'Paul1and2Timothy,3servants4of Christ5Jesus,6To all7the8saints9in10Christ11Jesus12who are14at15Philippi,16with17the overseers18and19deacons:20 Grace1to you2and3peace4from5God6our8Father7and9the Lord10Jesus11Christ.12 I thank1my4God3in5all6myremembrance8of you,9 always1in2every3prayer4of mine5for6you8all7making13myprayer12with9joy,10 because of1your4partnership3in5the6gospel7from8the9first10day11until12now.14 AndI am sure1of this,3that4he5who began6a good10work9in7you8will bring it to completion11at12the day13of Jesus15Christ.14 It is2right3for me4to feel6this [way]5about7you9all,8because10I13hold12you17in14myheart,16foryou36are37all35partakers with31me32of grace,34both19in18my22imprisonment21and23in24the25defense26and27confirmation28of the29gospel.30 For2God5ismy3witness,1how6I yearn for7you9all8with10the affection11of Christ12Jesus.13 And1it2is my prayer3that4your7love6may abound12more9and10more,11with13knowledge14and15all16discernment,17 so that12you4may approve3what is excellent,56andso7be8pure9and10blameless11for12the day13of Christ,14 filled with1the fruit2of righteousness3that4comesthrough5Jesus6Christ,7to8the glory9and10praise11of God.12 I want4you3to know,1brothers,5that6what7has happened to me89has15really10served15to11advance12the13gospel,14 so that1it has become8known5throughout6the11whole10imperial guard12and13to all16the14rest15thatmy4imprisonment3isfor9Christ.7 And1most3of the4brothers,5having become confident8in6the Lord7bymy11imprisonment,10aremuch more12bold13to speak17the15word16without fear.14 Some1indeed2preach15Christ14from4envy5and6rivalry,7but9others8from11good will.12 The [latter]1do itout of3love,4knowing5that6I am put here11for7the defense8of the9gospel.10 The [former]1proclaim7Christ6out of3selfish ambition,4not8sincerely9but2thinking10to afflict1112me inmy15imprisonment.14 What1then?2Only3that4in every5way,6whether7in pretense8or9in truth,10Christ11is proclaimed,12and13in14that15I rejoice.16Yes,17and18I will rejoice,19 for2I know1that3through9your11prayers12and13the help14of the15Spirit16of Jesus17Christ18this4will turn out6for7my5deliverance,8 as it is1my6eager expectation3and4hope5that7I will10not9be10at8all9ashamed,10but11thatwith12full13courage14now18as15always16Christ20will be honored19in21my24body,23whether25by26life27or28by29death.30 For2to me1to live4isChrist,5and6to die8isgain.9 If1I amto live4in5the flesh,6that7meansfruitful9labor10for me.8Yet11which12I shall choose13I15[can]not14tell.15 I am hard pressed1between3the4two.5[My]8desire7isto depart11and12be15with13Christ,14for17that isfar18better.19 But2to remain3in4the5flesh6ismore necessary7on8your9account.8 Convinced of3this,2I know4that5I will remain6and7continue with8you10all,9for11your13progress14and15joy16[in] the17faith,18 so that1in6me10you4may have ample cause to5glory3in9Christ7Jesus,8because of11my13coming14to16you17again.15 Only1let your manner of life7beworthy2of the3gospel4of Christ,6so that8whether9Icome10and11see12you13or14am absent,15I may hear16of18you19that20you are standing firm21in22one23spirit,24with one25mind26striving side by side27for the28faith29of the30gospel,31 and1not2frightened3in4anything5by6youropponents.8This9is10a clear sign12to them11of [their] destruction,13but15of your14salvation,16and17that18from19God.20 For1it has been granted3to you2thatfor the sake of5Christ6you shouldnot7only8believe12in10him11but13also14suffer18for16his17sake,16 engaged in4the1same2conflict3that5you saw6I had78and9now10hear11thatI still have.1213