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Philippians - Chapter 1

	Phl 1:1	Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops [fn] and deacons:
	Phl 1:2	Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
	Phl 1:3	I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
	Phl 1:4	always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy,
	Phl 1:5	for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now,
	Phl 1:6	being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete [it] until the day of Jesus Christ;
	Phl 1:7	just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace.
	Phl 1:8	For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.
	Phl 1:9	And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment,
	Phl 1:10	that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ,
	Phl 1:11	being filled with the fruits of righteousness which [are] by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
	Phl 1:12	But I want you to know, brethren, that the things [which] [happened] to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel,
	Phl 1:13	so that it has become evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ;
	Phl 1:14	and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
	Phl 1:15	Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill:
	Phl 1:16	The former [fn] preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains;
	Phl 1:17	but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.
	Phl 1:18	What then? Only [that] in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.
	Phl 1:19	For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
	Phl 1:20	according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.
	Phl 1:21	For to me, to live [is] Christ, and to die [is] gain.
	Phl 1:22	But if [I] live on in the flesh, this [will mean] fruit from [my] labor; yet what I shall choose I cannot tell.
	Phl 1:23	For [fn] I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, [which is] far better.
	Phl 1:24	Nevertheless to remain in the flesh [is] more needful for you.
	Phl 1:25	And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith,
	Phl 1:26	that your rejoicing for me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ by my coming to you again.
	Phl 1:27	Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,
	Phl 1:28	and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but to you of salvation, [fn] and that from God.
	Phl 1:29	For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,
	Phl 1:30	having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear [is] in me.

NKJV Footnotes:

(1:1) Literally overseers
(1:16) NU-Text reverses the contents of verses 16 and 17.
(1:23) NU-Text and M-Text read But.
(1:28) NU-Text reads of your salvation.

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