ULT PHP Chapter 1

1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus being in Philippi, with the overseers and deacons. 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, 4 always, in every prayer of mine for all of you, making my prayer with joy 5 because of your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; 6 having become confident about this very thing, that the one having begun a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ; 7 just as it is right for me to think this way about all of you because, I have you in my heart, all of you being partakers with me of grace both in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel. 8 For God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the inner parts of Christ Jesus. 9 And I pray this: that your love would abound still more and more in knowledge and all understanding 10 so that you may approve what excels, so that you might be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, 11 being filled with the fruit of righteousness that is through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.

12 Now I want you to know, brothers, that the things concerning me have really happened for the advancement of the gospel. 13 As a result, my chains in Christ became apparent among the whole palace guard and all the others. 14 And most of the brothers have become confident in the Lord by my chains to dare more fearlessly to speak the word. 15 Some indeed even proclaim Christ because of envy and strife, but also some because of goodwill, 16 the ones indeed from love having understood that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel, 17 but the ones from selfish ambition proclaim Christ not sincerely, supposing to raise up trouble in my chains. 18 What then? Only that in every way—whether in pretext or in truth—Christ is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice, 19 for I know that this will result to me in deliverance through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20 according to my eager expectation and hope that I will in nothing be ashamed, but in everything have boldness, and that now, as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether through life or through death. 21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 Now if to live in the flesh, this is fruitful labor for me, but I do not know which I will choose. 23 But I am hard pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and to be with Christ, for that is very much better, 24 but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake. 25 And having become confident of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with you all for your progress and joy in the faith 26 so that in me your boasting in Christ Jesus might abound through my coming to you again. 27 Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ so that whether having come and having seen you or whether being absent, I might hear about you, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith of the gospel. 28 And do not be frightened in anything by the ones opposing you. This is a sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation—and this from God. 29 For it has been freely given to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on behalf of him, 30 having the same struggle which you saw in me, and now you hear in me.

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