Philippians 1 Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ. To all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.

MSTC⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ. To all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons. ² Grace be with you and peace from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. ³ I thank my God with all remembrance of you, ⁴ always in all my prayers for you all, and pray with gladness, ⁵ because of the fellowship which ye have in the gospel, from the first day unto now; ⁶ and am surely certified of this, that he which began a good work in you shall go forth with it until the day of Jesus Christ, ⁷ as it becometh me so to judge of you all, because I have you in my heart, and have you also every one companions of grace with me, even in my bonds as I defend, and establish the gospel. ⁸ For God beareth me record how greatly I long after you all from the very heart-root in Jesus Christ. ⁹ And this I pray, that your love may increase more and more in knowledge, and in all feeling, ¹⁰ that ye might accept things most excellent, that ye might be pure and such as should hurt no man's conscience, until the day of Christ; ¹¹ filled with the fruits of righteousness, which fruits come by Jesus Christ unto the glory and laud of God. ¹² I would ye understood, brethren, that my business is happened unto the greater furthering of the gospel. ¹³ So that my bonds in Christ are manifest throughout all the judgment hall: and in all other places; ¹⁴ Insomuch that many of the brethren in the Lord are boldened through my bonds, and dare more largely speak the word without fear. ¹⁵ Some there are which preach Christ of envy and strife, and some of goodwill. ¹⁶ The one part preacheth Christ of strife, and not purely, supposing to add more adversity to my bonds. ¹⁷ The other part of love, because they see that I am set to defend the gospel. ¹⁸ What then? So that Christ be preached all manner ways, whether it be by occasion, or of true meaning, I therein joy: Yea and will joy. ¹⁹ For I know that this shall chance to my salvation, through your prayer, and ministering of the spirit of Jesus Christ, ²⁰ as I heartily look for and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed: but that with all confidence, as always in times past, even so now Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be through life, or else death. ²¹ For Christ is to me life, and death is to me advantage. ²² If it chance me to live in the flesh, that is to me fruitful for to work, and what to choose I know not. ²³ I am constrained of two things. I desire to be loosed, and to be with Christ, which thing is best of all: ²⁴ Nevertheless, to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. ²⁵ And this am I sure of, that I shall abide, and with you all continue, for the furtherance and joy of your faith, ²⁶ that ye may more abundantly rejoice in Jesus Christ through me, by my coming to you again. ²⁷ Only let your conversation be, as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may yet hear of you, that ye continue in one spirit, and in one soul laboring as we do to maintain the faith of the gospel, ²⁸ and in nothing fearing your adversaries: which is to them a token of perdition, and to you a sign of salvation, and that of God. ²⁹ For unto you it is given, that not only ye should believe on Christ: but also suffer for his sake, ³⁰ and have even the same fight which ye saw me have and now hear of me.