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 ¹ Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, together with the bishops and deacons:

 ² Grace be to you and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

 ³ I thank my God in every remembrance of you,

 ⁴  In every prayer of mine for you, always making requests with joy,

 ⁵ For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;

 ⁶ Being confident of this very thing, that he who has begun a good work in you will continue it until the day of Jesus Christ.¹

 ⁷ It is right for me to think this of you, because I have you in my heart; since both in my imprisonment and out in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partakers of my grace.

 ⁸ For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you in the affection of Jesus Christ.

 ⁹ And this I pray, that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and in all judgment [discernment];

 ¹⁰ So that you may discern the things that are excellent; that you may be pure and without offence until the day of Christ,

 ¹¹ Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

 ¹² But I want you to understand, brothers, that the things that have happened to me have served to advance the gospel;

 ¹³ So that it is evident to the palace guard and all others, that my imprisonment is for Christ.

 ¹⁴ And many of the brothers in the Lord, being confident because of my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

 ¹⁵ Some indeed do preach Christ out of envy and rivalry; but others out of goodwill.

 ¹⁶ The former preach Christ from contention, not sincerely, supposing they can add distress to my bonds;

 ¹⁷ But the other from love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.

 ¹⁸ What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and I rejoice in it, yes, and will continue to rejoice,²

 ¹⁹ For I know that through your prayers and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, this will turn out for my deliverance,

 ²⁰ That according to my earnest expectation and my hope, I will not be ashamed in anything, but that with all boldness, as always, Christ will be magnified in my body, whether it be by life or by death.

 ²¹ For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

 ²² If I live in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me; so I cannot say what I would choose.

 ²³ For I am torn between the two: I have a desire to depart and be with Christ; which is far better;

 ²⁴ Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more necessary for you.

 ²⁵ Being convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you for the promotion and joy of your faith;

 ²⁶ So that in me your rejoicing may have abundant cause to overflow in Jesus Christ, through my coming to you again.

 ²⁷ Only let your conduct be as becomes the gospel of Christ; that whether I come and see you, or am absent, I may hear that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel.

 ²⁸ And do not be terrified by your adversaries in anything; for this is an evident sign to them of their of destruction, but to you a sign of salvation, and that from God.

 ²⁹ For it is given to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for his sake;

 ³⁰ Being engaged in the same conflict that you saw me have, and now hear is mine still.