Philippians -Colossians Paul and Timotheus, bondmen of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the overseers and ministers;

Darby⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Paul and Timotheus, bondmen of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with [the] overseers and ministers; ² grace to you, and peace from God our Father and [the] Lord Jesus Christ. ³ I thank my God for my whole remembrance of you, ⁴ constantly in my every supplication, making the supplication for you all with joy, ⁵ because of your fellowship with the gospel, from the first day until now; ⁶ having confidence of this very thing, that he who has begun in you a good work will complete it unto Jesus Christ`s day: ⁷ as it is righteous for me to think this as to you all, because ye have *me* in your hearts, and that both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the glad tidings ye are all participators in my grace. ⁸ For God is my witness how I long after you all in [the] bowels of Christ Jesus. ⁹ And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all intelligence, ¹⁰ that ye may judge of and approve the things that are more excellent, in order that ye may be pure and without offence for Christ`s day, ¹¹ being complete as regards the fruit of righteousness, which [is] by Jesus Christ, to God`s glory and praise. ¹² But I would have you know, brethren, that the circumstances in which I am have turned out rather to the furtherance of the glad tidings, ¹³ so that my bonds have become manifest [as being] in Christ in all the praetorium and to all others; ¹⁴ and that the most of the brethren, trusting in [the] Lord through my bonds, dare more abundantly to speak the word of God fearlessly. ¹⁵ Some indeed also for envy and strife, but some also for good will, preach the Christ. ¹⁶ These indeed out of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the glad tidings; ¹⁷ but those out of contention, announce the Christ, not purely, supposing to arouse tribulation for my bonds. ¹⁸ What is it then? at any rate, in every way, whether in pretext or in truth, Christ is announced; and in this I rejoice, yea, also I will rejoice; ¹⁹ for I know that this shall turn out for me to salvation, through your supplication and [the] supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ; ²⁰ according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but in all boldness, as always, now also Christ shall be magnified in my body whether by life or by death. ²¹ For for me to live [is] Christ, and to die gain; ²² but if to live in flesh [is my lot], this is for me worth the while: and what I shall choose I cannot tell. ²³ But I am pressed by both, having the desire for departure and being with Christ, [for] [it is] very much better, ²⁴ but remaining in the flesh [is] more necessary for your sakes; ²⁵ and having confidence of this, I know that I shall remain and abide along with you all, for your progress and joy in faith; ²⁶ that your boasting may abound in Christ Jesus through me by my presence again with you. ²⁷ Only conduct yourselves worthily of the glad tidings of the Christ, in order that whether coming and seeing you, or absent, I may hear of what concerns you, that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul, labouring together in the same conflict with the faith of the glad tidings; ²⁸ and not frightened in anything by the opposers, which is to them a demonstration of destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God; ²⁹ because to you has been given, as regards Christ, not only the believing on him but the suffering for him also, ³⁰ having the same conflict which ye have seen in me, and now hear of in me. ² ¹ If then [there be] any comfort in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of [the] Spirit, if any bowels and compassions, ² fulfil my joy, that ye may think the same thing, having the same love, joined in soul, thinking one thing; ³ [let] nothing [be] in the spirit of strife or vain glory, but, in lowliness of mind, each esteeming the other as more excellent than themselves; ⁴ regarding not each his own [qualities], but each those of others also. ⁵ For let this mind be in you which [was] also in Christ Jesus; ⁶ who, subsisting in the form of God, did not esteem it an object of rapine to be on an equality with God; ⁷ but emptied himself, taking a bondman`s form, taking his place in [the] likeness of men; ⁸ and having been found in figure as a man, humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, and [that the] death of [the] cross. ⁹ Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and granted him a name, that which is above every name, ¹⁰ that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of heavenly and earthly and infernal [beings], ¹¹ and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord to God [the] Father`s glory. ¹² So that, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much rather in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, ¹³ for it is God who works in you both the willing and the working according to [his] good pleasure. ¹⁴ Do all things without murmurings and reasonings, ¹⁵ that ye may be harmless and simple, irreproachable children of God in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation; among whom ye appear as lights in [the] world, ¹⁶ holding forth [the] word of life, so as to be a boast for me in Christ`s day, that I have not run in vain nor laboured in vain. ¹⁷ But if also I am poured out as a libation on the sacrifice and ministration of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice in common with you all. ¹⁸ In like manner do *ye* also rejoice, and rejoice with me. ¹⁹ But I hope in [the] Lord Jesus to send Timotheus to you shortly, that *I* also may be refreshed, knowing how ye get on. ²⁰ For I have no one like-minded who will care with genuine feeling how ye get on. ²¹ For all seek their own things, not the things of Jesus Christ. ²² But ye know the proof of him, that, as a child a father, he has served with me in the work of the glad tidings. ²³ Him therefore I hope to send immediately, as soon as I shall see how it goes with me: ²⁴ but I trust in [the] Lord that I myself also shall soon come; ²⁵ but I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow-workman and fellow-soldier, but your messenger and minister to my need, ²⁶ since he had a longing desire after you all, and was distressed because ye had heard that he was sick; ²⁷ for he was also sick close to death, but God had mercy on him, and not indeed on him alone, but also on me, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow. ²⁸ I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that seeing him ye might again rejoice, and that *I* might be the less sorrowful. ²⁹ Receive him therefore in [the] Lord with all joy, and hold such in honour; ³⁰ because for the sake of the work he drew near even to death, venturing his life that he might fill up what lacked in your ministration toward me. ³ ¹ For the rest, my brethren, rejoice in [the] Lord: to write the same things to you, to me [is] not irksome, and for you safe. ² See to dogs, see to evil workmen, see to the concision. ³ For *we* are the circumcision, who worship by [the] Spirit of God, and boast in Christ Jesus, and do not trust in flesh. ⁴ Though *I* have [my] trust even in flesh; if any other think to trust in flesh, *I* rather: ⁵ as to circumcision, [I received it] the eighth day; of [the] race of Israel, of [the] tribe of Benjamin, Hebrew of Hebrews; as to [the] law, a Pharisee; ⁶ as to zeal, persecuting the assembly; as to righteousness which [is] in [the] law, found blameless; ⁷ but what things were gain to me these I counted, on account of Christ, loss. ⁸ But surely I count also all things to be loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on account of whom I have suffered the loss of all, and count them to be filth, that I may gain Christ; ⁹ and that I may be found in him, not having my righteousness, which [would be] on the principle of law, but that which is by faith of Christ, the righteousness which [is] of God through faith, ¹⁰ to know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death, ¹¹ if any way I arrive at the resurrection from among [the] dead. ¹² Not that I have already obtained [the prize], or am already perfected; but I pursue, if also I may get possession [of it], seeing that also I have been taken possession of by Christ [Jesus]. ¹³ Brethren, *I* do not count to have got possession myself; but one thing -- forgetting the things behind, and stretching out to the things before, ¹⁴ I pursue, [looking] towards [the] goal, for the prize of the calling on high of God in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ As many therefore as [are] perfect, let us be thus minded; and if ye are any otherwise minded, this also God shall reveal to you. ¹⁶ But whereto we have attained, [let us] walk in the same steps. ¹⁷ Be imitators [all] together of me, brethren, and fix your eyes on those walking thus as you have us for a model; ¹⁸ (for many walk of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they [are] the enemies of the cross of Christ: ¹⁹ whose end [is] destruction, whose god [is] the belly, and [their] glory in their shame, who mind earthly things:) ²⁰ for *our* commonwealth has its existence in [the] heavens, from which also we await the Lord Jesus Christ [as] Saviour, ²¹ who shall transform our body of humiliation into conformity to his body of glory, according to the working of [the] power which he has even to subdue all things to himself. ⁴ ¹ So that, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, thus stand fast in [the] Lord, beloved. ² I exhort Euodia, and exhort Syntyche, to be of the same mind in [the] Lord; ³ yea, I ask thee also, true yokefellow, assist them, who have contended along with me in the glad tidings, with Clement also, and my other fellow-labourers, whose names [are] in [the] book of life. ⁴ Rejoice in [the] Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice. ⁵ Let your gentleness be known of all men. The Lord [is] near. ⁶ Be careful about nothing; but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; ⁷ and the peace of God, which surpasses every understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts by Christ Jesus. ⁸ For the rest, brethren, whatsoever things [are] true, whatsoever things [are] noble, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] amiable, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue and if any praise, think on these things. ⁹ What ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, these things do; and the God of peace shall be with you. ¹⁰ But I rejoiced in [the] Lord greatly, that now however at length ye have revived your thinking of me, though surely ye did also think [of me], but lacked opportunity. ¹¹ Not that I speak as regards privation, for as to me *I* have learnt in those circumstances in which I am, to be satisfied in myself. ¹² I know both how to be abased and I know how to abound. In everything and in all things I am initiated both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer privation. ¹³ I have strength for all things in him that gives me power. ¹⁴ But ye have done well in taking part in my affliction. ¹⁵ And know also *ye*, O Philippians, that in [the] beginning of the gospel, when I came out of Macedonia, no assembly communicated [anything] to me in [the] way of giving and receiving save *ye* alone; ¹⁶ for also in Thessalonica once and even twice ye sent to me for my need. ¹⁷ Not that I seek gift, but I seek fruit abounding to your account. ¹⁸ But I have all things in full supply and abound; I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things [sent] from you, an odour of sweet savour, an acceptable sacrifice, agreeable to God. ¹⁹ But my God shall abundantly supply all your need according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. ²⁰ But to our God and Father [be] glory to the ages of ages. Amen. ²¹ Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren who [are] with me salute you. ²² All the saints salute you, and specially those of the household of Caesar. ²³ The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ [be] with your spirit. Amen.

Colossians

¹ ¹ Paul, apostle of Christ Jesus, by God`s will, and Timotheus the brother, ² to the holy and faithful brethren in Christ which [are] in Colosse. Grace to you and peace from God our Father [and Lord Jesus Christ]. ³ We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ continually [when] praying for you, ⁴ having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love which ye have towards all the saints, ⁵ on account of the hope which [is] laid up for you in the heavens; of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the glad tidings, ⁶ which are come to you, as [they are] in all the world, [and] are bearing fruit and growing, even as also among you, from the day ye heard [them] and knew indeed the grace of God, in truth: ⁷ even as ye learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow-bondman, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you, ⁸ who has also manifested to us your love in [the] Spirit. ⁹ For this reason *we* also, from the day we heard [of your faith and love], do not cease praying and asking for you, to the end that ye may be filled with the full knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, ¹⁰ [so as] to walk worthily of the Lord unto all well-pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing by the true knowledge of God; ¹¹ strengthened with all power according to the might of his glory unto all endurance and longsuffering with joy; ¹² giving thanks to the Father, who has made us fit for sharing the portion of the saints in light, ¹³ who has delivered us from the authority of darkness, and translated [us] into the kingdom of the Son of his love: ¹⁴ in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins; ¹⁵ who is image of the invisible God, firstborn of all creation; ¹⁶ because by him were created all things, the things in the heavens and the things upon the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or authorities: all things have been created by him and for him. ¹⁷ And *he* is before all, and all things subsist together by him. ¹⁸ And *he* is the head of the body, the assembly; who is [the] beginning, firstborn from among the dead, that *he* might have the first place in all things: ¹⁹ for in him all the fulness [of the Godhead] was pleased to dwell, ²⁰ and by him to reconcile all things to itself, having made peace by the blood of his cross -- by him, whether the things on the earth or the things in the heavens. ²¹ And you, who once were alienated and enemies in mind by wicked works, yet now has it reconciled ²² in the body of his flesh through death; to present you holy and unblamable and irreproachable before it, ²³ if indeed ye abide in the faith founded and firm, and not moved away from the hope of the glad tidings, which ye have heard, which have been proclaimed in the whole creation which [is] under heaven, of which *I* Paul became minister. ²⁴ Now, I rejoice in sufferings for you, and I fill up that which is behind of the tribulations of Christ in my flesh, for his body, which is the assembly; ²⁵ of which *I* became minister, according to the dispensation of God which [is] given me towards you to complete the word of God, ²⁶ the mystery which [has been] hidden from ages and from generations, but has now been made manifest to his saints; ²⁷ to whom God would make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the nations, which is Christ in you the hope of glory: ²⁸ whom *we* announce, admonishing every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, to the end that we may present every man perfect in Christ. ²⁹ Whereunto also I toil, combating according to his working, which works in me in power. ² ¹ For I would have you know what combat I have for you, and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in flesh; ² to the end that their hearts may be encouraged, being united together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to [the] full knowledge of the mystery of God; ³ in which are hid all the treasures of wisdom and of knowledge. ⁴ And I say this to the end that no one may delude you by persuasive speech. ⁵ For if indeed in the flesh I am absent, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the firmness of your faith in Christ. ⁶ As therefore ye have received the Christ, Jesus the Lord, walk in him, ⁷ rooted and built up in him, and assured in the faith, even as ye have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. ⁸ See that there be no one who shall lead *you* away as a prey through philosophy and vain deceit, according to the teaching of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ. ⁹ For in him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead bodily; ¹⁰ and ye are complete in him, who is the head of all principality and authority, ¹¹ in whom also ye have been circumcised with circumcision not done by hand, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of the Christ; ¹² buried with him in baptism, in which ye have been also raised with [him] through faith of the working of God who raised him from among the dead. ¹³ And you, being dead in offences and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he has quickened together with him, having forgiven us all the offences; ¹⁴ having effaced the handwriting in ordinances which [stood out] against us, which was contrary to us, he has taken it also out of the way, having nailed it to the cross; ¹⁵ having spoiled principalities and authorities, he made a show of them publicly, leading them in triumph by it. ¹⁶ Let none therefore judge you in meat or in drink, or in matter of feast, or new moon, or sabbaths, ¹⁷ which are a shadow of things to come; but the body [is] of Christ. ¹⁸ Let no one fraudulently deprive you of your prize, doing his own will in humility and worship of angels, entering into things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh, ¹⁹ and not holding fast the head, from whom all the body, ministered to and united together by the joints and bands, increases with the increase of God. ²⁰ If ye have died with Christ from the elements of the world, why as [if] alive in [the] world do ye subject yourselves to ordinances? ²¹ Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch, ²² (things which are all for destruction in the using [of them]:) according to the injunctions and teachings of men, ²³ (which have indeed an appearance of wisdom in voluntary worship, and humility, and harsh treatment of the body, not in a certain honour,) to [the] satisfaction of the flesh. ³ ¹ If therefore ye have been raised with the Christ, seek the things [which are] above, where the Christ is, sitting at [the] right hand of God: ² have your mind on the things [that are] above, not on the things [that are] on the earth; ³ for ye have died, and your life is hid with the Christ in God. ⁴ When the Christ is manifested who [is] our life, then shall *ye* also be manifested with him in glory. ⁵ Put to death therefore your members which [are] upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, vile passions, evil lust, and unbridled desire, which is idolatry. ⁶ On account of which things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. ⁷ In which *ye* also once walked when ye lived in these things. ⁸ But now, put off, *ye* also, all [these] things, wrath, anger, malice, blasphemy, vile language out of your mouth. ⁹ Do not lie to one another, having put off the old man with his deeds, ¹⁰ and having put on the new, renewed into full knowledge according to [the] image of him that has created him; ¹¹ wherein there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ [is] everything, and in all. ¹² Put on therefore, as [the] elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; ¹³ forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any should have a complaint against any; even as the Christ has forgiven you, so also [do] *ye*. ¹⁴ And to all these [add] love, which is the bond of perfectness. ¹⁵ And let the peace of Christ preside in your hearts, to which also ye have been called in one body, and be thankful. ¹⁶ Let the word of the Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another, in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God. ¹⁷ And everything, whatever ye may do in word or in deed, [do] all things in [the] name of [the] Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father by him. ¹⁸ Wives, be subject to [your] husbands, as is fitting in [the] Lord. ¹⁹ Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. ²⁰ Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in [the] Lord. ²¹ Fathers, do not vex your children, to the end that they be not disheartened. ²² Bondmen, obey in all things your masters according to flesh; not with eye-services, as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing the Lord. ²³ Whatsoever ye do, labour at it heartily, as [doing it] to the Lord, and not to men; ²⁴ knowing that of [the] Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance; ye serve the Lord Christ. ²⁵ For he that does a wrong shall receive the wrong he has done, and there is no respect of persons. ⁴ ¹ Masters, give to bondmen what is just and fair, knowing that *ye* also have a Master in [the] heavens. ² Persevere in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving; ³ praying at the same time for us also, that God may open to us a door of the word to speak the mystery of Christ, on account of which also I am bound, ⁴ to the end that I may make it manifest as I ought to speak. ⁵ Walk in wisdom towards those without, redeeming opportunities. ⁶ [Let] your word [be] always with grace, seasoned with salt, [so as] to know how ye ought to answer each one. ⁷ Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow-bondman in [the] Lord, will make known to you all that concerns me; ⁸ whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that he might know your state, and that he might encourage your hearts: ⁹ with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is [one] of you. They shall make known to you everything here. ¹⁰ Aristarchus my fellow-captive salutes you, and Mark, Barnabas`s cousin, concerning whom ye have received orders, (if he come to you, receive him,) ¹¹ and Jesus called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These [are the] only fellow-workers for the kingdom of God who have been a consolation to me. ¹² Epaphras, who is [one] of you, [the] bondman of Christ Jesus, salutes you, always combating earnestly for you in prayers, to the end that ye may stand perfect and complete in all [the] will of God. ¹³ For I bear him witness that he labours much for you, and them in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis. ¹⁴ Luke, the beloved physician, salutes you, and Demas. ¹⁵ Salute the brethren in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly which [is] in his house. ¹⁶ And when the letter has been read among you, cause that it be read also in the assembly of Laodiceans, and that *ye* also read that from Laodicea. ¹⁷ And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in [the] Lord, to the end that thou fulfil it. ¹⁸ The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace [be] with you.