| 1:1 |
Paul and Timothy, bond servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons: |
Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: |
| 1:5 |
in view of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now. |
because of your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now. |
| 1:7 |
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. |
For it is only right for me to think this way about you all, because I have you in my heart, since both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are fellow partakers with me in this grace. |
| 1:9 |
And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, |
And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in full knowledge and all discernment, |
| 1:10 |
so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ; |
so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and without fault until the day of Christ, |
| 1:12 |
Now I want you to know, brethren, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel, |
Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel, |
| 1:13 |
so that my imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to everyone else, |
so that my chains in Christ have become well known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to everyone else, |
| 1:14 |
and that most of the brethren, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, have far more courage to speak the word of God without fear. |
and that most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord because of my chains, have far more courage to speak the word of God without fear. |
| 1:17 |
the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition rather than from pure motives, thinking to cause me distress in my imprisonment. |
the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition rather than from pure motives, thinking to cause me affliction in my chains. |
| 1:18 |
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, |
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, |
| 1:19 |
for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, |
for I know that this will turn out for my salvation through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, |
| 1:20 |
according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will not be put to shame in anything, but that with all boldness, Christ will even now, as always, be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. |
according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will not be put to shame in anything, but that with all boldness, Christ will even now, as always, be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. |
| 1:22 |
But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me; and I do not know which to choose. |
But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me; and I do not know what I will choose. |
| 1:23 |
But I am hard pressed from both directions, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better; |
But I am hard pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better, |
| 1:25 |
Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy in the faith, |
And convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy in the faith, |
| 1:26 |
so that your proud confidence in me may abound in Christ Jesus through my coming to you again. |
so that your reason for boasting may abound in Christ Jesus in me, through my coming to you again. |
| 1:27 |
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 are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; |
Only live your lives in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear about your circumstances, that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind contending together for the faith of the gospel, |
| 1:30 |
experiencing the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear to be in me. |
having the same struggle which you saw in me, and now hear to be in me. |
| 2:2 |
make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. |
fulfill my joy, that you think the same way, by maintaining the same love, being united in spirit, thinking on one purpose, |
| 2:3 |
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; |
doing nothing from selfish ambition or vain glory, but with humility of mind regarding one another as more important than yourselves, |
| 2:4 |
do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. |
not merely looking out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. |
| 2:5 |
Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, |
Have this way of thinking in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, |
| 2:6 |
who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, |
who, although existing in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, |
| 2:7 |
but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond servant, and being made in the likeness of men. |
but emptied Himself, by taking the form of a slave, by being made in the likeness of men. |
| 2:9 |
For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, |
Therefore, God also highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, |
| 2:14 |
Do all things without grumbling or disputing; |
Do all things without grumbling or disputing, |
| 2:15 |
so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, |
so that you will be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, |
| 2:16 |
holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain. |
holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to boast because I did not run in vain nor labor in vain. |
| 2:18 |
You too, I urge you, rejoice in the same way and share your joy with me. |
And you also, rejoice in the same way and share your joy with me. |
| 2:19 |
But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, so that I also may be encouraged when I learn of your condition. |
But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, so that I also may be in good spirits when I learn of your circumstances. |
| 2:20 |
For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare. |
For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned about your circumstances. |
| 2:23 |
Therefore I hope to send him immediately, as soon as I see how things go with me; |
Therefore I hope to send him immediately, as soon as I evaluate my own circumstances, |
| 2:24 |
and I trust in the Lord that I myself also will be coming shortly. |
and I am confident in the Lord that I myself also will be coming shortly. |
| 2:25 |
But I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my need; |
But I regarded it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my need; |
| 2:28 |
Therefore I have sent him all the more eagerly so that when you see him again you may rejoice and I may be less concerned about you. |
Therefore I have sent him all the more eagerly so that when you see him again you may rejoice and I may be less concerned. |
| 2:29 |
Receive him then in the Lord with all joy, and hold men like him in high regard; |
Receive him then in the Lord with all joy, and hold men like him in high regard |
| 2:30 |
because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete what was deficient in your service to me. |
because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to fulfill what was lacking in your service to me. |
| 3:1 |
Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you. |
Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you. |
| 3:2 |
Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision; |
Beware of the dogs! Beware of the evil workers! Beware of the mutilation! |
| 3:3 |
for we are the true circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh, |
For we are the circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and boast in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh, |
| 3:8 |
More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, |
More than that, I count all things to be loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ |
| 3:9 |
and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, |
and be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own which is from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God upon faith, |
| 3:10 |
that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; |
that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, |
| 3:13 |
Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, |
Brothers, I do not consider myself as having laid hold of it yet, but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, |
| 3:15 |
Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, have this attitude; and if in anything you have a different attitude, God will reveal that also to you; |
Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, think this way; and if in anything you think differently, God will reveal that also to you. |
| 3:16 |
however, let us keep living by that same standard to which we have attained. |
However, let us keep walking in step with the same standard to which we have attained. |
| 3:17 |
Brethren, join in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the pattern you have in us. |
Brothers, join in following my example, and look for those who walk according to the pattern you have in us. |
| 3:18 |
For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ, |
For many walk—of whom I often told you, and now tell you even crying—as enemies of the cross of Christ, |
| 3:19 |
whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who set their minds on earthly things. |
whose end is destruction, whose god is their stomach and glory is in their shame, who set their thoughts on earthly things. |
| 3:20 |
For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; |
For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, |
| 3:21 |
who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself. |
who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by His working through which He is able to even subject all things to Himself. |
| 4:1 |
Therefore, my beloved brethren whom I long to see, my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in the Lord, my beloved. |
Therefore my brothers, loved and longed for, my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in the Lord, my beloved. |
| 4:2 |
I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to live in harmony in the Lord. |
I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to think the same way in the Lord. |
| 4:3 |
Indeed, true companion, I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the cause of the gospel, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life. |
Indeed, I ask you also, genuine companion, help these women who have contended together alongside of me in the gospel, with also Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life. |
| 4:5 |
Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. |
Let your considerate spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. |
| 4:6 |
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. |
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. |
| 4:8 |
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. |
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is dignified, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, consider these things. |
| 4:10 |
But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at last you have revived your concern for me; indeed, you were concerned before, but you lacked opportunity. |
But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at last you have revived thinking about me; indeed, you were thinking about me before, but you lacked opportunity. |
| 4:11 |
Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. |
Not that I speak from want, for I learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. |
| 4:12 |
I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. |
I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in abundance; in any and all things I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. |
| 4:14 |
Nevertheless, you have done well to share with me in my affliction. |
Nevertheless, you have done well to fellowship with me in my affliction. |
| 4:15 |
You yourselves also know, Philippians, that at the first preaching of the gospel, after I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving but you alone; |
And you yourselves also know, Philippians, that at the first preaching of the gospel, after I left Macedonia, no church fellowshipped with me in the matter of giving and receiving but you alone. |
| 4:16 |
for even in Thessalonica you sent a gift more than once for my needs. |
For even in Thessalonica you sent a gift more than once for my needs. |
| 4:17 |
Not that I seek the gift itself, but I seek for the profit which increases to your account. |
Not that I seek the gift itself, but I seek the fruit which increases to your account. |
| 4:18 |
But I have received everything in full and have an abundance; I am amply supplied, having received from Epaphroditus what you have sent, a fragrant aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God. |
But I have received everything in full and have an abundance; I have been filled, having received from Epaphroditus what you have sent, a fragrant aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God. |
| 4:19 |
And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. |
And my God will fulfill all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. |
| 4:21 |
Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren who are with me greet you. |
Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me greet you. |