Thematic Bible
Philippians 1:1 (show verse)
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:
Philippians 1:2 (show verse)
grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:3 (show verse)
I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,
Philippians 1:4 (show verse)
always making my prayer with joy in every prayer of mine for you all,
Philippians 1:5 (show verse)
because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.
Philippians 1:6 (show verse)
For I am confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Philippians 1:7 (show verse)
For it is only right for me to feel this way about you all, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of grace with me.
Philippians 1:8 (show verse)
For God is my witness, how I long for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.
Philippians 1:9 (show verse)
And this is my prayer, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment,
Philippians 1:10 (show verse)
so that you may approve what is excellent, and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ;
Philippians 1:11 (show verse)
having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Philippians 1:12 (show verse)
Now I want you to know, brethren, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel,
Philippians 1:13 (show verse)
so that my imprisonment for Christ has become well known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to everyone else,
Philippians 1:14 (show verse)
and that most of the brethren, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, have been encouraged to speak the word of God without fear.
Philippians 1:15 (show verse)
Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will.
Philippians 1:16 (show verse)
The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel;
Philippians 1:17 (show verse)
the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, but thinking to cause me distress in my imprisonment.
Philippians 1:18 (show verse)
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,
Philippians 1:19 (show verse)
for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance,
Philippians 1:20 (show verse)
as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be ashamed in anything, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
Philippians 1:21 (show verse)
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
Philippians 1:22 (show verse)
But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I do not know.
Philippians 1:23 (show verse)
I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better;
Philippians 1:24 (show verse)
but to remain on in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.
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Philippians 1:25 (show verse)
Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith,
Philippians 1:26 (show verse)
so that your proud confidence in me may abound in Christ Jesus through my coming to you again.
No Themes for this verse.
Philippians 1:27 (show verse)
Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you stand firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,
Philippians 1:28 (show verse)
in no way frightened by your opponents. This is a sign of destruction to them, but of salvation for you and that too, from God.
Philippians 1:29 (show verse)
For to you it has been granted for the sake of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for his sake,
Philippians 1:30 (show verse)
having the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear to be in me.