesh
, this
is the fruit
of my labour
: yet
what
I shall choose
I wot
not
.
For I am in a strait
betwixt
two
, having
a desire
to
depart
, and
to be
with
Christ
; which is far
better
:
Nevertheless to abide
in
the flesh
is more needful
for
you
.
And having this
confidence
, I know
that
I shall abide
and
continue
with you
all
for
your
furtherance
and
joy
of faith
;
That your
rejoicing
may be more abundant
in
Jesus
Christ
for
me
by
my
coming
to
you
again
.
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
;
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
.
For unto you
it is given
in the behalf
of Christ
, not
only
to believe
on
him
, but
also
to suffer
for
his sake
;
Having the same
conflict
which
ye saw
in
me
, and
now
hear
to be in
me
.