Philippians 1

Salutation

1Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:G3972G2532G5095G1401G2424G5547G3956G40G1722G5547G2424G5607G1722G5375G4862G1985G2532G12492Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.G5485G5213G2532G1515G575G2316G2257G3962G2532G2962G2424G5547

Paul’s Prayer for the Philippians

3I thank my God every time I remember you,G2168G3450G2316G1909G3956G3417G52164constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you,G3842G1722G3956G1162G3450G5228G5216G3956G4160G1162G3326G54795because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now.G1909G5216G2842G1519G2098G575G4413G2250G891G35686I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ.G3982G5124G846G3754G1728G18G2041G1722G5213G2005G891G2250G2424G55477It is right for me to think this way about all of you, because you hold me in your heart, for all of you share in God's grace with me, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.G2531G2076G1342G1698G5426G5124G5228G5216G3956G1223G2192G5209G1722G3165G2588G5037G1722G3450G1199G2532G627G2532G951G2098G5209G3956G5607G4791G3450G54858For God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the compassion of Christ Jesus.G1063G2316G2076G3450G3144G5613G1971G5209G3956G1722G4698G2424G55479And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insightG2532G5124G4336G2443G5216G26G4052G2089G3123G2532G3123G1722G1922G2532G3956G14410to help you to determine what is best, so that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless,G1519G5209G1381G1308G2443G5600G1506G2532G677G1519G2250G554711having produced the harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.G4137G2590G1343G3588G1223G2424G5547G1519G1391G2532G1868G2316

Paul’s Present Circumstances

12I want you to know, beloved that what has happened to me has actually helped to spread the gospel,G1161G1014G5209G1097G80G3754G2596G1691G2064G3123G1519G4297G209813so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to everyone else that my imprisonment is for Christ;G5620G3450G1199G1722G5547G1096G5318G1722G3650G4232G2532G3956G306214and most of the brothers and sisters, having been made confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, dare to speak the word with greater boldness and without fear.G2532G4119G80G1722G2962G3982G3450G1199G4056G5111G2980G3056G87015Some proclaim Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from goodwill.G5100G3303G2784G5547G2532G1223G5355G2532G2054G1161G5100G2532G1223G210716These proclaim Christ out of love, knowing that I have been put here for the defense of the gospel;G3303G2605G5547G1537G2052G3756G55G3633G2018G2347G3450G119917the others proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but intending to increase my suffering in my imprisonment.G1161G1537G26G1492G3754G2749G1519G627G209818What does it matter? Just this, that Christ is proclaimed in every way, whether out of false motives or true; and in that I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,G5101G1063G4133G3956G5158G1535G4392G1535G225G5547G2605G2532G5463G1722G5129G5463G235G2532G546319for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance.G1063G1492G3754G5124G576G1519G3427G4991G1223G5216G1162G2532G2024G4151G2424G554720It is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be put to shame in any way, but that by my speaking with all boldness, Christ will be exalted now as always in my body, whether by life or by death.G2596G3450G603G2532G1680G3754G1722G3762G153G235G1722G3956G3954G5613G3842G3568G2532G5547G3170G1722G3450G4983G1535G1223G2222G1535G1223G228821For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.G1063G1698G2198G5547G2532G599G277122If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me; and I do not know which I prefer.G1161G1487G2198G1722G4561G5124G2590G2041G3427G2532G5101G138G1107G375623I am hard pressed between the two: my desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better;G1063G4912G1537G1417G2192G1939G1519G360G2532G1511G4862G5547G4183G3123G290824but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for you.G1161G1961G1722G4561G316G1223G520925Since I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in faith,G2532G5124G3982G1492G3754G3306G2532G4839G5213G3956G1519G5216G4297G2532G5479G410226so that I may share abundantly in your boasting in Christ Jesus when I come to you again.G2443G5216G2745G4052G1722G2424G5547G1722G1698G1223G1699G3952G4314G5209G382527Only, live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that, whether I come and see you or am absent and hear about you, I will know that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel,G3440G4176G516G2098G5547G2443G1535G2064G2532G1492G5209G1535G548G191G5216G4012G3754G4739G1722G1520G4151G3391G5590G4866G4102G209828and are in no way intimidated by your opponents. For them this is evidence of their destruction, but of your salvation. And this is God's doing.G2532G1722G3367G3361G4426G5259G480G3748G2076G846G3303G1732G684G1161G5213G4991G2532G5124G575G231629For he has graciously granted you the privilege not only of believing in Christ, but of suffering for him as well—G3754G5213G5483G5228G5547G3756G3440G4100G1519G846G235G2532G3958G5228G846G522830since you are having the same struggle that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.G2192G846G73G3634G1492G1492G1722G1698G2532G3568G191G1722G1698