Philippians 1
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| 1 | Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons: | Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: | Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and servants: | 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 and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. | Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 3 | I thank my God every time I remember you. | I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, | I thank my God whenever I remember you, | I thank my God upon all my remembrance of you, |
| 4 | In every prayer for all of you, I always pray with joy, | Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, | always in every request of mine on behalf of you all, making my requests with joy, | always in every supplication of mine on behalf of you all making my supplication with joy, |
| 5 | because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, | For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; | for your partnership in furtherance of the Good News from the first day until now; | for your fellowship in furtherance of the gospel from the first day until now; |
| 6 | being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. | Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: | being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. | 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 | It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me. | Even as it is meet for me to think this 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 of my grace. | It is even right for me to think this way on behalf of all of you, because I have you in my heart, because both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the Good News, you all are partakers with me of grace. | 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 | God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. | For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. | For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus. | For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus. |
| 9 | And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, | And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; | This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment, | And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment; |
| 10 | so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, | That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; | so that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ, | 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 | filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. | Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. | being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. | being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. |
| 12 | Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel. | But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel; | Now I desire to have you know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Good News, | 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 | As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. | So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places; | so that it became evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my bonds are in Christ, | so that my bonds became manifest in Christ throughout the whole prætorian guard, and to all the rest; |
| 14 | And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear. | And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. | and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear. | 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 | It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. | Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: | Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will. | Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: |
| 16 | The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. | The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: | The former insincerely preach Christ from selfish ambition, thinking that they add affliction to my chains; | the one do it of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel; |
| 17 | The former, however, preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can add to the distress of my chains. | But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel. | but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News. | but the other proclaim Christ of faction, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction for me in my bonds. |
| 18 | What then is the issue? Just this: that in every way, whether by false motives or true, Christ is preached. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, | What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. | What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. I rejoice in this, yes, and will rejoice. | 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 | because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance. | For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, | For I know that this will turn out to my salvation through your prayers and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, | For I know that this shall turn out to my salvation, through your supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, |
| 20 | I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. | According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. | according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. | 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. | For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. | For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. | For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. |
| 22 | But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know. | But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. | But if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I don’t know what I will choose. | But if to live in the flesh,—if this shall bring fruit from my work, then what I shall choose I know not. |
| 23 | I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed. | For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: | But I am hard pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. | 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 | But it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body. | Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. | Yet to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake. | yet to abide in the flesh is more needful for your sake. |
| 25 | Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, | And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith; | Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all for your progress and joy in the faith, | 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 | so that through my coming to you again your exultation in Christ Jesus will resound on account of me. | That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again. | that your boasting may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again. | that your glorying may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again. |
| 27 | Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel, | 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 hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; | Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News; | 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 | without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God. | And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God. | and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God. | 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 | For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him, | For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake; | Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf, | 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 | since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have. | Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me. | having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me. | having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me. |