Philippians 1:1-13 ▼

1 PAUL and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus that are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

2 grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 I thank my God on every remembrance of you?

4 always in every supplication of mine for you all, making my supplication with joy?

5 for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day till now:

6 being confident of this very thing, that he who has begun a good work in you, will carry it on till the day of Jesus Christ;

7 as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; both in my bonds and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, I say I have you all in my heart as being joint partakers of my grace.

8 For God is my witness how ardently I love you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

9 I also pray for this, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all understanding,

10 in order that you may distinguish things that differ, to the end that you may be pure and blameless till the day of Christ,

11 being filled with the fruit of righteousness, which fruit is by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

12 But I wish you to know, brethren, that the things which have befallen me have turned out rather to the advancement of the gospel;

13 so that my bonds which are for Christ have become known to be such in all the palace, and in all other places;