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- Paul and Timotheus, bondmen of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with [the] overseers and ministers;
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- grace to you, and peace from God our Father and [the] Lord Jesus Christ.
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- I thank my God for my whole remembrance of you,
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- constantly in my every supplication, making the supplication for you all with joy,
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- because of your fellowship with the gospel, from the first day until now;
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- having confidence of this very thing, that he who has begun in you a good work will complete it unto Jesus Christ's day:
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- as it is righteous for me to think this as to you all, because ye have *me* in your hearts, and that both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the glad tidings ye are all participators in my grace.
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- For God is my witness how I long after you all in [the] bowels of Christ Jesus.
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- And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all intelligence,
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- that ye may judge of and approve the things that are more excellent, in order that ye may be pure and without offence for Christ's day,
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- being complete as regards the fruit of righteousness, which [is] by Jesus Christ, to God's glory and praise.
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- But I would have you know, brethren, that the circumstances in which I am have turned out rather to the furtherance of the glad tidings,
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- so that my bonds have become manifest [as being] in Christ in all the praetorium and to all others;
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- and that the most of the brethren, trusting in [the] Lord through my bonds, dare more abundantly to speak the word of God fearlessly.
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- Some indeed also for envy and strife, but some also for good will, preach the Christ.
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- These indeed out of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the glad tidings;
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- but those out of contention, announce the Christ, not purely, supposing to arouse tribulation for my bonds.
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- What is it then?
at any rate, in every way, whether in pretext or in truth, Christ is announced; and in this I rejoice, yea, also I will rejoice;
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- for I know that this shall turn out for me to salvation, through your supplication and [the] supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ;
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- according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but in all boldness, as always, now also Christ shall be magnified in my body whether by life or by death.
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- For for me to live [is] Christ, and to die gain;
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- but if to live in flesh [is my lot], this is for me worth the while: and what I shall choose I cannot tell.
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- But I am pressed by both, having the desire for departure and being with Christ, [for] [it is] very much better,
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- but remaining in the flesh [is] more necessary for your sakes;
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- and having confidence of this, I know that I shall remain and abide along with you all, for your progress and joy in faith;
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- that your boasting may abound in Christ Jesus through me by my presence again with you.
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- Only conduct yourselves worthily of the glad tidings of the Christ, in order that whether coming and seeing you, or absent, I may hear of what concerns you, that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul, labouring together in the same conflict with the faith of the glad tidings;
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- and not frightened in anything by the opposers, which is to them a demonstration of destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God;
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- because to you has been given, as regards Christ, not only the believing on him but the suffering for him also,
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- having the same conflict which ye have seen in me, and now hear of in me.
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