EMTV - Philippians - 1

1:1  Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, together with the overseers and ministers:

1:2  Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1:3  I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

1:4  always in every prayer of mine on behalf of you all, with joy,

1:5  for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now,

1:6  having been persuaded of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus;

1:7  just as it is right for me to think this concerning you all, because I have you in my heart, both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace.

1:8  For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.

1:9  And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment,

1:10  that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order that you may be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ,

1:11  having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

1:12  But I want you to know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have come about for the advancement of the gospel,

1:13  so that it has become evident to the whole praetorian guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ;

1:14  and most of the brothers in the Lord, having been persuaded by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word fearlessly.

1:15  Some indeed are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but others from good will:

1:16  The former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains;

1:17  but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.

1:18  What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and in this I rejoice; yes, and I will rejoice.

1:19  For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

1:20  according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I will be ashamed, but with utmost boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

1:21  For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

1:22  But if I am to live on in the flesh, this to me will mean fruit from my labor; and what I shall choose I do not know.

1:23  For I am hard pressed by the two, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ, which is far better.

1:24  But to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake.

1:25  And convinced of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,

1:26  that your boasting may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my coming again to you.

1:27  Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,

1:28  and not being terrified in anything by your enemies, which is to them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and this from God.

1:29  For to you it has been granted for the sake of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,

1:30  experiencing the same struggle which you saw in me and now you hear is in me.