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Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: |
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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
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I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, |
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always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, |
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thankful for your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. |
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And I am sure that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. |
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It is right for me to feel thus about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. |
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For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. |
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And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, |
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so that you may approve what is excellent, and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, |
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filled with the fruits of righteousness which come through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. |
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I want you to know, brethren, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, |
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so that it has become known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ; |
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and most of the brethren have been made confident in the Lord because of my imprisonment, and are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear. |
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Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. |
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The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel; |
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the former proclaim Christ out of partisanship, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment. |
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What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and in that I rejoice. |
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Yes, and I shall rejoice. For I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, |
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as it is my eager expectation and hope that I shall not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. |
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For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. |
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If it is to be life in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. |
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I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. |
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But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account. |
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Convinced of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith, |
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so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again. |
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Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you stand firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, |
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and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear omen to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God. |
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For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, |
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engaged in the same conflict which you saw and now hear to be mine. |
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