| Christian Standard Bible | NET Bible |
| 1Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus: To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons. | 1From Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the overseers and deacons. |
| 2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | 2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! |
| 3I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you, | 3I thank my God every time I remember you. |
| 4always praying with joy for all of you in my every prayer, | 4I always pray with joy in my every prayer for all of you |
| 5because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. | 5because of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now. |
| 6I am sure of this, that he who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. | 6For I am sure of this very thing, that the one who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. |
| 7Indeed, it is right for me to think this way about all of you, because I have you in my heart, and you are all partners with me in grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. | 7For it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God's grace together with me. |
| 8For God is my witness, how deeply I miss all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. | 8For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. |
| 9And I pray this: that your love will keep on growing in knowledge and every kind of discernment, | 9And I pray this, that your love may abound even more and more in knowledge and every kind of insight |
| 10so that you may approve the things that are superior and may be pure and blameless in the day of Christ, | 10so that you can decide what is best, and thus be sincere and blameless for the day of Christ, |
| 11filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God. | 11filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God. |
| 12Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually advanced the gospel, | 12I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that my situation has actually turned out to advance the gospel: |
| 13so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard, and to everyone else, that my imprisonment is because I am in Christ. | 13The whole imperial guard and everyone else knows that I am in prison for the sake of Christ, |
| 14Most of the brothers have gained confidence in the Lord from my imprisonment and dare even more to speak the word fearlessly. | 14and most of the brothers and sisters, having confidence in the Lord because of my imprisonment, now more than ever dare to speak the word fearlessly. |
| 15To be sure, some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of good will. | 15Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from goodwill. |
| 16These preach out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel; | 16The latter do so from love because they know that I am placed here for the defense of the gospel. |
| 17the others proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, thinking that they will cause me trouble in my imprisonment. | 17The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, because they think they can cause trouble for me in my imprisonment. |
| 18What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice | 18What is the result? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, |
| 19because I know this will lead to my salvation through your prayers and help from the Spirit of Jesus Christ. | 19for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. |
| 20My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be ashamed about anything, but that now as always, with all courage, Christ will be highly honored in my body, whether by life or by death. | 20My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die. |
| 21For me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. | 21For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. |
| 22Now if I live on in the flesh, this means fruitful work for me; and I don't know which one I should choose. | 22Now if I am to go on living in the body, this will mean productive work for me, yet I don't know which I prefer: |
| 23I am torn between the two. I long to depart and be with Christ--which is far better-- | 23I feel torn between the two, because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far, |
| 24but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake. | 24but it is more vital for your sake that I remain in the body. |
| 25Since I am persuaded of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, | 25And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress and joy in the faith, |
| 26so that, because of my coming to you again, your boasting in Christ Jesus may abound. | 26so that what you can be proud of may increase because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you. |
| 27Just one thing: As citizens of heaven, live your life worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or am absent, I will hear about you that you are standing firm in one spirit, in one accord, contending together for the faith of the gospel, | 27Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ so that--whether I come and see you or whether I remain absent--I should hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, by contending side by side for the faith of the gospel, |
| 28not being frightened in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of destruction for them, but of your salvation--and this is from God. | 28and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of their destruction, but of your salvation--a sign which is from God. |
| 29For it has been granted to you on Christ's behalf not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him, | 29For it has been granted to you not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him, |
| 30since you are engaged in the same struggle that you saw I had and now hear that I have. | 30since you are encountering the same conflict that you saw me face and now hear that I am facing. |
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