[Philippians 1]

 

             ^1:1 Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ, to all the holy-ones in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, together-with the overseers and deacons {1Ti 3, Tit 1}: ^1:2 grace to you^° and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus the Christ.

 

             ^1:3 I am giving-thanks to my God upon every remembrance of you^°, ^1:4 always in my every supplication on behalf of all of you^°, making^* the supplication with joy, ^1:5 upon your^° fellowship in the good-news from the first day till now. ^1:6 I have confidence of this same thing, that he who began a good work in you^° will be completing it till the day of Jesus Christ; ^1:7 just-as it is a righteous thing for me to be mindful of this on behalf of all of you^°, because I have you^° in my heart, both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the good-news, all of you^° being fellow partners with me of the grace. ^1:8 For^* God is my witness, how I am longing-for all of you^° in the affections^* of Christ Jesus. ^1:9 And I am praying for this: in-order-that your^° love^* may abound still more and more in full knowledge and all your^° senses; ^{1:10 *}that^* you^° may approve the things which are carrying more-value; in-order-that you^° may be sincere and guilt-free in the day of Christ; ^1:11 and have been filled with fruits of righteousness, the ones which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

 

             ^1:12 Now brethren, I am planning for you^° to know, that the things against me have come rather ^*for the progress of the good-news; ^1:13 so-then my bonds became apparent in Christ in the whole palace guard and to all the rest; ^1:14 and the most {i.e., majority} of the brethren in the Lord, having confidence by my bonds, even-more so to dare to speak fearlessly the word of God. ^1:15 Some indeed are preaching the Christ even because of envy and strife, but some also through their delight. ^1:16 The ones are indeed proclaiming the Christ out-of selfish ambition, not purely, assuming to bring more affliction upon my bonds. ^1:17 But the latter ones do it out-of love^*, knowing that I am reserved ^*for the defense of the good-news. ^1:18 For^* what then? Other-than Christ is proclaimed in every manner: whether in pretext or in truth. And I am rejoicing in this, but also, I will be rejoicing again. ^1:19 For^* I know that this will be transpiring ^*for my salvation, through your^° supplication and the supplying of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, ^1:20 according-to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will be shamed in nothing, but as always, now Christ will also be magnified in my body in all boldness, whether through life or through death. ^1:21 For^* to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. ^1:22 But if to live in the flesh, this is the fruit of work to me, and what will I select for myself? I do not know. ^1:23 Now I am very troubled from the two ends, having the desire, ^*that^* I should vacate and be together-with Christ, which is much better, even more. ^1:24 But to remain in the flesh is necessary because of you^°. ^1:25 And I have confidence of this, I know that I will remain, and I will be abiding together-with you^° all, ^*for your^° progress and joy in the faith, ^1:26 in-order-that your^° boasting may abound in Christ Jesus in me, through my presence with you^° again. ^1:27 Only behave-as^° citizens worthy of the good-news of the Christ, in-order-that, if I came and saw you^° or even being absent, I may hear about the things concerning you^°, that you^° are standing-firm in one spirit, with one soul contending together-with us in the faith of the good-news, ^1:28 and being terrified in nothing by the ones who are laying in opposition to you^° (which to them indeed is an example of destruction, but to you^° is an example of salvation and this thing is from God, ^1:29 because it was granted to you^° on behalf of Christ, not only to believe into him, but also to suffer on his behalf), ^1:30 having the same struggle such-as you^° saw in me, and now are hearing to be in me.