腓立比书 1
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
问安
1 基督耶稣的仆人保罗和提摩太，写信给所有住在腓立比，在基督耶稣里的圣徒、监督和执事。 2 愿恩惠平安从我们的父 神和主耶稣基督临到你们。
为信徒祈祷
3 我每逢想到你们，就感谢我的 神； 4 每次为你们大家祈求的时候，总是欢欢喜喜地祈求。 5 为了你们从头一天直到现在都在福音的事工上有分，我就感谢我的 神。 6 我深信那在你们中间开始了美好工作的，到了基督耶稣的日子，必成全这工作。 7 为你们众人我有这样的思想是很恰当的，因为你们常常在我的心里，无论我是在捆锁之中，或是在辩护和证实福音的时候，你们都和我一同分享 神的恩典。 8 我是怎样以基督耶稣的心肠，切切地想念你们众人，这是 神可以为我作证的。 9 我所祷告的，是要你们的爱心，在充足的知识和各样的见识上，多而又多， 10 使你们可以辨别是非，成为真诚无可指摘的人，直到基督的日子， 11 靠着耶稣基督结满了公义的果子，使 神得着荣耀和赞美。
活着就是基督
12 弟兄们，我愿意你们知道，我所遭遇的反而使福音更加兴旺了， 13 以致整个宫里的卫队和其余一切的人，都知道我是为了基督才受捆锁的； 14 而且大多数主内的弟兄，因我所受的捆锁，就笃信不疑，毫无畏惧，更勇敢地传讲 神的道。
15 有些人传扬基督是出于嫉妒和纷争，但也有些人是出于好意。 16 这些人是出于爱心，知道我是派来为福音辩护的。 17 那些人传讲基督却是出于自私，动机并不纯正，只想加重我在捆锁中的烦恼。 18 那有甚么关系呢？真心也好，假意也好，无论怎么样，基督总被传开了，为此我就欢喜；并且我还要欢喜， 19 因为我知道，借着你们的祈求和耶稣基督的灵的帮助，我一定会得到释放。 20 我所热切期待和盼望的，就是在凡事上我都不会羞愧，只要满有胆量，不论生死，总要让基督在我身上照常被尊为大。 21 因为我活着就是基督，我死了就有益处。 22 但如果我仍在世上活着，能够使我的工作有成果，我就不知道应该怎样选择了！ 23 我处于两难之间，情愿离世与基督同在，因为那是好得无比的。 24 可是为了你们，我更需要活在世上。 25 我既然这样深信，就知道还要活下去，并且要继续和你们大家在一起，使你们在信心上有长进，有喜乐， 26 以致你们因为我要再到你们那里去，就在基督耶稣里更加以我为荣。
27 不过，你们行事为人（“行事为人”原文也可译作“作公民”）应当和基督的福音相配。这样，无论我来见你们或是不在你们中间，都可以听到你们的情况，就是你们有同一的心志，站立得稳，为了福音的信仰齐心努力， 28 甚么事都不怕有反对你们的人，这就证明他们要灭亡，你们要得救，这都是出于 神。 29 因为 神为了基督的缘故赐恩给你们，使你们不单是信基督，也是要为他受苦； 30 你们面对的争战，和你们在我身上所见过，现在又听到的是一样的。
Philippians 1
New Living Translation
Greetings from Paul
1 This letter is from Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus.
I am writing to all of God’s holy people in Philippi who belong to Christ Jesus, including the church leaders[a] and deacons.
2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
Paul’s Thanksgiving and Prayer
3 Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. 4 Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy, 5 for you have been my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you first heard it until now. 6 And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.
7 So it is right that I should feel as I do about all of you, for you have a special place in my heart. You share with me the special favor of God, both in my imprisonment and in defending and confirming the truth of the Good News. 8 God knows how much I love you and long for you with the tender compassion of Christ Jesus.
9 I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. 10 For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return. 11 May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation—the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ[b]—for this will bring much glory and praise to God.
Paul’s Joy That Christ Is Preached
12 And I want you to know, my dear brothers and sisters,[c] that everything that has happened to me here has helped to spread the Good News. 13 For everyone here, including the whole palace guard,[d] knows that I am in chains because of Christ. 14 And because of my imprisonment, most of the believers[e] here have gained confidence and boldly speak God’s message[f] without fear.
15 It’s true that some are preaching out of jealousy and rivalry. But others preach about Christ with pure motives. 16 They preach because they love me, for they know I have been appointed to defend the Good News. 17 Those others do not have pure motives as they preach about Christ. They preach with selfish ambition, not sincerely, intending to make my chains more painful to me. 18 But that doesn’t matter. Whether their motives are false or genuine, the message about Christ is being preached either way, so I rejoice. And I will continue to rejoice. 19 For I know that as you pray for me and the Spirit of Jesus Christ helps me, this will lead to my deliverance.
Paul’s Life for Christ
20 For I fully expect and hope that I will never be ashamed, but that I will continue to be bold for Christ, as I have been in the past. And I trust that my life will bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die. 21 For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. 22 But if I live, I can do more fruitful work for Christ. So I really don’t know which is better. 23 I’m torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me. 24 But for your sakes, it is better that I continue to live.
25 Knowing this, I am convinced that I will remain alive so I can continue to help all of you grow and experience the joy of your faith. 26 And when I come to you again, you will have even more reason to take pride in Christ Jesus because of what he is doing through me.
Live as Citizens of Heaven
27 Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News. 28 Don’t be intimidated in any way by your enemies. This will be a sign to them that they are going to be destroyed, but that you are going to be saved, even by God himself. 29 For you have been given not only the privilege of trusting in Christ but also the privilege of suffering for him. 30 We are in this struggle together. You have seen my struggle in the past, and you know that I am still in the midst of it.
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