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¹ Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons,² Grace be unto you, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

³ I thank my God upon every mention of you, ⁴ Always in all my prayers making supplication for you all with joy,⁵ For your fellowship in the gospel, from the first day until now:⁶ Being persuaded of this very thing, that he who hath begun a good work in you, will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ,

⁷ As it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, who were all partakers of my grace, both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel.⁸ For God is my witness, how I long for you all, with the bowels of Jesus Christ.

⁹ And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more, in all knowledge and in all spiritual sense,¹⁰ That ye may try the things that are excellent, that ye may be sincere and without offence unto the day of Christ,¹¹ Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Christ Jesus, to the glory and praise of God.

¹² Now I would have you know, brethren, that the things concerning me have fallen out rather to the furtherance of the gospel:¹³ So that my bonds in Christ have been made manifest in the whole palace, and to all others:¹⁴ And many of the brethren trusting in the Lord through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word without fear.¹⁵ Some indeed preach Christ even through envy and strife; but some through good will.¹⁶ The one preach Christ out of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:¹⁷ But the others out of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.¹⁸ What then? still every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.¹⁹ For I know that this shall turn to my salvation, through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ:²⁰ According to my earnest expectation and hope, that I shall be ashamed in nothing, 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 I am to live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour, and what I should chuse, I know not.²³ For I am in a strait between two, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ, for it is far better.²⁴ But to remain in the flesh is more needful for you.²⁵ And being persuaded of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all, for your furtherance and joy of faith:²⁶ That your rejoicing for me may abound through Christ Jesus, by my presence with you again.

²⁷ Only let your behaviour be worthy the gospel of Christ, that whether I come and see you, or be absent, I may hear concerning you, that ye stand fast, in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith of the gospel,²⁸ And in nothing terrified by your adversaries, which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation.²⁹ This also is of God. For to you it is given, with regard to Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him:³⁰ Having the same conflict, which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.