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Paul and Timothy servants of Christ Jesus To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are atin Philippi with the bishops and deacons: |
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I thank my God inevery alltime myI remembranceremember of you |
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alwaysconstantly praying with joy in every prayerone of minemy prayers for you all makingof myyou prayer with joy |
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thankfulbecause forof your partnershipsharing in the gospel from the first day until now |
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And I am sureconfident of this that hethe one who began a good work inamong you will bring it to completion atby the day of Jesus Christ |
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It is right for me to feelthink thusthis way about all of you all because Iyou hold youme in myyour heart for all of you areshare allin partakersGods grace with me of grace both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel |
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For God is my witness how I yearnlong for all of you all with the affectioncompassion of Christ Jesus |
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And itthis is my prayer that your love may aboundoverflow more and more with knowledge and allfull discernmentinsight |
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soto thathelp you mayto approvedetermine what is excellentbest andso that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ |
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filledhaving withproduced the fruitsharvest of righteousness whichthat comecomes through Jesus Christ tofor the glory and praise of God |
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I want you to know brethrenbeloved that what has happened to me has reallyactually servedhelped to advancespread the gospel |
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so that it has become known throughout the whole praetorianimperial guard and to alleveryone theelse rest that my imprisonment is for Christ; |
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and most of the brethrenbrothers haveand sisters having been made confident in the Lord becauseby of my imprisonment anddare are much more bold to speak the word ofwith Godgreater boldness and without fear |
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Some indeedproclaim preach Christ from envy and rivalry but others from goodgoodwill will |
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TheThese latterproclaim doChrist it out of love knowing that I amhave been put here for the defense of the gospel; |
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the formerothers proclaim Christ out of partisanshipselfish ambition not sincerely but thinkingintending to afflictincrease memy suffering in my imprisonment |
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What thendoes Onlyit matter Just this that Christ is proclaimed in every way whether inout pretenseof orfalse inmotives truthor Christ is proclaimedtrue; and in that I rejoice Yes and I will continue to rejoice |
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Yesfor and I shall rejoice For I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance |
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asIt it is my eager expectation and hope that I shallwill not be atput allto ashamedshame in any way but that withby fullmy couragespeaking nowwith asall alwaysboldness Christ will be honoredexalted now as always in my body whether by life or by death |
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For to me toliving live is Christ and todying die is gain |
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If itI isam to belive life in the flesh that means fruitful labor for me; Yetand which I shalldo choosenot know which I cannotprefer tell |
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I am hard pressed between the two: Mymy desire is to depart and be with Christ for that is far better; |
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Butbut to remain in the flesh is more necessary onfor youryou account |
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ConvincedSince I am convinced of this I know that I shallwill remain and continue with all of you all for your progress and joy in the faith |
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so that inI me you may haveshare ampleabundantly causein toyour gloryboasting in Christ Jesus becausewhen ofI mycome coming to you again |
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Only letlive your mannerlife ofin lifea bemanner worthy of the gospel of Christ so that whether I come and see you or am absent Iand may hear ofabout you I will know that you standare standing firm in one spirit with one mind striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel |
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and notare frightened in anythingno way intimidated by your opponents ThisFor isthem athis clearis omenevidence to them of their destruction but of your salvation andAnd thatthis fromis GodGods doing |
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For ithe has beengraciously granted to you that for the sakeprivilege of Christ you should not only believeof believing in himChrist but alsoof suffersuffering for hishim sakeas well— |
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engagedsince inyou are having the same conflictstruggle whichthat you saw I had and now hear tothat beI minestill have |
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SoIf ifthen there is any encouragement in Christ any incentiveconsolation offrom love any participationsharing in the Spirit any affectioncompassion and sympathy |
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completemake my joy bycomplete: beingbe of the same mind having the same love being in full accord and of one mind |
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Do nothing from selfishnessselfish ambition or conceit but in humility countregard others as better than yourselves |
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Let each of you look not only to hisyour own interests but also to the interests of others |
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HaveLet thisthe same mind amongbe yourselvesin whichyou isthat yourswas in Christ Jesus |
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who though he was in the form of God did not countregard equality with God aas thingsomething to be grasped exploited |
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but emptied himself taking the form of a servantslave being born in thehuman likeness ofAnd menbeing found in human form |
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And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient untoto the point of death— even death on a cross |
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Therefore God hasalso highly exalted him and bestowedgave on him the name whichthat is above every name |
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so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bowbend in heaven and on earth and under the earth |
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and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father |
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Therefore my beloved just as you have always obeyed some now not only as in my presence but much more now in my absence work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; |
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for it is God who is at work in you enabling you both to will and to work for his good pleasure |
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Do all things without grumblingmurmuring orand questioningarguing |
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so that you may be blameless and innocent children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation amongin whomwhich you shine aslike lightsstars in the world |
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It is by your holding fast to the word of life so that inI can boast on the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain |
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EvenBut even if I am tobeing be poured out as a libation uponover the sacrificialsacrifice and the offering of your faith I am glad and rejoice with all of you— all |
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Likewiseand in the same way you also shouldmust be glad and rejoice with me |
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I have no one like him who will be genuinely anxiousconcerned for your welfare |
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TheyAll allof lookthem afterare seeking their own interests not those of Jesus Christ |
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But Timothys worth you know how aslike a son with a father he has served with me in the work of the gospel |
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I hope therefore to send him just as soon as I see how itthings will go with me; |
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and I trust in the Lord that shortly I myselfwill shallalso come alsosoon |
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Still I havethink thought it necessary to send to you Epaphrodi′tus Epaphroditus—my brother and fellowco worker and fellow soldier and your messenger and minister to my need; |
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for he has been longing for all of you all and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill |
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IndeedHe he was indeed so ill nearthat tohe deathnearly died But God had mercy on him and not only on him but on me also lestso that I shouldwould not have one sorrow uponafter sorrowanother |
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I am the more eager to send him therefore in order that you may rejoice at seeing him again and that I may be less anxious |
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SoWelcome receive him then in the Lord with all joy; and honor such menpeople |
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forbecause he nearlycame diedclose to death for the work of Christ risking his life to completemake yourup servicefor tothose services that you could not give me |
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Finally my brethrenbrothers and sisters rejoice in the Lord To write the same things to you is not irksometroublesome to me and for you it is safea for yousafeguard |
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LookBeware outof for the dogs lookbeware outof for the evil workers lookbeware outof for those who mutilate the flesh |
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For it is we who are the true circumcision who worship God in spiritthe Spirit of God and gloryboast in Christ Jesus and puthave no confidence in the flesh— |
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Thougheven though I myselftoo have reason for confidence in the flesh also If anyanyone otherelse man thinks he has reason forto confidencebe confident in the flesh I have more: |
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circumcised on the eighth day a member of the people of Israel of the tribe of Benjamin a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law a Pharisee; |
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as to zeal a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law blameless |
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ButYet whatever gaingains I had these I countedhave come to regard as loss forbecause the sake of Christ |
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IndeedMore than that I countregard everything as loss because of the surpassing worthvalue of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and countI regard them as refuserubbish in order that I may gain Christ |
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and be found in him not having a righteousness of my own basedthat oncomes from the law but one that whichcomes is through faith in Christ the righteousness from God thatbased depends on faith; |
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that I maywant to know himChrist and the power of his resurrection and maythe sharesharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death |
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that if possiblesomehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead |
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Not that I have already obtained this or amhave already perfectreached the goal; but I press on to make it my own because Christ Jesus has made me his own |
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BrethrenBeloved I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead |
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I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upwardheavenly call of God in Christ Jesus |
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Let those of us then who are mature be thusof mindedthe same mind; and if inyou anythingthink youdifferently areabout otherwiseanything mindedthis too God will reveal that also to you |
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Only let us hold truefast to what we have attained |
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BrethrenBrothers and sisters join in imitating me and markobserve those who so live asaccording to the example you have an example in us |
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For many live as enemies of whomthe cross of Christ; I have often told you of them and now I tell you even with tears live as enemies of the cross of Christ |
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Their end is destruction; their god is the belly; and theytheir glory is in their shame; withtheir minds are set on earthly things |
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But our commonwealthcitizenship is in heaven and it is from itthere that we awaitare expecting a Savior the Lord Jesus Christ |
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whoHe will changetransform the body of our lowlyhumiliation bodythat toit may be likeconformed histo gloriousthe body of his glory by the power whichthat also enables him even to subjectmake all things subject to himself |
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Therefore my brethrenbrothers and sisters whom I love and long for my joy and crown stand firm thus in the Lord in this way my beloved |
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I entreaturge EuEuodia o′dia and I entreaturge Syn′tycheSyntyche to agreebe of the same mind in the Lord |
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AndYes and I ask you also truemy yokefellowloyal companion help these women for they have laboredstruggled sidebeside byme sidein withthe mework inof the gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellowco workers whose names are in the book of life |
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Let allyour mengentleness knowbe yourknown forbearanceto everyone The Lord is atnear hand |
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HaveDo nonot anxietyworry about anything but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God |
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And the peace of God which passessurpasses all understanding will keepguard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus |
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Finally brethrenbeloved whatever is true whatever is honorable whatever is just whatever is pure whatever is lovelypleasing whatever is graciouscommendable if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise think about these things |
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WhatKeep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me do; and the God of peace will be with you |
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I rejoice in the Lord greatly that now at lengthlast you have revived your concern for me; indeed you were indeed concerned for me but you had no opportunity to show it |
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Not that I complainam ofreferring wantto being in need; for I have learned into whateverbe statecontent Iwith amwhatever toI behave content |
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I know howwhat it is to behave abasedlittle and I know howwhat it is to abound;have inplenty In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of facingbeing plentywell fed and hungerof abundancegoing hungry of having plenty and wantof being in need |
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I can do all things inthrough him who strengthens me |
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YetIn any case it was kind of you to share my trouble distress |
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AndYou you Philippians yourselvesindeed know that in the beginningearly days of the gospel when I left Macedo′niaMacedonia no church enteredshared into partnership with me in the matter of giving and receiving except you only;alone |
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forFor even when I was in Thessaloni′caThessalonica you sent me help oncefor andmy againneeds more than once |
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Not that I seek the gift; but I seek the fruitprofit whichthat increasesaccumulates to your creditaccount |
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I have receivedbeen paid in full payment and have more than enough; I am filledfully havingsatisfied now that I have received from Epaphrodi′tusEpaphroditus the gifts you sent a fragrant offering a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God |
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And my God will supplyfully satisfy every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus |
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To our God and Father be glory forforever ever and ever Amen |
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Greet every saint in Christ Jesus The brethrenfriends who are with me greet you |
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All the saints greet you especially those of Caesarsthe emperors household |