Philippians 1:1-18

Greeting

1 Paul and Timothy, servants^{To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.}

Thanksgiving and Prayer

³ I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, ⁴ always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, ⁵ because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. ⁶ And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. ⁷ It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace,^{8 For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. 9} And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, ¹⁰ so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, ¹¹ filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

The Advance of the Gospel

¹² I want you to know, brothers,^{13 so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard14 And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word15 Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. 16} The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. ¹⁷ The former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment. ¹⁸ What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice.

To Live Is Christ

Yes, and I will rejoice,