¹ Paul and Timothy, bondmen of Jesus Christ, to all the sanctified in Jesus Christ who are at Philippi, with the guardians and helpers:

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

³ I thank my God upon every memory of you,

⁴ always in my every entreaty for all of you, making the entreaty with joy

⁵ for your participation in the good news from the first day until now.

⁶ Being confident of this same thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.

⁷ Just as it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the good news, you all being partners with me of the grace.

⁸ For God is my witness, how I long for you all in bowels of Jesus Christ.

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

¹⁰ for you to examine the things that are significant. So that ye may be tested by sunlight and not stumbling toward the day of Christ,

¹¹ having been filled with fruits of righteousness, through Jesus Christ, for glory and praise of God.

¹² But I want you to know, brothers, that the things in respect to me have come more for the advancement of the good news,

¹³ in order for my bonds in Christ to become apparent in the whole Praetorium, and in all the others.

¹⁴ And more of the brothers in the Lord have been convinced by my bonds to be much more bold to speak the word fearlessly.

¹⁵ Actually some even preach the Christ because of envy and strife, and some also because of good-will.

¹⁶ Some indeed proclaim the Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to bring affliction to my bonds.

¹⁷ But some from love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the good news.

¹⁸ What then? Except in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice, but also I will rejoice.

¹⁹ For I know that this will turn out to me for salvation (through your entreaty, and the support of the Spirit of Jesus Christ)

²⁰ according to my eager expectation and hope that I will be shamed in nothing. But with all boldness, now as always, Christ will also be magnified in my body, whether through life or through death.

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

²² But if to live in flesh, this is fruit of labor to me, then what I will choose I know not.

²³ And I am constrained by the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, being far better.

²⁴ But to remain in the flesh is more necessary because of you.

²⁵ And having been convinced 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 your pride may abound in Christ Jesus in me because of my presence with you again.

²⁷ Only be citizens worthy of the good news of the Christ, so that, whether having come and having seen you or being absent, I may hear things about you that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith of the good news.

²⁸ And not being frightened in anything by those who oppose, which is indeed a sign of destruction to them, but to you of salvation, and this from God.

²⁹ Because to you it was granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,

³⁰ having the same conflict such as ye saw in me, and now hear is in me.