Philippians 1:9-18

English Standard Version

⁹ And it is my prayer that ^(A)your love may abound more and more, ^(B)with knowledge and all discernment, ¹⁰ so that you may approve what is excellent, ^(C)and so be pure and blameless ^(D)for the day of Christ, ¹¹ filled ^(E)with the fruit of righteousness that comes ^(F)through Jesus Christ, ^(G)to the glory and praise of God.

The Advance of the Gospel

¹² I want you to know, brothers,^[a] that what has happened to me has really ^(H)served to advance the gospel, ¹³ so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard^[b] and ^(I)to all the rest that ^(J)my imprisonment is for Christ. ¹⁴ And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold ^(K)to speak the word^[c] without fear.

^15 (L)Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. ¹⁶ The latter do it out of love, ^(M)knowing that I am put here for ^(N)the defense of the gospel. ¹⁷ The former proclaim Christ ^(O)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,