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¹ PAULOS and Timotheus, servants of Jeshu the Meshiha, to all the saints who are in Jeshu Meshiha at Philipos, with the presbyters and deacons.² Grace be with you and peace from Aloha our Father, and from our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.

³ I offer thanks unto Aloha upon the remembrance of you constantly,⁴ in all my prayers on your behalf; and while rejoicing,⁵ I pray, for your fellowship which is in the gospel from the first day until now;⁶ because I am confident of this, that he who hath begun good workings in you will himself make perfect until the day of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.

⁷ For so it is right for me to think concerning you all, because you are laid up in my heart; and in my bonds, and in the defence of the truth of the gospel, you are partakers with me in grace.⁸ For Aloha is my witness how I love you with the bowels of Jeshu Meshiha.

⁹ And this I pray, that your love may still increase and abound in knowledge and in all spiritual understanding;¹⁰ that you may distinguish those things that are proper, and may be pure and without offence in the day of the Meshiha,¹¹ and filled with the fruits of righteousness which are in Jeshu Meshiha, to the glory and the honour of Aloha.

¹² BUT I wish you to know, my brethren, that my business tendeth the more to the forwarding of the gospel.¹³ For so also my bonds are manifest for the Meshiha in the whole palace, [fn] and unto all besides. ¹⁴ And a multitude of brethren who are in our Lord are strengthened on account of my bonds, and have dared the more fearlessly to speak the word of Aloha.¹⁵ Some preach from envy and contention, but some from good-will,¹⁶ and in the love of the Meshiha; for they know that for the defence of the gospel I am appointed.¹⁷ But those who preach the Meshiha from contention do it not sincerely, [fn] but think to add affliction to my bonds. ¹⁸ Yet in this I have rejoiced, and do rejoice, that in every way, if for an occasion, or if in truth, the Meshiha shall be preached.¹⁹ For I know that these things shall be found unto my life by your prayers, and by the gift of the Spirit of Jeshu Meshiha;²⁰ even as I hope and expect, that in nothing I shall be confounded, but manifestly, as at all times, so also now, the Meshiha shall be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

²¹ For my life is the Meshiha; and if I die, it is gain to me.²² But if in this life of the flesh there be also fruit to me from my works, I know not what to choose.²³ For these two straiten me. I desire to be set free, that I might be with the Meshiha, and this is greatly preferable [fn] to me; ²⁴ but also to remain in my body is the thing which constraineth me on your account.²⁵ For I know this confidently, that I am to remain and tarry for your joy and for the increase of your faith:²⁶ that when I come again to you, your glorying which is in Jeshu Meshiha alone shall abound in me.

²⁷ As it becometh the gospel of the Meshiha, so have your conversation; that if coming I see you, or absent, I may hear of you, that you stand in one spirit and in one soul, conquering together for the faith of the gospel;²⁸ in nothing moved by them who stand against us, to the forthshowing of their perdition, and of our salvation,²⁹ And this from Aloha hath been given to you, not only believing to believe in the Meshiha, but also for his sake to suffer,³⁰ and to sustain a conflict, as you have seen in me, and now hear concerning me.