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| 1:1 |
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:
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| 1:2 |
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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| 1:3 |
I thank my God every time I remember you.
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| 1:4 |
In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy
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| 1:5 |
because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,
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| 1:6 |
being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
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| 1:7 |
It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart; for whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God's grace with me.
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| 1:8 |
God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
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| 1:9 |
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
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| 1:10 |
so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ,
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| 1:11 |
filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ--to the glory and praise of God.
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| 1:12 |
Now I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel.
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| 1:13 |
As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.
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| 1:14 |
Because of my chains, most of the brothers in the Lord have been encouraged to speak the word of God more courageously and fearlessly.
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| 1:15 |
It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.
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| 1:16 |
The latter do so in love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.
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| 1:17 |
The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains.
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| 1:18 |
But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,
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| 1:19 |
for I know that through your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.
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| 1:20 |
I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
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| 1:21 |
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
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| 1:22 |
If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know!
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| 1:23 |
I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far;
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| 1:24 |
but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.
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| 1:25 |
Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
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| 1:26 |
so that through my being with you again your joy in Christ Jesus will overflow on account of me.
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| 1:27 |
Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel
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| 1:28 |
without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved--and that by God.
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| 1:29 |
For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him,
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| 1:30 |
since you are going through the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.
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