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Philippians 1:1-30
1 Paul and Timotheus, the servants of
Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops
and deacons: 2 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the
Lord Jesus Christ.
3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of
you, 4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, 5 For your
fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;
work
 6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun
a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
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7 Even as it is meet for me
to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds,
and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. 8 For
God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
9 And this I pray, that your love may
abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; 10 That ye may approve
things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of
Christ; 11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto
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
furtherance of the gospel; 13 So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace,
and in all other places; 14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident
by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. 15 Some indeed preach
Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: 16 The one preach Christ of
contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: 17 But the other of
love, knowing that I am set for the 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 through your
prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20 According to my earnest
expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with
all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it
be by life, or by death.
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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 I
am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far
better: 24 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. 25 And
having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your
furtherance and joy of faith; 26 That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ
for me by my coming to you again.
27 Only let your conversation be as 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 stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together
for the faith of the gospel; 28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to
them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God. 29 For unto
you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer
for his sake; 30 Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in
me.
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