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基督耶稣的奴仆保罗提摩太

致住在腓立比,在基督耶稣里的所有圣徒,包括各位监督和执事[a]

愿恩典与平安从神我们的父和主耶稣基督临到你们!

感恩与祷告

每当想到你们,我就感谢我的神; 每次为你们大家祈祷的时候,我总是怀着喜乐的心祈祷, 因你们从第一天到如今,一直在福音工作上相契合[b] 我正是深信这一点:就是在你们里面开始了美善工作的那一位,将会完成这工作,直到基督耶稣的日子[c] 我理当这样思念你们大家,因为你们常把我放在心上[d];无论我是在捆锁当中,还是在为福音辩护或做见证的时候,你们都是在恩典上与我一同有份。 实际上,神可以为我见证:我是怎样以基督耶稣的情感,切切地想念你们大家的。 我是这样祷告的:愿你们的爱心能在真正的知识和一切分辨力上,越来越丰足有余, 10 使你们能分辨是非[e],好在基督的日子里是纯洁、无可指责的, 11 并且充满了那藉着耶稣基督而来的义行果子,归于神的荣耀和称赞。

福音得以广传

12 弟兄们,我愿你们知道,我的遭遇反而促进了福音的进展, 13 以致整个王宫卫队[f]和所有其余的人,都清楚我是为基督的缘故被捆锁的; 14 并且大多数的弟兄因着我所受的捆锁,就在主里深信不疑、无所惧怕,更加大胆地传讲这话语[g] 15 有些人传扬基督固然是出于嫉妒和纷争,但也有些人是出于好意。 16 后者是出于爱,知道我是为辩护福音而受委派的;[h] 17 前者传讲基督是出于争竞[i],不是出于真诚,想要在我的捆锁中,增加[j]我的患难。[k] 18 这到底有什么关系呢?只是在各种方法中,无论是假意还是真心,基督都被传开了;我为此就欢喜,并且还要欢喜, 19 因为我知道,藉着你们的祈祷和耶稣基督之灵的帮助,事情将为我转变以致我获救。 20 我的热切盼望和期待是:我在任何事上都将不至于蒙羞;而现在也能像往常一样,无论藉着生,还是藉着死,总要满有胆量地让基督在我身上被尊为大。

活着就是基督

21 因为对我来说,活着就是基督,死去就有益处。 22 但如果我继续活在世上[l],这就使我有工作的成果[m],于是我不明白该怎样选择了。 23 我正处在两难之间:我渴望离世与基督在一起,因为这是好得无比的; 24 可是为了你们的缘故,我更需要留在世上[n] 25 既然我深信这一点,就知道我会活下去[o],并且将继续和你们大家在一起,好使你们在信仰上有长进、有喜乐。 26 以致因着我再次到你们那里去,你们在基督耶稣里,对我的夸耀能充实满溢。

27 只是你们行事为人[p]要配得上基督的福音,好让我无论是来见你们,还是不在你们那里的时候,都可以听到有关你们的事,就是你们怀有一个心志站立得稳,同心合意地为福音的信仰一起奋战; 28 在任何事上都不被反对你们的人吓倒——这对他们是灭亡[q]的证明,而对你们却是得救的证明,并且这是出于神。 29 原来你们为基督所蒙的恩是:不仅要信基督,而且还要为他受苦, 30 去经历你们在我身上所看到、现在又听到的那同样的争战。

Footnotes

  1. 腓立比书 1:1 执事——或译作“仆人”。
  2. 腓立比书 1:5 相契合——或译作“沟通”或“分享”。
  3. 腓立比书 1:6 日子——指“基督再来的日子”。
  4. 腓立比书 1:7 你们常把我放在心上——或译作“我常把你们放在心上”。
  5. 腓立比书 1:10 是非——或译作“那些更重要的事”。
  6. 腓立比书 1:13 王宫卫队——原文直译“总统府”。
  7. 腓立比书 1:14 这话语——有古抄本作“神的话语”。
  8. 腓立比书 1:16 有古抄本作第17节。
  9. 腓立比书 1:17 争竞——或译作“结党”。
  10. 腓立比书 1:17 增加——有古抄本作“唤起”。
  11. 腓立比书 1:17 有古抄本作第16节。
  12. 腓立比书 1:22 在世上——原文直译“在肉身中”。
  13. 腓立比书 1:22 成果——原文直译“果子”。
  14. 腓立比书 1:24 在世上——原文直译“在肉身中”。
  15. 腓立比书 1:25 活下去——原文直译“留下来”。
  16. 腓立比书 1:27 行事为人——原文直译“像好公民那样生活”。
  17. 腓立比书 1:28 灭亡——或译作“沉沦”。

我保羅和提摩太是基督耶穌的奴僕,寫信給腓立比屬於基督耶穌的眾聖徒、諸位監督和執事。

願我們的父上帝和主耶穌基督賜給你們恩典和平安!

感恩和禱告

我每逢想起你們,就感謝我的上帝。 每次為你們眾人禱告的時候,我心裡都很喜樂。 因為你們從開始直到現在,一直和我同心合意地傳揚福音。 我深信,上帝既然在你們心裡開始了這美好的工作,祂必在耶穌基督再來的時候完成這工作。 我對你們眾人有這樣的感受是很自然的,因為我常把你們放在心上[a]。不論我是身在獄中,還是為福音辯護和作證的時候,你們都與我同蒙恩典。 上帝可以作證,我是怎樣以基督耶穌的慈愛之心想念你們。

我所祈求的就是:你們的愛心隨著屬靈知識的增加和辨別力的提高而日益增長, 10 使你們知道怎樣擇善而從,做誠實無過的人,一直到基督再來的日子, 11 並靠著耶穌基督結滿仁義的果子,使上帝得到榮耀與頌讚。

為基督而活

12 弟兄姊妹,我希望你們知道,我的遭遇反而會使福音傳得更廣, 13 連所有的皇家衛兵和其他眾人都知道我是為了基督的緣故而受囚禁。 14 大多數主內的弟兄姊妹看見我為主被囚,信心受到鼓舞,更加放膽無懼地傳揚上帝的道。 15 當然,有些人宣講基督是出於嫉妒和爭強好勝,也有些人是出於善意。 16 後者是出於愛心,知道我是上帝派來維護福音的。 17 前者傳講基督是出於個人野心,動機不純,以為可以增加我在獄中的痛苦。 18 那又怎樣呢?無論他們傳福音是真心還是假意,基督的福音畢竟傳開了,因此我很歡喜,而且歡喜不已。 19 因為我知道,藉著你們的禱告和耶穌基督之靈的幫助,我終會得到釋放。

20 我殷切地期待和盼望:我不會感到任何羞愧,而是放膽無懼,不管是生是死,都要一如既往地使基督在我身上得到尊崇。 21 因為對我來說,活著是為了基督,死了也有益處。 22 如果活在世上,我可以做工,多結果子。我真不知道該怎麼選擇! 23 我處在兩難之間。我情願離開世界,與基督在一起,那實在是再好不過了。 24 可是為了你們,我應該活在世上。 25 我既然對此深信不疑,就知道自己仍要活下去,繼續跟你們在一起,好使你們在信仰上又長進又充滿喜樂。 26 這樣,我再到你們那裡的時候,你們可以因為我的緣故更加以基督耶穌為榮。

27 最要緊的是:你們行事為人要與基督的福音相稱。這樣,不管是去看你們,還是只聽到你們的消息,我都能知道你們同心合意,堅定不移地一起為福音奮鬥, 28 毫不懼怕敵人的恐嚇。這清楚表明他們必滅亡,你們必得救,這是出於上帝。 29 因為上帝為了基督的緣故,賜恩使你們不但信基督,而且為祂受苦, 30 經歷你們從前在我身上見過,現在又從我這裡聽到的同樣爭戰。

Footnotes

  1. 1·7 我常把你們放在心上」或譯「你們常把我放在心上」。

Salutation

Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ,

To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul’s Prayer for the Philippians

I thank my God for every reminder of you. In every prayer of mine for you all, I have always made requests with joy, due to your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now. I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ.

It is right for me to think this of you all because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonments and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are fellow partakers of my grace. For God is my witness, how I long after you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all discernment, 10 that you may approve things that are excellent so that you may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11 being filled with the fruit of righteousness, which comes through Jesus Christ, for the glory and praise of God.

To Live Is Christ

12 But I want you to know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have resulted in advancing the gospel, 13 so that my imprisonments in Christ have become known throughout the entire palace guard and to all the rest. 14 And a great many of the brothers in the Lord, having become confident because of my incarcerations, have dared to speak the word without fear.

15 Some indeed are preaching Christ out of envy and strife, and some also from good will. 16 The former preach Christ out of contention, not sincerely, intending to add trouble to my circumstance. 17 But the latter preach out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. 18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached. And in this I rejoice.

Indeed, I will rejoice. 19 For I know that through your prayer and the support of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, this will result in my deliverance. 20 Accordingly, it is my earnest expectation and my hope that I shall be ashamed in nothing, but that with all boldness as always, so now also, Christ will be magnified in my body, whether it be by life or by death. 21 For to me, to continue living is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor to me. Yet I do not know what I shall choose. 23 I am in a difficult position between the two, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ, which is far better. 24 Nevertheless, to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake. 25 Having this confidence, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your joyful advancement of the faith, 26 so that your rejoicing for me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ when I am in your presence again.

27 Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, that whether or not I come and see you, I may hear of your activities, that you are standing fast in one spirit, with one mind, striving together for the faith of the gospel. 28 Do not be frightened by your adversaries. This is a sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and this from God. 29 For to you it was granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake, 30 having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me.

Paul and Timothy,(A) servants of Christ Jesus,

To all God’s holy people(B) in Christ Jesus at Philippi,(C) together with the overseers(D) and deacons[a]:(E)

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.(F)

Thanksgiving and Prayer

I thank my God every time I remember you.(G) In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray(H) with joy because of your partnership(I) in the gospel from the first day(J) until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion(K) until the day of Christ Jesus.(L)

It is right(M) for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart(N) and, whether I am in chains(O) or defending(P) and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me. God can testify(Q) how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

And this is my prayer: that your love(R) may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,(S) 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,(T) 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness(U) that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.

Paul’s Chains Advance the Gospel

12 Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters,[b] that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel. 13 As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard[c] and to everyone else that I am in chains(V) for Christ. 14 And because of my chains,(W) most of the brothers and sisters have become confident in the Lord and dare all the more to proclaim the gospel without fear.(X)

15 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. 16 The latter do so out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.(Y) 17 The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition,(Z) not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains.(AA) 18 But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.

Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, 19 for I know that through your prayers(AB) and God’s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ(AC) what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.[d](AD) 20 I eagerly expect(AE) and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage(AF) so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body,(AG) whether by life or by death.(AH) 21 For to me, to live is Christ(AI) and to die is gain. 22 If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! 23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart(AJ) and be with Christ,(AK) which is better by far; 24 but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body. 25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, 26 so that through my being with you again your boasting in Christ Jesus will abound on account of me.

Life Worthy of the Gospel

27 Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy(AL) of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm(AM) in the one Spirit,[e] striving together(AN) as one for the faith of the gospel 28 without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved—and that by God. 29 For it has been granted to you(AO) on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer(AP) for him, 30 since you are going through the same struggle(AQ) you saw(AR) I had, and now hear(AS) that I still have.

Footnotes

  1. Philippians 1:1 The word deacons refers here to Christians designated to serve with the overseers/elders of the church in a variety of ways; similarly in Romans 16:1 and 1 Tim. 3:8,12.
  2. Philippians 1:12 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verse 14; and in 3:1, 13, 17; 4:1, 8, 21.
  3. Philippians 1:13 Or whole palace
  4. Philippians 1:19 Or vindication; or salvation
  5. Philippians 1:27 Or in one spirit