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CHAPTER 1

Paul

and

Timothy,

servants

of Christ

Jesus,

To all

the

saints

in

Christ

Jesus

at

Philippi,

together with

the overseers

and

deacons:

Grace

and

peace

to you

from

God

our

Father

and

the Lord

Jesus

Christ.

I thank

my

God

every time

I remember

you.

In

every

prayer

for

all

of you,

I

always

pray

with

joy,

because of

your

partnership

in

the

gospel

from

the

first

day

until

now,

being confident

of this,

that

He

who began

a good

work

in

you

will continue to perfect it

until

the day

of Christ

Jesus.

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.

God is

my

witness

how

I long for

all

of you

with

the affection

of Christ

Jesus.

And

this is

my prayer:

that

your

love

may abound

more

and

more

in

knowledge

and

profound

insight,

so that

you

can discern

what

is best,

that

you may be

pure

and

blameless

for

the day

of Christ,

filled

with the fruit

of righteousness

that comes

through

Jesus

Christ,

to

the glory

and

praise

of God.

Now

I want

you

to know,

brothers,

that

my circumstances

have actually

served

to

advance

the

gospel.

As a result,

it has become

clear

throughout

the

whole

palace guard

and

to

everyone

else that

I am

in chains

for

Christ.

And

most

of the

brothers,

confident

in

the Lord

by

my

chains,

now dare

more greatly

to speak

the

word

without fear.

It is true that

some

preach

Christ

out of

envy

and

rivalry,

but

others

out of

goodwill.

The latter

do so

in

love,

knowing

that

I am appointed

for

the defense

of the

gospel.

The former,

however,

preach

Christ

out of

selfish ambition,

not

sincerely,

supposing

they can add to

the distress

of my

chains.

What,

then, is the issue ?

Only

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,

because

I know

that

through

your

prayers

and

the provision

of the

Spirit

of Jesus

Christ,

my distress

will turn out

for my

deliverance.

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.

For

to me,

to live

is Christ,

and

to die

is gain.

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.

I am torn

between

the

two.

I desire

to depart

and

be

with

Christ,

which is far

better

indeed.

But

it is more necessary

for

you

that I remain

in

the

body.

Convinced of

this,

I know

that

I will remain,

and

I will continue with

all

of you

for

your

progress

and

joy

in the

faith,

so that

through

my

coming

to

you

again,

your

exultation

in

Christ

Jesus

will resound

on account of

me.

Nevertheless,

conduct yourselves

in a manner worthy

of the

gospel

of Christ.

Then,

whether

I come

and

see

you

or

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,

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.

For

it has been granted

to you

on behalf

of Christ

not

only

to believe

in

Him,

but

also

to suffer

for

Him,

since you are encountering

the

same

struggle

you saw

I had,

and now

hear that

I still have.

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