1 Paulus en Timothes, diensknegte van Jesus Christus, aan al die heiliges in Christus Jesus wat in Fil¡ppi is, saam met die opsieners en diakens:

2 Genade vir julle en vrede van God onse Vader en die Here Jesus Christus!

3 Ek dank my God elke maal as ek aan julle dink --

4 en ek bid altyd in al my gebede vir julle almal met blydskap --

5 oor julle gemeenskap aan die evangelie van die eerste dag af tot nou toe,

6 omdat ek juis hierop vertrou, dat Hy wat 'n goeie werk in julle begin het, dit sal voleindig tot op die dag van Jesus Christus;

7 soos dit vir my reg is om dit van julle almal te dink, omdat ek julle in my hart dra, aangesien julle almal in my boeie sowel as in die verdediging en bevestiging van die evangelie my deelgenote in die genade is.

8 Want God is my getuie hoe ek na julle almal verlang met die innige tederheid van Jesus Christus.

9 En dit bid ek dat julle liefde nog meer en meer oorvloedig mag word in kennis en alle ervaring,

10 om die dinge waar dit op aankom, te onderskei, sodat julle rein en vir niemand 'n aanstoot mag wees nie, tot op die dag van Christus,

11 vervul met die vrug van geregtigheid wat daar is deur Jesus Christus tot heerlikheid en lof van God.

12 En ek wil hê dat julle moet weet, broeders, dat wat my wedervaar het, eerder op bevordering van die evangelie uitgeloop het,

13 sodat my boeie openbaar geword het in Christus onder die hele keiserlike lyfwag en by al die ander,

14 en die meeste van die broeders wat in die Here deur my boeie vertroue gekry het, dit des te meer waag om die woord onbevrees te spreek.

15 Sommige preek Christus wel ook uit afguns en twis, maar ander ook uit welwillendheid:

16 die eerste verkondig Christus uit naywer, nie met suiwer bedoelinge nie, met die mening om aan my boeie verdrukking toe te voeg;

17 maar die ander uit liefde, omdat hulle weet dat ek bestem is tot die verdediging van die evangelie.

18 Maar wat maak dit? In alle geval, op allerlei wyse, of dit onder 'n skyn of in waarheid is, word Christus verkondig; en hierin verbly ek my en sal ek my ook verbly.

19 Want ek weet dat dit deur julle gebed en die ondersteuning van die Gees van Jesus Christus my tot heil sal strek,

20 volgens my reikhalsende verwagting en hoop dat ek in niks beskaam sal word nie; maar dat Christus met alle vrymoedigheid, soos altyd so ook nou, groot gemaak sal word in my liggaam, of dit deur die lewe of deur die dood is.

21 Want vir my is die lewe Christus en die sterwe wins.

22 Maar as ek in die vlees moet lewe, dan beteken dit vir my vrugbare arbeid; en wat ek sal kies, weet ek nie.

23 Want ek word van weerskante gedring: ek het verlange om heen te gaan en met Christus te wees, want dit is verreweg die beste;

24 maar om in die vlees te bly, is nodiger om julle ontwil.

25 En dit vertrou en weet ek dat ek sal bly, ja, saam met julle almal sal bly tot julle bevordering en blydskap in die geloof,

26 sodat julle roem oor my oorvloedig kan wees in Christus Jesus deur my teenwoordigheid weer by julle.

27 Alleenlik, gedra julle waardig die evangelie van Christus, sodat, of ek kom en julle sien dan wel of ek afwesig is, ek van julle omstandighede kan hoor dat julle in een gees vasstaan en, een van siel, saam stry vir die geloof van die evangelie,

28 en dat julle jul in geen opsig laat afskrik deur die teëstanders nie. Dit is vir hulle wel 'n bewys van verderf, maar vir julle van redding, en dit van God;

29 omdat dit aan julle ter wille van Christus genadiglik gegee is om nie alleen in Hom te glo nie, maar ook vir Hom te ly,

30 terwyl julle dieselfde stryd het as wat julle in my gesien het en nou van my hoor.

1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus that 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 all my remembrance of you, 4 always in every supplication of mine on behalf of you all making my supplication with joy, 5 for your fellowship in furtherance of the gospel from the first day until now; 6 being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ: 7 even as it is right for me to be thus minded on behalf of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as, both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers with me of grace. 8 For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus. 9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment; 10 so that ye may approve the things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and void of offence unto the day of Christ; 11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

12 Now I would have you know, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the progress of the gospel; 13 so that my bonds became manifest in Christ throughout the whole prætorian guard, and to all the rest; 14 and that most of the brethren in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear. 15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: 16 the one do it of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel; 17 but the other proclaim Christ of faction, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction for me in my bonds. 18 What then? only that in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and therein I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. 19 For I know that this shall turn out to my salvation, through your supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20 according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing shall I be put to shame, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death. 21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 But if to live in the flesh,—if this shall bring fruit from my work, then what I shall choose I know not. 23 But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better: 24 yet to abide in the flesh is more needful for your sake. 25 And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide, yea, and abide with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith; 26 that your glorying may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again. 27 Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you or be absent, I may hear of your state, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the gospel; 28 and in nothing affrighted by the adversaries: which is for them an evident token of perdition, but of your salvation, and that from God; 29 because to you it hath been granted in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer in his behalf: 30 having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.