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- Paul and Timotheus the seruants of Iesus Christ, to all the Saints in Christ Iesus, which are at Philippi, with the Bishops and Deacons:
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- Grace be vnto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.
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- I thanke my God vpon euery remembrance of you,
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- Alwayes in euery prayer of mine for you all making request, with ioy
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- For your felowship in the Gospel from the first day vntill now;
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- Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you, will performe it vntil the day of Iesus Christ:
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- Euen as it is meete for mee to thinke this of you all, because I haue you in my heart, in as much as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the Gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.
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- For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all, in the bowels of Iesus Christ.
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- And this I pray, that your loue may abound yet more & more in knowledge, and in all iudgment.
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- That ye may approue things that are excellent, that ye may be sincere, and without offence till the day of Christ.
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- Being filled with the fruites of righteousnesse, which are by Iesus Christ vnto the glory and praise of God.
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- But I would yee should vnderstand brethren, that the things which happened vnto mee, haue fallen out rather vnto the furtherance of the Gospel.
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- So that my bonds in Christ, are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places.
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- And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident, by my bonds, are much more bold to speake the word without feare.
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- Some in deed preach Christ, euen of enuie and strife, and some also of good will.
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- The one preach Christ of contention, not syncerely, supposing to adde affliction to my bonds:
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- But the other of loue, knowing that I am set for the defence of the Gospel.
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- What then?
Notwithstanding euery way, whether in pretence, or in trueth: Christ is preached, and I therein doe reioyce, yea, and will reioyce.
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- For I know that this shall turne to my saluation through your prayer, and the supplie of the spirit of Iesus Christ,
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- According to my earnest expectation, and my hope, that in nothing I shalbe ashamed: but that with all boldnes, as alwayes, so now also Christ shal be magnified in my body, whether it be by life or by death.
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- For to me to liue is Christ, and to die is gaine.
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- But if I liue in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shal chuse, I wote not.
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- For I am in a strait betwixt two, hauing a desire to depart, & to bee with Christ, which is farre better.
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- Neuertheles, to abide in the flesh, is more needfull for you.
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- And hauing this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all, for your furtherance and ioy of faith,
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- That your reioycing may bee more abundant in Iesus Christ for me, by my comming to you againe.
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- Onely let your conuersation bee as it becommeth the Gospel of Christ, that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may heare of your affaires, that yee stand fast in one spirit, with one minde, striuing together for the faith of the Gospel,
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- And in nothing terrified by your aduersaries, which is to them an euident token of perdition: but to you of saluation, and that of God.
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- For vnto you it is giuen in the behalfe of Christ, not onely to beleeue on him, but also to suffer for his sake,
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- Hauing the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now heare to be in me.
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