1Paul and , bond-servants of , To all the saints in who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons: 2 to you and peace from God our and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3I thank my in all my remembrance of you, 4always prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all, 5in view of your in the from the first day until now. 6For I am of this very thing, that He who began a good work among you will complete it by the day of . 7For it is only right for me to feel this way about you all, because I have you in my heart, since both in my and in the defense and confirmation of the , you all are partakers of with me. 8For God is my witness, how I long for you all with the affection of . 9And this I pray, that your may still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, 10so that you may the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and blameless for the day of ; 11having been filled with the fruit of which comes through , for the glory and praise of God. 12Now I want you to know, and , that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the , 13so that my in the cause of has become well known the praetorian guard and to everyone else, 14and that most of the and sisters, trusting in the because of my imprisonment, have far more courage to speak the word of without fear. 15Some, to be sure, are even from envy and strife, but some also from goodwill; 16the latter do it out of , knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the ; 17the former out of ambition rather than from pure motives, thinking that they are causing me distress in my imprisonment. 18What then? Only that in every way, in pretense or in truth, is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. But not only that, I also will rejoice, 19for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the provision of the of Christ, 20according to my eager expectation and , that I will not be put to shame in anything, but that with all boldness, will even now, as always, be exalted in my body, whether by or by . 21For to me, to live is , and to die is gain. 22But if I am to live on in the , this will mean labor for me; and I do not know which to choose. 23But I am from both directions, having the desire to depart and be with , for that is very much better; 24yet to remain on in the flesh is more for your sakes. 25 of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy in the , 26so that your pride in may be abundant because of me by my coming to you again. 27Only yourselves in a manner worthy of the of , so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear about you that you are standing firm in one , with one mind striving together for the of the ; 28and in no way alarmed by your opponents—which is a sign of destruction for them, but of for you, and this too, from . 29For to you it has been for sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer on His behalf, 30 the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear to be in me.