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\v 1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all those set apart in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons.
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\v 2 May grace be to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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\v 3 I thank my God in every remembrance of you.
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\v 4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all, it is with joy that I make my prayer.
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\v 5 I give thanks for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now.
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\v 6 I am confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will continue to complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
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\v 7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you because I have you in my heart. You all have been my partners in grace both in my imprisonment and in my defense and guaranteeing of the gospel.
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\v 8 For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the depths of the love of Christ Jesus.
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\v 9 And I am praying this: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and all understanding.
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\v 10 I pray for this so that you may test and choose the things that are excellent. I pray for this so that that you may be sincere and without offense on the day of Christ.
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\v 11 This is also so that you will be filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
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\v 12 Now I want you to know, brothers, that the things that happened to me have advanced the progress of the gospel very much.
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\v 13 As a result, my chains in Christ became known throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else,
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\v 14 and most of the brothers in the Lord have been more persuaded because of my chains to dare to speak the word fearlessly.
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\v 15 Some indeed even proclaim Christ out of envy and strife, and also others out of good will.
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\v 16 The ones who proclaim Christ out of love know that I have been put here for the defense of the gospel.
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\v 17 But the others proclaim Christ out of selfish and insincere motives. They think they are making trouble for me in my chains.
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\v 18 So what? Either way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice! Yes, I will rejoice.
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\v 19 For I know that this will result for me in deliverance. This will happen because of your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
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\v 20 It is according to my confident expectation and certainty that I will not be ashamed. Instead, with all courage, as always and also right now, I expect that Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
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\v 21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
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\v 22 But if to live in the flesh produces fruit from my labor, then I do not know which to choose.
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\v 23 For I am pressed by both of these choices. I have the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is much, much better!
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\v 24 Yet to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.
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\v 25 Since I am confident about this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith.
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\v 26 As a result, your glorying in Christ Jesus because of me will abound because of my presence again with you.
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\v 27 Only conduct your lives in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Do this so that, whether I come to see you or I am absent, I may hear about how you are standing firmly in one spirit. I wish to hear that you are with one soul striving together for the faith of the gospel.
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\v 28 And do not be frightened by anything done by your enemies. This is for them a sign of their destruction. But for you it is a sign of your salvation, and this from God.
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\v 29 For to you it has been granted, for the sake of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him.
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\v 30 For you have the same conflict such as you saw with me, and that you hear is with me now.
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