Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all the devoted adherents of Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the superintendents and assistants;

God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

For I am certain that he who has begun the good work in you will finish it for the Day of Jesus Christ.

For God is my witness how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus himself.

so that you may have a sense of what is vital, and may be men of transparent character and blameless life, in preparation for the Day of Christ,

with your lives filled with the fruits which uprightness produces through Jesus Christ, to the honor and praise of God.

Thus it is generally known throughout the Imperial Guard and elsewhere that it is for the sake of Christ that I am in prison,

Some of them, it is true, are actually preaching the Christ from jealousy and partisanship, but there are others who are doing it out of good-will.

But the others are preaching the Christ not sincerely but for their own ends, imagining that they are making my imprisonment harder to bear.

But what difference does it make? All that matters is that, in one way or another, from false motives or honest ones, Christ is being made known; I am glad of that. Yes, and I expect to be glad,

for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, all this will turn out for my highest welfare,

for I eagerly and confidently hope that I shall never disgrace myself but that this time as always hitherto, living or dying, I shall do Christ credit by my unfailing courage.

For, as I see it, living means Christ and dying something even better.

I am undecided between the two, for I long to depart and be with Christ, for that is far, far better,

Whatever happens, show yourselves citizens worthy of the good news of the Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am kept away and only hear news of you, I may know that you are standing firm with one spirit, one purpose, fighting side by side for faith in the good news.

For you have been granted the privilege not only of trusting in Christ but of suffering for him.

So by whatever appeal there is in our relation to Christ, by whatever incentive there is in love, by whatever participation there is in the Spirit, whatever affection and sympathy,

Have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.

and everyone should acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord, and thus glorify God the Father.

offering men the message of life. Then I will have reason to boast of you on the Day of Christ, because my exertion and labor have not been wasted.

For they are all looking out for their own interests, not for those of Jesus Christ.

We are the true circumcision, who worship God by his Spirit, priding ourselves only on Christ Jesus, and not relying on physical advantages,

But for the sake of Christ I have come to count my former gains as loss.

Why, I count everything as loss compared with the supreme advantage of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have lost everything, and think it rubbish, in order to gain Christ

and be known to be united to him, with any uprightness I may have not based on law but coming through faith in Christ??he uprightness that comes from God through faith.

Not that I have secured it yet, or already reached perfection, but I am pressing on to see if I can capture it, because I have been captured by Jesus Christ.

I am pressing toward the goal, for the prize to which God through Christ Jesus calls us upward.

For there are many who live, as I have often told you, and tell you now with tears, like enemies of the cross of Christ.

But the commonwealth to which we belong is in heaven, and from it we are eagerly awaiting the coming of a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Then, through your union with Christ Jesus, the peace of God, so far above any human thought, will guard your minds and thoughts.

My God will gloriously supply all your needs with his wealth, through your union with Christ Jesus.

The blessing of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirits.