{"book":"Philippians","slug":"philippians","ch":1,"genre":"letter","sub":"Philippians","prev":"ephesians/6","next":"philippians/2","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with [the] overseers and deacons:","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus,"},{"style":"reg","t":"To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with [the] overseers and deacons:"}],"h":"Greetings from Paul and Timothy","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"Grace and peace to you from God our Father and [the] Lord Jesus Christ.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":3,"t":"I thank my God every time I remember you.","f":[],"h":"Thanksgiving and Prayer","style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"In every prayer for all of you, I always pray with joy,","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,","f":[]},{"v":6,"t":"being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until [the] day of Christ Jesus.","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"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.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"God [is] my witness how I long for all of you with [the] affection of Christ Jesus.","f":[]},{"v":9,"t":"And this [is] my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":10,"t":"so that you may be able to test and prove what is best [and] may be pure and blameless for [the] day of Christ,","f":[]},{"v":11,"t":"filled with [the] fruit of righteousness that [comes] through Jesus Christ, to [the] glory and praise of God.","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances {have} actually served to advance the gospel.","f":[],"h":"Paul’s Trials Advance the Gospel","style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else [that] I am in chains for Christ.","f":["Or all the Praetorium"]},{"v":14,"t":"And most of the brothers, confident in [the] Lord by my chains, [now] dare more greatly to speak the word without fear.","f":["NE and WH the word of God"]},{"v":15,"t":"It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but [others] out of goodwill.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":16,"t":"The [latter] do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for [the] defense of the gospel.","f":["BYZ and TR reverse the order of verses 16 and 17."]},{"v":17,"t":"The [former], however, preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can add to [the] distress of my chains.","f":[]},{"v":18,"t":"What then [ is the issue ]? Just this: 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,","f":["Literally What then?"],"style":"reg"},{"v":19,"t":"because I know that through your prayers and [the] provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, [ my distress ] will turn out for my deliverance.","f":[]},{"v":20,"t":"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.","f":[]},{"v":21,"t":"For to me, to live [is] Christ, and to die [is] gain.","f":[],"h":"To Live Is Christ","style":"reg"},{"v":22,"t":"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.","f":[]},{"v":23,"t":"I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, [which is] far better indeed.","f":[]},{"v":24,"t":"But [it is] more necessary for you that I remain in the body.","f":[]},{"v":25,"t":"Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":26,"t":"so that through my coming to you again your exultation in Christ Jesus will resound on account of me.","f":[]},{"v":27,"t":"Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, [I will know] that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the faith of the gospel,","f":["Or striving together with one mind"],"h":"Worthy of the Gospel","style":"reg"},{"v":28,"t":"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.","f":[]},{"v":29,"t":"For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,","f":[]},{"v":30,"t":"[since] you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and [now] hear that I still have.","f":[]}]}