1Paul[G3972]and[G2532]Timotheus[G5095], the servants[G1401] of Jesus[G2424]Christ[G5547], to all[G3956] the saints[G40]in[G1722]Christ[G5547]Jesus[G2424] which are[G5607]at[G1722]Philippi[G5375], with[G4862] the bishops[G1985]and[G2532]deacons[G1249]:
2Grace[G5485] be unto you[G5213], and[G2532]peace[G1515], from[G575]God[G2316]our[G2257]Father[G3962], and[G2532]from[G575] the Lord[G2962]Jesus[G2424]Christ[G5547].
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I thank[G2168]my[G3450]God[G2316]upon[G1909]every[G3956]remembrance[G3417] of you[G5216],
4Always[G3842]in[G1722]every[G3956]prayer[G1162] of mine[G3450]for[G5228]you[G5216]all[G3956]making[G4160]request[G1162]with[G3326]joy[G5479],
5For[G1909]your[G5216]fellowship[G2842]in[G1519] the gospel[G2098]from[G575] the first[G4413]day[G2250]until[G891]now[G3568];
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Being confident[G3982] of this[G5124] very thing[G846], that[G3754] he which hath begun[G1728] a good[G18]work[G2041]in[G1722]you[G5213] will perform[G2005] it until[G891] the day[G2250] of Jesus[G2424]Christ[G5547]:
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Even as[G2531] it is[G2076]meet[G1342] for me[G1698] to think[G5426]this[G5124]of[G5228]you[G5216]all[G3956], because[G1223] I have[G2192]you[G5209]in[G1722]my[G3165]heart[G2588]; inasmuch as[G2531]both[G5037]in[G1722]my[G3450]bonds[G1199], and[G2532]in[G1722] the defence[G627]and[G2532]confirmation[G951]of[G5228] the gospel[G2098], ye[G5209]all[G3956]are[G5607]partakers[G4791]of[G5228]my[G3450]grace[G5485].
8For[G1063]God[G2316]is[G2076]my[G3450]record[G3144], how[G5613] greatly I long after[G1971]you[G5209]all[G3956]in[G1722] the bowels[G4698] of Jesus[G2424]Christ[G5547].
9And[G2532]this[G5124] I pray[G4336], that[G2443]your[G5216]love[G26] may abound[G4052]yet[G2089]more[G3123]and[G2532]more[G3123]in[G1722]knowledge[G1922]and[G2532]in[G1722]all[G3956]judgment[G144];
10That[G1519]ye[G5209] may approve[G1381] things that[G2443] are excellent[G1308]; that[G2443]ye[G5209] may be[G5600]sincere[G1506]and[G2532] without offence[G677]till[G1519] the day[G2250] of Christ[G5547];
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Being filled[G4137] with the fruits[G2590] of righteousness[G1343], which[G3588] are by[G1223]Jesus[G2424]Christ[G5547], unto[G1519] the glory[G1391]and[G2532]praise[G1868] of God[G2316].
12But[G1161] I would[G1014]ye[G5209] should understand[G1097], brethren[G80], that[G3754] the things which happened unto[G2596]me[G1691] have fallen out[G2064]rather[G3123]unto[G1519] the furtherance[G4297] of the gospel[G2098];
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So that[G5620]my[G3450]bonds[G1199]in[G1722]Christ[G5547]are[G1096]manifest[G5318]in[G1722]all[G3650] the palace[G4232], and[G2532]in[G1722]all[G3956]other[G3062] places;
14And[G2532]many[G4119] of the brethren[G80]in[G1722] the Lord[G2962], waxing confident[G3982] by my[G3450]bonds[G1199], are much more[G4056]bold[G5111] to speak[G2980] the word[G3056] without fear[G870].
15Some[G5100]indeed[G3303]preach[G2784]Christ[G5547]even[G2532]of[G1223]envy[G5355]and[G2532]strife[G2054]; and[G1161]some[G5100]also[G2532]of[G1223] good will[G2107]:
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The one[G3303]preach[G2605]Christ[G5547]of[G1537]contention[G2052], not[G3756]sincerely[G55], supposing[G3633] to add[G2018]affliction[G2347] to my[G3450]bonds[G1199]:
17But[G1161] the other of[G1537]love[G26], knowing[G1492]that[G3754] I am set[G2749]for[G1519] the defence[G627]of[G1537] the gospel[G2098].
18What[G5101]then?[G1063]notwithstanding[G4133], every[G3956]way[G5158], whether[G1535] in pretence[G4392], or[G1535] in truth[G225], Christ[G5547] is preached[G2605]; and[G2532]I[G5463]therein[G1722] do rejoice[G5463], yea[G235], and[G2532] will rejoice[G5463].
19For[G1063] I know[G1492]that[G3754]this[G5124] shall turn[G576]to[G1519]my[G3427]salvation[G4991]through[G1223]your[G5216]prayer[G1162], and[G2532] the supply[G2024] of the Spirit[G4151] of Jesus[G2424]Christ[G5547],
20According[G2596] to my[G3450] earnest expectation[G603]and[G2532]my[G3450]hope[G1680], that[G3754]in[G1722]nothing[G3762] I shall be ashamed[G153], but[G235]that[G3754]with[G1722]all[G3956]boldness[G3954], as[G5613]always[G3842], so now[G3568]also[G2532]Christ[G5547] shall be magnified[G3170]in[G1722]my[G3450]body[G4983], whether[G1535] it be by[G1223]life[G2222], or[G1535]by[G1223]death[G2288].
21For[G1063] to me[G1698] to live[G2198] is Christ[G5547], and[G2532] to die[G599] is gain[G2771].
22But[G1161]if[G1487] I live[G2198]in[G1722] the flesh[G4561], this[G5124] is the fruit[G2590] of my labour[G2041]: yet[G2532]what[G5101] I shall choose[G138] I wot[G1107]not[G3756].
23For[G1063] I am in a strait[G4912]betwixt[G1537]two[G1417], having[G2192] a desire[G1939]to[G1519]depart[G360], and[G2532]to[G1519]be[G1511]with[G4862]Christ[G5547]; which is far[G4183]better[G2908]:
24Nevertheless[G1161] to abide[G1961]in[G1722] the flesh[G4561] is more needful[G316]for[G1223]you[G5209].
25And[G2532] having this[G5124]confidence[G3982], I know[G1492]that[G3754] I shall abide[G3306]and[G2532]continue[G4839] with you[G5213]all[G3956]for[G1519]your[G5216]furtherance[G4297]and[G2532]joy[G5479] of faith[G4102];
26That[G2443]your[G5216]rejoicing[G2745] may be more abundant[G4052]in[G1722]Jesus[G2424]Christ[G5547]for[G1722]me[G1698]by[G1223]my[G1699]coming[G3952]to[G4314]you[G5209]again[G3825].
27Only[G3440] let your[G5216] conversation be[G4176] as it becometh[G516] the gospel[G2098] of Christ[G5547]: that[G2443]whether[G1535] I come[G2064]and[G2532]see[G1492]you[G5209], or[G1535] else be[G4176]absent[G548], I may hear[G191] of your[G5216]affairs[G4012], that[G3754] ye stand fast[G4739]in[G1722]one[G1520]spirit[G4151], with one[G3391]mind[G5590] striving together[G4866] for the faith[G4102] of the gospel[G2098];
28And[G2532]in[G1722]nothing[G3367]terrified[G4426]by[G5259] your adversaries[G480]: which[G3748]is[G2076] to them[G846] an evident token[G1732]of[G575]perdition[G684], but[G1161] to you[G5213]of[G575]salvation[G4991], and[G2532]that[G5124]of[G575]God[G2316].
29For[G3754] unto you[G5213] it is given[G5483] in the behalf[G5228] of Christ[G5547], not[G3756]only[G3440] to believe[G4100]on[G1519]him[G846], but[G235]also[G2532] to suffer[G3958]for[G5228] his sake[G846];
30Having[G2192] the same[G846]conflict[G73]which[G3634] ye saw[G1492]in[G1722]me[G1698], and[G2532]now[G3568]hear[G191] to be in[G1722]me[G1698].