I thank my God on every remembrance of you

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

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 par takers of my grace.

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

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

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

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

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

and most of the brethren in the Lord, having confidence in my bonds, are more bold to speak the word without fear.

those preach Christ from a contentious disposition, not sincerely, thinking that they will add affliction to my bonds.

for I know that this will result in my benefit through your supplication, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing shall I be ashamed, but with all boldness, as at all times, so even now, Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

But if this, my life in the flesh, would be profitable for my work in the ministry, verily, what I should choose I know not.

that your rejoicing in Christ Jesus may be come more abundant through me by my being present among you again.

Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of the Christ, that, whether I come and see you, or be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith of the gospel,

since you have the same conflict that you saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

fulfill my joy, that you be of the same mind, having the same love, of one soul, of one mind;

So, then, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

that you may be without reproach and Harmless, the children of God, without blame, in the midst of a wicked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as luminaries in the world,

holding forth the word of life, that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain, nor labor in vain.

In like manner do you also rejoice, and rejoice with me.

But I trust in the Lord Jesus, to send Timothy shortly to you, that I also may be refreshed by knowing your condition;

But you know his approved character, that as a son with a father he has served with me in the gospel.

Him, therefore, I hope to send immediately, as soon as I know how it may go with me.

Yet I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and companion in labor and fellow-soldier, but your apostle, who also ministered to my want,

And, indeed, he was sick near to death; but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

because for the work of the Christ he was near to death, not regarding his life, that he might supply that which was lacking in your service to me.

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is to me indeed not burdensome; but for you it is safe.

But the things which were gain to me, these I counted loss for Christ.

Yes, verily, I also count all things to be loss, for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on account of whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them to be refuse, that I may gain Christ,

and be found in him, not having my own righteousness which was by law, but the righteousness which is by faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith,

that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, by conforming myself to his death,

if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.

Not that I have already attained, or have already reached the goal; but I am pressing forward, that I may lay hold on that for which I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus.

Be imitators of me, brethren, and observe those who thus walk as you have us for an example.

So, then, my brethren, beloved and ardently desired, my joy and my crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my beloved.

Now I beseech you also, true yoke-fellow, to assist those women who labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and my other fellow-laborers, whose names are in the book of life.

Do those things which you have learned and received, and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.

I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at length your care for me has revived again; in this, indeed, you had me in mind, but you lacked opportunity.

I am able to do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Yet you have done well in contributing to the relief of my affliction.

Now you Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church contributed to me so that I kept an account of giving and receiving, but you only.

For even when I was in Thessalonica, you sent once and again to aid me in my need.

Not that I seek a gift; but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.

But my God will supply all your need, according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren that are with me salute you.