NASB — Philippians 1 — KJV

Thanksgiving

1 aPaul° and bTimothy°, cbond-servants° of dChrist° Jesus°,

¶ To eall° the Ifsaints° in Christ° Jesus° who are in gPhilippi°, IIincluding° the hoverseers° and ideacons°: 2 aGrace° to you and peace° from God° our Father° and the Lord° Jesus° Christ°.

[1] IOr holy ones IILit with a2Co 1:1 bAc 16:1 cRo 1:1; Ga 1:10 dGa 3:26 e2Co 1:1; Col 1:2 fAc 9:13 gAc 16:12 hAc 20:28; 1Ti 3:1f; Tit 1:7 i1Ti 3:8ff
[2] aRo 1:7

3aI thank° my God° in all° my remembrance° of you, 4 always° offering° prayer° with joy° in amy every° prayer° for you all°, 5 in view° of your Iaparticipation° in the bgospel° cfrom the first° day° until° now°. 6 [For I am] confident° of this° very° thing°, that He who began° a good° work° in you will perfect° it until° athe day° of Christ° Jesus°. 7 IFor ait is only° right° for me to feel° this° way° about° you all°, because° I bhave° you in my heart°, since both° in my IIcimprisonment° and in the ddefense° and confirmation° of the egospel°, you all° are partakers° of grace° with me. 8 For aGod° is my witness°, how° I long° for you all° with the Iaffection° of bChrist° Jesus°. 9 And this° I pray°, that ayour love° may abound° still° more° and more° in breal° knowledge° and all° discernment°, 10 so° that you may Iaapprove° the things that are excellent°, in order° to be sincere° and blameless° IIuntil° bthe day° of Christ°; 11 having been filled° with the afruit° of righteousness° which [comes] through° Jesus° Christ°, to the glory° and praise° of God°.

[3] aRo 1:8
[4] aRo 1:9
[5] IOr sharing in the preaching of the gospel aAc 2:42; Php 4:15 bPhp 1:7; 2:22; 4:3, 15 cAc 16:12-40; Php 2:12; 4:15
[6] a1Co 1:8; Php 1:10; 2:16
[7] ILit Just as it is right IILit bonds a2P 1:13 b2Co 7:3 cAc 21:33; Ep 6:20; Php 1:13f, 17 dPhp 1:16 ePhp 1:5, 12, 16, 27; 2:22; 4:3, 15
[8] ILit inward parts aRo 1:9 bGa 3:26
[9] a1Th 3:12 bCol 1:9
[10] IOr discover; or distinguish between the things which differ IIOr for aRo 2:18 b1Co 1:8; Php 1:6; 2:16
[11] aJm 3:18

The Gospel Is Preached

12 ¶ Now° I want° you to know°, brethren°, that my circumstances°° ahave turned° out for the greater° progress° of the bgospel°, 13 so° that my Iaimprisonment° in [the cause of] Christ° has become° well° known° throughout° the whole° IIpraetorian° guard° and to beveryone° else°, 14 and that most° of the Ibrethren°, trusting° in the Lord° because of my IIaimprisonment°, have° bfar° more° courage° to speak° the word° of God° without° fear°. 15 aSome°, to be sure°, are preaching° Christ° even° Ifrom envy° and strife°, but some° also° Ifrom good° will°; 16 the latter° [do it] out of love°, knowing° that I am appointed° for the defense° of the agospel°; 17 the former°° proclaim° Christ° aout of selfish° ambition° Irather° than° from pure° motives°, thinking° to cause° me distress° in my IIbimprisonment°. 18 What° then°? Only° that in every° way°, whether° in pretense° or° in truth°, Christ° is proclaimed°; and in this° I rejoice°.

¶ Yes°, and I will rejoice°, 19 for I know° that this° will turn° out for my Ideliverance° athrough° your IIprayers° and the provision° of bthe Spirit° of Jesus° Christ°, 20 according° to my aearnest° expectation° and bhope°, that I will not be put° to shame° in anything°, but [that] with call° boldness°, Christ° will even° now°, as always°, be dexalted° in my body°, ewhether° by life° or° by death°.

[12] aLk 21:13 bPhp 1:5, 7, 16, 27; 2:22; 4:3, 15
[13] ILit bonds IIOr governor’s palace aPhp 1:7; 2Ti 2:9 bAc 28:30
[14] IOr brethren in the Lord, trusting because of my bonds IILit bonds aPhp 1:7; 2Ti 2:9 bAc 4:31; 2Co 3:12; 7:4; Php 1:20
[15] ILit because of a2Co 11:13
[16] aPhp 1:5, 7, 12, 27; 2:22; 4:3, 15
[17] ILit not sincerely IILit bonds aRo 2:8; Php 2:3 bPhp 1:7; 2Ti 2:9
[19] IOr salvation IILit supplication a2Co 1:11 bAc 16:7
[20] aRo 8:19 bRo 5:5; 1P 4:16 cAc 4:31; 2Co 3:12; 7:4; Php 1:14 d1Co 6:20 eRo 14:8

To Live Is Christ

21 For to me, ato live° is Christ° and to die° is gain°. 22 IBut if° [I am] to live° [on] in the flesh°, this° [will mean] afruitful° labor° for me; and I do not know° IIwhich° to choose°. 23 But I am hard-pressed° from both° [directions], having° the adesire° to depart° and bbe with Christ°, for [that] is very° much° better°; 24 yet° to remain° on in the flesh° is more° necessary° for your sake°. 25 aConvinced° of this°, I know° that I will remain° and continue° with you all° for your progress° and joy° Iin the faith°, 26 so° that your aproud° confidence° in me may abound° in Christ° Jesus° through° my coming° to you again°.

[21] aGa 2:20
[22] IOr But if to live in the flesh, this will be fruitful labor for me, then I IILit what I shall choose aRo 1:13
[23] a2Co 5:8; 2Ti 4:6 bJn 12:26
[25] ILit of aPhp 2:24
[26] a2Co 5:12; 7:4; Php 2:16

27 ¶ Only° conduct° yourselves in a manner° aworthy° of the bgospel° of Christ°, so° that whether° I come° and see° you or° remain° absent°, I will hear° of you that you are cstanding° firm° in done° spirit°, with one° Imind° estriving° together° for the faith° of the gospel°; 28 in no° way° alarmed° by [your] opponents°—which° is a asign° of destruction° for them, but of salvation° for you, and that [too], from God°. 29 For to you ait has been granted° for Christ’s° sake°, not only° to believe° in Him, but also° to bsuffer° for His sake°, 30 experiencing° the same° aconflict° which° byou saw° in me, and now° hear° [to be] in me.

[27] ILit soul aEp 4:1 bPhp 1:5 c1Co 16:13; Php 4:1 dAc 4:32 eJde 3
[28] a2Th 1:5
[29] aMt 5:11, 12 bAc 14:22
[30] aCol 1:29; 2:1; 1Th 2:2; 1Ti 6:12; 2Ti 4:7; He 10:32; 12:1 bAc 16:19-40; Php 1:13


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1 ¶ Paulº andº Timotheus,º the servantsº of Jesus¹² Christ,º to allº the² saintsº inº Christº Jesusº which areºª atº Philippi,º withº the bishopsº andº deacons:º 2 Graceº [be] unto you,º andº peace,º fromº Godº ourº Father,º andº [from] the Lordº Jesusº Christ.º

[1] Mk 13:34; Jn 12:26; Ac 1:20; 6:1; 16:1, 12; Ro 1:1, 7; 1Co 1:1, 2; 16:10; 2Co 1:1; Ep 1:1, 15; Col 1:1; 1Th 1:1; 2:2; 2Th 1:1, 10; 1Ti 1:2; 3:1, 8, 10, 12; Tit 1:1, 7; He 13:23; Jm 1:1; 1P 2:25; 2P 1:1; Jde 1:1; Rv 1:1, 20; 2:1, 8, 12; 19:10; 22:9.
[2] Ro 1:7; 2Co 1:2; 1P 1:2.

He testifieth his thankfulness to God, and his love toward them, for the fruits of their faith, and fellowship in his sufferings,

3 I thankºª myº Godº uponº everyº remembranceº of you,º 4 Alwaysº inº everyº prayerº of mineº forº youº allº makingºª requestº withº joy,º 5 Forº yourº fellowshipº inº the² gospelº fromº the firstº dayº untilº now;º 6 Being confidentºª of this¹ very thing,¹²² thatº he which hath begunºª a goodº workº inº youº will performºª [it] untilº the dayº of Jesusº Christ:º 7 Even asº it isºª meetº for meº to thinkºª thisº ofº youº all,º because¹ I² haveºª youº inº my¹ heart;º inasmuch as bothº inº myº bonds,º andº in the² defenceº andº confirmationº of the² gospel,º yeº allº areºª partakersº of myº grace.º 8 Forº Godº isºª myº record,º howº greatly I long afterºª youº allº inº the bowelsº of Jesusº Christ.º

[3] Ro 1:8; 6:17; 1Co 1:4; Ep 1:15; Col 1:3; 1Th 1:2; 3:9; 2Th 1:3; 2Ti 1:3; Phm 1:4.
[4] Lk 15:7, 10; Ro 1:9; Ep 1:14; Php 1:9; 2:2; 3:18; 4:1; Col 2:5; 1Th 1:2; 2:19; Phm 1:7; 2Jn 1:4.
[5] Ac 16:15; Ro 11:17; 12:13; 15:26; 1Co 1:9; 2Co 8:1; Ep 2:19; 3:6; Php 1:7; 4:14; Col 1:21; Phm 1:17; He 3:14; 2P 1:1; 1Jn 1:3, 7.
[6] Ps 138:8; Jn 6:29; Ac 11:18; 16:14; Ro 8:28; 1Co 1:8; 2Co 1:15; 2:3; 7:16; 9:4; Ga 5:10; Ep 2:4; 4:12; Php 1:10, 29; 2:13; Col 2:12; 1Th 1:3; 5:23; 2Th 1:11; 2:13; 3:4; Tit 3:4; Phm 1:21; He 10:35; 12:2; 13:20; Jm 1:16; 1P 1:2; 5:10; 2P 3:10.
[7] Ac 16:23; 20:23; 1Co 9:23; 13:7; 2Co 3:2; 7:3; Ga 5:6; Ep 3:1; 4:1; 6:20; Php 1:5, 17; 4:14; Col 4:3, 18; 1Th 1:2; 5:5; 2Ti 1:8; 2:9; He 3:1; 6:9; 10:33; 1P 4:13; 5:1; 1Jn 3:14.
[8] Is 16:11; 63:15; Jr 31:20; Lk 1:78; Ro 1:9; 9:1; 2Co 6:12; 7:15; 13:9; Ga 1:20; 4:19; Php 2:1, 26; 4:1; Col 2:1; 3:12; 1Th 2:5, 8; 2Ti 1:4; Phm 1:12, 20; 1Jn 3:17.

daily praying to him for their increase in grace.

9 Andº thisº I pray,ºª thatº yourº loveº may aboundºª yetº moreº andº moreº inº knowledgeº andº [in] allº judgment;º 10 That¹ yeº may approveºª things that are excellent;ºª thatº ye may beºª sincereº andº without offenceº tillº the dayº of Christ;º 11 Being filledºª with the fruitsº of righteousness,º whichº are byº Jesusº Christ,º untoº the gloryº andº praiseº of God.º

[9] Jb 17:9; Pv 4:18; Mt 13:31; 1Co 14:20; 2Co 8:7; Ep 5:17; Php 1:4; 3:15; Col 1:9; 3:10; 1Th 3:12; 4:1, 9; 2Th 1:3; Phm 1:6; He 5:14; 1P 1:22; 2P 1:5; 3:18.
[10] Gn 20:5; Jsh 24:14; Jb 12:11; 34:3; Is 7:15; Am 5:14; Mi 3:2; Mt 16:23; 18:6; 26:33; Jn 1:47; 3:20; Ac 24:16; Ro 2:18; 7:16, 22; 8:7; 12:2, 9; 14:20; 16:17; 1Co 1:8; 8:13; 10:32; 2Co 1:12; 2:17; 6:3; 8:8; 11:13; Ga 5:11; Ep 4:15; 5:10, 27; 6:24; Php 1:16; 1Th 3:13; 5:21, 23; He 5:12; 1Jn 4:1; Rv 2:2.
[11] Ps 1:3; 92:12, 14; Is 5:2; 60:21; 61:3, 11; Mt 5:16; Lk 13:6; Jn 15:2, 4, 8, 16; Ro 6:22; 15:28; 1Co 10:31; 2Co 9:10; Ga 5:22; Ep 1:12, 14; 2:10; 5:9; Php 4:17; Col 1:6, 10; 2Th 1:12; He 12:11; 13:15; Jm 3:17; 1P 2:5, 9, 12; 4:10, 14.

He sheweth what good the faith of Christ had received by his troubles at Rome,

12 Butº I wouldºª yeº should understand,ºª brethren,º thatº the things² [which happened] untoº meº have fallen outºª ratherº untoº the furtheranceº of the² gospel;º 13 So thatº myº bondsº inº Christº areºª manifestº inº allº the² palace,º andº in allº otherº [places]; 14 Andº manyº of the² brethrenº inº the Lord,º waxing confidentºª by myº bonds,º are much more¹ boldºª² to speakºª the² wordº without fear.º 15 Someº indeedº preachºª Christº evenº ofº envyº andº strife;º andº someº alsoº ofº good will:º 16 The oneº² preachºª Christº ofº contention,º notº sincerely,º supposingºª to addºª afflictionº to myº bonds:º 17 Butº the other² ofº love,º knowingºª thatº I am setºª forº the defenceº of the² gospel.º 18 Whatº then?º notwithstanding,º everyº way,º whetherº in pretence,º orº in truth,º Christº is preached;ºª andº I¹ª thereinºº do rejoice,ºª yea,º andº will rejoice.ºª 19 Forº I knowºª thatº thisº shall turnºª toº myº salvationº throughº yourº prayer,º andº the supplyº of the² Spiritº of Jesusº Christ,º 20 Accordingº to myº earnest expectationº andº [my] hope,º that¹² inº nothingº I shall be ashamed,ºª butº [that] withº allº boldness,º asº always,º [so] nowº alsoº Christº shall be magnifiedºª inº myº body,º whetherº [it be] byº life,º orº byº death.º

[12] Ex 18:11; Es 9:1; Ps 76:10; Ac 8:4; 11:19; 21:28; 22:1; 28:1; Ro 8:28, 37; 2Ti 2:9.
[13] Ac 20:23; 21:11; 26:29, 31; 28:17, 20; Ep 3:1; 4:1; 6:20; Php 4:22; Col 4:3; 1Th 1:8; 1P 4:12.
[14] Lk 1:74; 12:5; Ac 4:23; 2Co 1:3; Ep 3:13; 6:19; Php 4:1; Col 4:4, 7; 1Th 2:2.
[15] Mt 23:5; Ac 5:42; 8:5, 35; 9:20; 10:36; 11:20; Ro 16:17; 1Co 1:23; 3:3; 13:3; 2Co 1:19; 4:5; 12:20; Ga 2:4; Php 1:16, 17, 18; 2:3; 1Ti 3:16; Jm 4:5; 1P 5:2.
[16] Jb 6:14; 16:4; Ps 69:26; 2Co 2:17; 4:1; Php 1:10.
[17] Lk 21:14; Ac 22:1; 26:1, 24; Ro 1:13; 1Co 9:16; Ga 2:7; Php 1:7; 1Ti 2:7; 2Ti 1:11; 4:6, 16.
[18] Mt 23:14; Mk 9:38; 12:40; Lk 9:45, 50; Ro 3:9; 6:15; 1Co 10:19; 14:15; 15:11; Php 1:14, 15; 2Jn 1:9.
[19] Ro 8:9, 28; 1Co 4:17; 2Co 1:11; Ga 4:6; Ep 6:18; 1P 1:7, 11.
[20] Ps 25:2; 62:5; 119:80, 116; Pv 10:28; 23:18; Is 45:17; 50:7; 54:4; Jn 12:27; 21:19; Ac 20:24; 21:13; Ro 5:5; 6:13, 19; 8:19; 9:33; 12:1; 14:7; 1Co 6:20; 7:34; 15:31; 2Co 2:14; 4:10; 5:15; 7:14; 10:8; Ep 6:19; Php 1:14, 23; 2:17; Col 1:24; 1Th 5:23; 2Ti 4:6; 1P 4:16; 2P 1:12; 1Jn 2:28.

and how ready he is to glorify Christ either by his life or death:

21 Forº to meº to liveºª [is] Christ,º andº to dieºª [is] gain.º 22 Butº ifº I liveºª inº the flesh,º thisº [is] the fruitº of my² labour:º¹ yetº whatº I shall chooseºª I wotºª not.º 23 Forº I am in a straitºª betwixtº two,º havingºª a desireº to¹ depart,ºª andº to beºª withº Christ;º which is farºº better:¹² 24 Neverthelessº to abideºª inº the² fleshº [is] more needfulº forº you.º 25 Andº having this¹ confidence,ºª² I knowºª thatº I shall abideºª andº continue¹ª with² youº allº forº yourº furtheranceº andº joyº of faith;º 26 Thatº yourº rejoicingº may be more abundantºª inº Jesusº Christº forº meº byº myº comingº toº youº again.º

[21] Is 57:1; Ro 8:35; 1Co 1:30; 3:22; 2Co 5:1, 6, 8; Ga 6:14; Php 1:20, 23; 2:21; Col 3:4; 1Th 4:13; Rv 14:13.
[22] Gn 21:26; 39:8; Ex 32:1; Ps 71:18; Is 38:18; Ac 3:17; Ro 11:2; 2Co 10:3; Ga 2:20; Php 1:24; Col 2:1; 1P 4:2.
[23] 2S 24:14; Jb 19:26; Ps 16:10; 17:15; 49:15; 73:24; Lk 2:29; 8:38; 12:50; 23:43; Jn 13:1; 14:3; 17:24; Ac 7:59; 2Co 5:8; 6:12; 1Th 2:1, 13; 4:17; 2Ti 4:6; Rv 7:14; 14:13.
[24] Jn 16:7; Ac 20:29; Php 1:22, 25.
[25] Ps 60:6; Lk 22:32; Jn 21:15; Ac 11:23; 14:22; 20:25; Ro 1:11; 5:2; 15:13, 18, 29; 2Co 1:24; Ep 4:11; Php 2:24; 1P 1:8.
[26] So 5:1; Jn 16:22, 24; 2Co 1:14; 5:12; 7:6; Php 2:16; 3:1, 3; 4:4, 10.

exhorting them to unity,

27 Onlyº let your conversation beºª as it becomethº the² gospelº of Christ:º thatº whetherº I comeºª andº seeºª you,º or¹ else² be absent,ºª I may hearºª of your¹ affairs,º² thatº ye stand fastºª inº oneº spirit,º with oneº mindº striving togetherºª for the² faithº of the² gospel;º

[27] Ps 122:3; 133:1; Pv 22:23; Jr 32:39; Mt 12:25; Jn 17:20; Ac 2:46; 4:32; 24:24; Ro 1:5, 9, 16; 10:8; 12:4; 15:16, 29; 1Co 1:10; 12:12; 15:58; 16:13; 2Co 4:4; 9:13; 13:11; Ga 1:7; Ep 1:13, 15; 4:1, 3; Php 2:1, 12, 24; 3:18; 4:1; Col 1:4, 10; 1Th 2:11; 3:6; 4:1; 1Ti 1:11, 19; 2Ti 4:7; Tit 2:10; Phm 1:5; Jm 3:18; 2P 1:4; 3:11, 14; 3Jn 1:3; Jde 1:3.

and to fortitude in persecution.

28 Andº inº nothingº¹ terrifiedºª² byº your adversaries:ºª whichº isºª to themº¹ an² evident tokenº of perdition,º butº to youº of salvation,º andº thatº ofº God.º 29 Forº unto youº it is givenºª in the behalfº of Christ,º notº onlyº to believeºª onº him,º butº alsoº to sufferºª for¹ª his sake;ºº 30 Havingºª the² sameº conflictº whichº ye sawºªªª inº me,º andº nowº hearºª [to be] inº me.º

[28] Gn 49:18; Ps 50:23; 68:19; Is 12:2; 51:7, 12; Mt 5:10; 10:28; Lk 3:6; 12:4; 21:12; Ac 4:19; 5:40; 28:28; Ro 8:17; 1Th 2:2; 2Th 1:5; 2Ti 1:7; 2:11; He 13:6; 1P 4:12; Rv 2:10.
[29] Mt 16:17; Jn 1:12; 6:44; Ac 5:41; 13:39; 14:27; Ro 5:3; Ep 2:8; Col 2:12; Jm 1:2, 17; 1P 4:13.
[30] Jn 16:33; Ac 16:19; Ro 8:35; 1Co 4:9; 15:30; Ep 6:11; Php 1:13; Col 2:1; 1Th 2:2, 14; 3:2; 2Ti 2:10; 4:7; He 10:32; 12:4; Rv 2:10; 12:11.


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