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

Worrell⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: ² Grace to you, and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ³ I thank my God upon every remembrance of you— ⁴ always, in every supplication of mine on behalf of you all, making supplication with joy— ⁵ on account of your fellowship for the Gospel, from the first day until now; ⁶ having become persuaded of this very thing, that He Who began in you a good work will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ; ⁷ even as it is right for me to think this in behalf of you all; because ye have me in your heart, both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the Gospel, all of you being partakers with me of the grace. ⁸ For God is my witness, how I long for you all in the tender affections of Christ Jesus. ⁹ And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all discernment; ¹⁰ so that ye may approve the things that are excellent; that ye may be pure and without offense to the day of Christ; ¹¹ being filled with the fruit of righteousness, which is through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. ¹² Now I wish you to know, brethren, that the things relating to me have resulted rather in the furtherance of the Gospel; ¹³ that my bonds became manifest in Christ in the whole praetorium, and to all the rest; ¹⁴ and that the greater part of the brethren, having become confident in the Lord by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear. ¹⁵ Some, indeed, preach Christ even because of envy and strife; and some also of good-will; ¹⁶ the one, from love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the Gospel; ¹⁷ but the other proclaim Christ of contention, not sincerely, thinking to add tribulation to my bonds. ¹⁸ What then? save that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being proclaimed; and in this I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. ¹⁹ For I know that this will turn out for my salvation, through your supplication and a supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ; ²⁰ according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I shall in nothing be put to shame, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether through life, or through death. ²¹ For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. ²² But if it be to live in flesh, this is to me a fruit of labor; and what I shall choose I know not; ²³ but I am constrained by the two; having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for it is far better; ²⁴ but to abide in flesh is more needful for you. ²⁵ And, having become assured of this, I know that I shall abide, and continue with you all for your progress and joy in the faith, ²⁶ that your glorying may abound in Jesus Christ in me through my presence with you again. ²⁷ Only demean yourselves in a manner worthy of the Gospel of Christ; that, whether coming and seeing you, or being absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye are standing fast in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith of the Gospel; ²⁸ and in nothing terrified by the adversaries; which, indeed, to them is a token of destruction, but of your salvation, and this from God; ²⁹ but to you it was granted as a favor in behalf of Christ, not only to believe on Him, but in His behalf to suffer also; ³⁰ having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear of in me.