1 Paul and Timothy, bondmen of Jesus Christ, to all the sanctified in Jesus Christ who are at Philippi, with the guardians and helpers:
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ.
3 I thank my God upon every memory of you,
4 always in my every entreaty for all of you, making the entreaty with joy
5 for your participation in the good-news from the first day until now.
6 Being confident of this same thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.
7 Just as it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the good-news, you all being partners with me of the grace.
8 For God is my witness, how I long for you all in bowels of Jesus Christ.
9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment
10 for you to examine the things that are significant. So that ye may be tested by sunlight and not stumbling toward the day of Christ,
11 having been filled with fruits of righteousness, through Jesus Christ, for glory and praise of God.
12 But I want you to know, brothers, that the things in respect to me have come more for the advancement of the good-news,
13 in order for my bonds in Christ to became apparent in the whole Praetorium, and in all the others.
14 And more of the brothers in Lord have been convinced by my bonds to be much more bold to speak the word fearlessly.
15 Actually some also preach the Christ because of envy and strife, and some also because of good-will.
16 Some indeed proclaim the Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to bring affliction to my bonds.
17 But some from love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the good-news.
18 What then? Except in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice, but also I will rejoice.
19 For I know that this will turn out to me for salvation (through your entreaty, and the support of the Spirit of Jesus Christ)
20 according to my eager expectation and hope that I will be shamed in nothing. But with all boldness, now as always, Christ will also 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 to live in flesh, this is fruit of labor to me, then what I will choose I know not.
23 And I am constrained by the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, being far better.
24 But to remain in the flesh is more necessary because of you.
25 And having been convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and will continue with you all for your progress and joy in the faith.
26 So that your pride may abound in Christ Jesus in me because of my presence with you again.
27 Only be citizens worthy of the good-news of the Christ, so that, whether having come and having seen you or being absent, I may hear things about you that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith o
28 And not being frightened in anything by those who oppose, which is indeed a sign of destruction to them, but to you of salvation, and this from God.
29 Because to you it was granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,
30 having the same conflict such as ye saw in me, and now hear is in me.
1 Paul and Timotheus the servauntes of Iesu Christ To all ye sainctes in Christ Iesu which are at Philippos with ye Bisshops and Deacons.
2 Grace be with you and peace from God oure father and from the Lorde Iesus Christ.
3 I thanke my God with all remembraunce of you
4 all wayes in all my prayers for you and praye with gladnes
5 because of the fellowshyp which ye have in the gospell from the fyrst daye vnto now:
6 and am suerly certified of this that he which beganne a good worke in you shall go forthe with it vntyll the daye of Iesus Christ
7 as it becometh me so to iudge of you all because I have you in my herte and have you also every one companios of grace with me even in my bondes as I defende and stablysshe the gospell.
8 For God beareth me recorde how greatly I longe after you all from the very herte rote in Iesus Christ.
9 And this I praye yt youre love maye increace more and more in knowledge and in all fealinge
10 that ye myght accepte thinges most excellent that ye myght be pure and soche as shuld hurte no manes conscience vntyll the daye of Christ
11 filled with the frutes of rightewesnes which frutes come by Iesus Christ vnto the glory and laude of God.
12 I wolde ye vnderstode brethern that my busynes is happened vnto the greater furtherynge of the gospell.
13 So that my bondes in Christ are manyfest thorow out all the iudgement hall and in all other places:
14 In so moche that many of the brethre in ye lorde are boldned thorow my bodes and dare more largely speake the worde with out feare.
15 Some ther are which preache Christ of envie and stryfe and some of good wyll.
16 The one parte preacheth Christ of stryfe and not purely supposinge to adde more adversitie to my bondes.
17 The other parte of love because they se that I am set to defend the gospell.
18 What then? So that Christ be preached all maner wayes whether it be by occasion or of true meaninge I therin ioye: ye and will ioye.
19 For I knowe that this shall chaunce to my salvacion thorow youre prayer and ministringe of the sprete of Iesu Christ
20 as I hertely loke for and hope that in nothinge I shalbe ashamed: but that with all confidence as all wayes in tymes past even so now Christ shalbe magnified in my body whether it be thorowe lyfe or els deeth.
21 For Christ is to me lyfe and deeth is to me a vauntage.
22 Yf it chaunce me to live in the flesshe that is to me frutefull forto worke and what to chose I wote not.
23 I am constrayned of two thinges: I desyre to be lowsed and to be with Christ which thinge is best of all.
24 Neverthelesse to abyde in the flesshe is moare nedfull for you.
25 And this am I sure of that I shall abyde and with you all continue for the furtheraunce and ioye of youre fayth
26 that ye maye moare aboundantly reioyce in Iesus Christ thorowe me by my comminge to you agayne.
27 Only let yovre conversacion be as it be cometh the gospell of Christ: that whether I come and se you or els be absent I maye yet heare of you that ye contynue in one sprete and in one soule labouringe as we do to mayntayne the fayth of the gospell
28 and in nothynge fearinge youre adversaries: which is to them a token of perdicion and to you of salvacion and that of God.
29 For vnto you it is geven that not only ye shulde beleve on Christ: but also suffre for his sake
30 and have eve the same fight which ye sawe me have and now heare of me.