1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all thea2 Cor. 1:1; Col. 1:2 saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with thebSee Acts 20:28 overseers2Or bishops; Greek episkopoi andc1 Tim. 3:8, 12 deacons:3Or servants, or ministers; Greek diakonoi
2 dRom. 1:7; 1 Cor. 1:3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 eSee Rom. 1:8 I thank my GodfRom. 1:9; Eph. 1:16; 2 Tim. 1:3 in all my remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, 5 g[ch. 2:12; 4:15; Acts 16:12-40] because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. 6 And I am sure of this, that he who beganh[1 Thess. 1:3] a good work in youiPs. 57:2 (Heb.); 138:8; [1 Thess. 5:24] will bring it to completion atjSee 1 Cor. 1:8 the day of Jesus Christ. 7 It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold youk2 Cor. 7:3 in my heart, for you are alll[ch. 4:14] partakers with me of grace, bothmActs 20:23; 26:29; Col. 4:18; 2 Tim. 2:9; Philem. 10, 13; See Eph. 3:1 in my imprisonment and innver. 16 the defense and confirmation of the gospel. 8 ForoSee Rom. 1:9; 9:1 God is my witness,p[ch. 4:1; Rom. 1:11; 15:23; 1 Thess. 3:6; 2 Tim. 1:4] how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. 9 And it is my prayer thatq1 Thess. 3:12; 2 Thess. 1:3 your love may abound more and more,rCol. 1:9; 3:10; Philem. 6 with knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may approve what is excellent,sActs 24:16; 1 Thess. 3:13; 5:23 and so be pure and blamelesstver. 6 for the day of Christ, 11 filledu[Col. 1:6, 10]; See James 3:18 with the fruit of righteousness that comesv[John 15:4, 5] through Jesus Christ,wSee Eph. 1:12, 14 to the glory and praise of God.
12 I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has reallyxver. 25; 1 Tim. 4:15 served to advance the gospel, 13 so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard andy[Acts 28:30, 31; 2 Tim. 2:9] to all the rest thatz[Luke 21:13]; See ver. 7 my imprisonment is for Christ. 14 And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bolda[Acts 4:31] to speak the word without fear.
15 bSee 2 Cor. 11:13 Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. 16 The latter do it out of love,c[1 Cor. 9:17] knowing that I am put here fordver. 7 the defense of the gospel. 17 The former proclaim Christech. 2:3; See James 3:14 out of rivalry, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment.
18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice, 19 for I know thatfSee 2 Cor. 1:11 through your prayers andgGal. 3:5 the help ofhSee Acts 16:7 the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, 20 as it is my eager expectation and hopeiRom. 5:5; [Joel 2:27; 2 Tim. 2:15] that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with fulljSee Acts 4:13 courage now as always Christk[1 Cor. 6:20] will be honored in my body,lRom. 14:8 whether by life or by death. 21 For to mem[Gal. 2:20] to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. 23 n[2 Cor. 5:8] I am hard pressed between the two. My desire iso2 Tim. 4:6 to depart andpSee John 12:26 be with Christ, for that is far better. 24 But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account. 25 q[ch. 2:24] Convinced of this,r[Acts 20:25] I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for yoursver. 12 progress andtRom. 15:13 joy in the faith, 26 so that in meuSee 2 Cor. 1:14 you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again.
27 Onlyv[ch. 3:20] let your manner of life bewSee Eph. 4:1 worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of youxSee 1 Cor. 16:13 that you are standing firm in one spirit, withy[ch. 2:2; 1 Cor. 1:10] one mindzJude 3 striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, 28 and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This isa[2 Thess. 1:5] a clear sign to them of their destruction, butbSee Acts 14:22 of your salvation, and that from God. 29 ForcSee Matt. 5:12 it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but alsob[See ver. 28 above] suffer for his sake, 30 engaged in the samedCol. 1:29; 2:1; 1 Tim. 6:12; 2 Tim. 4:7; [Heb. 10:32] conflict thateActs 16:19-40; 1 Thess. 2:2 you saw I had and now hear that I still have.