The Epistle of Paul the Apostle

to the

Philippians

1 *Paul and aTimotheus, aathe servants of Jesus Christ, to all bthe saints in Christ Jesus which are at cPhilippi, with the dbishops and edeacons: 2 fGrace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 gI thank my God upon every ||remembrance of you, 4 Always in every prayer of mine hfor you all making request with joy, 5 iFor your fellowship in the gospel jfrom the first day until now; 6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath kbegun la good work in you ||will mperform it nuntil the day of Jesus Christ: 7 Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because ||I have you oin my heart; inasmuch as both pin my qbonds, and in rthe defence and sconfirmation of the gospel, tye all are ||partakers of my grace. 8 For uGod is my record, how greatly wI long after you all in xthe bowels of Jesus Christ. 9 And this I pray, that yyour love may abound yet more and more in zknowledge and in all ||judgment; 10 aThat ye may ||approve things that ||are excellent; that ye may be bsincere and cwithout offence dtill the day of Christ; 11 Being filled with ethe fruits of righteousness, fwhich are by Jesus Christ, gunto the glory and praise of God.

12 But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the hfurtherance of the gospel; 13 So that imy bonds ||in Christ kare manifest in all ||the palace, and ||in all other places; 14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by imy bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. 15 Some indeed preach Christ leven of envy and strife; and some also of good will: 16 The one preach Christ mof contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to imy bonds: 17 But the other of love, nknowing that oI am set for pthe defence of the gospel. 18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. 19 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation qthrough your prayer, and the supply of rthe Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20 According to my searnest expectation and my hope, that tin nothing I shall be ashamed, but that uwith all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. 21 For to me wto live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. 23 For xI am in a strait betwixt two, yhaving a desire zto depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: 24 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. 25 And ahaving this confidence, I know that I shall babide and continue with you all for your cfurtherance and joy of faith; 26 That dyour rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.

27 Only elet your conversation be fas it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye gstand fast in one spirit, with hone mind istriving together for the faith of the gospel; 28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: kwhich is to them an evident token of perdition, klbut to you of salvation, and that of God. 29 For munto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also lto suffer for his sake; 30 Having the same nconflict owhich ye saw in me, and pnow hear to be in me.

2 If there be therefore any aconsolation in Christ, if any bcomfort of love, if cany fellowship dof the Spirit, if any ebowels and mercies, 2 fFulfil ye my joy, that gye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3 Let nothing be done through hstrife or ivainglory; but in jlowliness of mind let keach esteem other better than themselves. 4 Look not every man on his own things, but levery man also on the things of others. 5 mLet this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, nbeing in the oform of God, thought it not probbery to be qequal with God: 7 But rmade himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of sa servant, and twas made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in ||ufashion as a man, rhe humbled himself, and wbecame obedient unto death, even xthe death of the cross. 9 yWherefore zGod also hath ahighly exalted him, and given him ba name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus cevery knee should bow, of dethings in heaven, and dethings in earth, and dfthings under the earth; 11 And ffthat every tongue should confess that Jesus gChrist is hLord, to the glory of God the Father. 12 Wherefore, my beloved, ias ye have always kobeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, lwork out your own salvation with mfear and trembling. 13 For nit is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his ogood pleasure. 14 Do all things without pmurmurings and qdisputings: 15 That ye may be rblameless and ||harmless, sthe sons of God, twithout rebuke, uin the midst of a vcrooked and wperverse nation, among whom ||ye shine xas lights in the world; 16 Holding forth ythe word of life; that zI may rejoice in the day of Christ, that aI have not run in vain, neither aalaboured in vain. 17 Yea, and if I be †boffered upon the sacrifice and cservice of your faith, dI joy, and rejoice with you all. 18 For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.

19 ||But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send eTimotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state. 20 For I have no man ||flikeminded, who will gnaturally care for your state. 21 For hall iseek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s. 22 But ye know kthe proof of him, that, las a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel. 23 Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me. 24 But mI trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly. 25 Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you nEpaphroditus, my brother, and opcompanion in labour, and qfellowsoldier, but your pmessenger, and rhe that ministered to my wants. 26 For he slonged after you all, and was tfull of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick. 27 For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 I sent him therefore uthe more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful. 29 wReceive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and ||xhold such yin reputation: 30 Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, zto supply your lack of service toward me.