Filipenses 1
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
1 Pablo y Timoteo, siervos de Cristo Jesús,
a todos los santos en Cristo Jesús que están en Filipos, junto con los obispos y diáconos:
2 Que Dios nuestro Padre y el Señor Jesucristo os concedan gracia y paz.
Acción de gracias e intercesión
3 Doy gracias a mi Dios cada vez que me acuerdo de vosotros. 4 En todas mis oraciones por todos vosotros, siempre oro con alegría, 5 porque habéis participado en el evangelio desde el primer día hasta ahora. 6 Estoy convencido de esto: el que comenzó tan buena obra en vosotros la irá perfeccionando hasta el día de Cristo Jesús. 7 Es justo que yo piense así de todos vosotros porque os llevo[a] en el corazón; pues, ya sea que me encuentre preso o defendiendo y confirmando el evangelio, todos vosotros participáis conmigo de la gracia que Dios me ha dado. 8 Dios es testigo de cuánto os quiero a todos con el entrañable amor de Cristo Jesús.
9 Esto es lo que pido en oración: que vuestro amor abunde cada vez más en conocimiento y en buen juicio, 10 para que discernáis lo que es mejor, y seáis puros e irreprochables para el día de Cristo, 11 llenos del fruto de justicia que se produce por medio de Jesucristo, para gloria y alabanza de Dios.
El vivir es Cristo
12 Hermanos, quiero que sepáis que, en realidad, lo que me ha pasado ha contribuido al avance del evangelio. 13 Es más, se ha hecho evidente a toda la guardia del palacio[b] y a todos los demás que estoy encadenado por causa de Cristo. 14 Gracias a mis cadenas, ahora más que nunca la mayoría de los hermanos, confiados en el Señor, se han atrevido a anunciar sin temor la palabra de Dios.
15 Es cierto que algunos predican a Cristo por envidia y rivalidad, pero otros lo hacen con buenas intenciones. 16 Estos últimos lo hacen por amor, pues saben que he sido puesto para la defensa del evangelio. 17 Aquellos predican a Cristo por ambición personal y no por motivos puros, creyendo que así van a aumentar las angustias que sufro en mi prisión.[c]
18 ¿Qué importa? Al fin y al cabo, y sea como sea, con motivos falsos o con sinceridad, se predica a Cristo. Por eso me alegro; es más, seguiré alegrándome 19 porque sé que, gracias a vuestras oraciones y a la ayuda que me da el Espíritu de Jesucristo, todo esto resultará en mi liberación.[d] 20 Mi ardiente anhelo y esperanza es que en nada seré avergonzado, sino que con toda libertad, ya sea que yo viva o muera, ahora como siempre, Cristo será exaltado en mi cuerpo. 21 Porque para mí el vivir es Cristo y el morir es ganancia. 22 Ahora bien, si seguir viviendo en este mundo[e] representa para mí un trabajo fructífero, ¿qué escogeré? ¡No lo sé! 23 Me siento presionado por dos posibilidades: deseo partir y estar con Cristo, que es muchísimo mejor, 24 pero por vuestro bien es preferible que yo permanezca en este mundo. 25 Convencido de esto, sé que permaneceré y continuaré con todos vosotros para contribuir a vuestro jubiloso avance en la fe. 26 Así, cuando yo vuelva, vuestra satisfacción en Cristo Jesús abundará por causa mía.
27 Pase lo que pase, comportaos de una manera digna del evangelio de Cristo. De este modo, ya sea que vaya a veros o que, estando ausente, solo tenga noticias vuestras, sabré que seguís firmes en un mismo propósito, luchando unánimes por la fe del evangelio 28 y sin temor alguno a vuestros adversarios, lo cual es para ellos señal de destrucción. Para vosotros, en cambio, es señal de salvación, y esto proviene de Dios. 29 Porque a vosotros se os ha concedido, no solo creer en Cristo, sino también sufrir por él, 30 pues sostenéis la misma lucha que antes me visteis sostener, y que ahora sabéis que sigo sosteniendo.
Philippians 1
New King James Version
Greeting
1 Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ,
To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the [a]bishops and (A)deacons:
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thankfulness and Prayer
3 (B)I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4 always in (C)every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, 5 (D)for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun (E)a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; 7 just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace. 8 For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.
9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, 10 that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, 11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness (F)which are by Jesus Christ, (G)to the glory and praise of God.
Christ Is Preached
12 But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel, 13 so that it has become evident (H)to the whole [b]palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ; 14 and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
15 Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill: 16 [c]The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains; 17 but the latter 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, yes, and will rejoice.
To Live Is Christ
19 For I know that (I)this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20 according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but (J)with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life (K)or by death. 21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I [d]cannot tell. 23 [e]For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a (L)desire to depart and be with Christ, which is (M)far better. 24 Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you. 25 And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith, 26 that (N)your rejoicing for me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ by my coming to you again.
Striving and Suffering for Christ
27 Only (O)let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, (P)with one mind (Q)striving together for the faith of the gospel, 28 and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but [f]to you of salvation, and that from God. 29 For to you (R)it has been granted on behalf of Christ, (S)not only to believe in Him, but also to (T)suffer for His sake, 30 (U)having the same conflict (V)which you saw in me and now hear is in me.
Footnotes
- Philippians 1:1 Lit. overseers
- Philippians 1:13 Or Praetorium
- Philippians 1:16 NU reverses vv. 16 and 17.
- Philippians 1:22 do not know
- Philippians 1:23 NU, M But
- Philippians 1:28 NU of your salvation
Philippians 1
English Standard Version
Greeting
1 Paul and Timothy, servants[a] of Christ Jesus,
To all the (A)saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the (B)overseers[b] and (C)deacons:[c]
2 (D)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thanksgiving and Prayer
3 (E)I thank my God (F)in all my remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, 5 (G)because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. 6 And I am sure of this, that he who began (H)a good work in you (I)will bring it to completion at (J)the day of Jesus Christ. 7 It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you (K)in my heart, for you are all (L)partakers with me of grace,[d] both (M)in my imprisonment and in (N)the defense and confirmation of the gospel. 8 For (O)God is my witness, (P)how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. 9 And it is my prayer that (Q)your love may abound more and more, (R)with knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may approve what is excellent, (S)and so be pure and blameless (T)for the day of Christ, 11 filled (U)with the fruit of righteousness that comes (V)through Jesus Christ, (W)to the glory and praise of God.
The Advance of the Gospel
12 I want you to know, brothers,[e] that what has happened to me has really (X)served to advance the gospel, 13 so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard[f] and (Y)to all the rest that (Z)my imprisonment is for Christ. 14 And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold (AA)to speak the word[g] without fear.
15 (AB)Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. 16 The latter do it out of love, (AC)knowing that I am put here for (AD)the defense of the gospel. 17 The former proclaim Christ (AE)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, 19 for I know that (AF)through your prayers and (AG)the help of (AH)the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, 20 as it is my eager expectation and hope (AI)that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full (AJ)courage now as always Christ (AK)will be honored in my body, (AL)whether by life or by death. 21 For to me (AM)to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. 23 (AN)I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is (AO)to depart and (AP)be with Christ, for that is far better. 24 But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account. 25 (AQ)Convinced of this, (AR)I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your (AS)progress and (AT)joy in the faith, 26 so that in me (AU)you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again.
27 Only (AV)let your manner of life be (AW)worthy[h] of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you (AX)that you are standing firm in one spirit, with (AY)one mind (AZ)striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, 28 and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is (BA)a clear sign to them of their destruction, but (BB)of your salvation, and that from God. 29 For (BC)it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also (BD)suffer for his sake, 30 engaged in the same (BE)conflict that (BF)you saw I had and now hear that I still have.
Footnotes
- Philippians 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
- Philippians 1:1 Or bishops; Greek episkopoi
- Philippians 1:1 Or servants, or ministers; Greek diakonoi
- Philippians 1:7 Or you all have fellowship with me in grace
- Philippians 1:12 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verse 14
- Philippians 1:13 Greek in the whole praetorium
- Philippians 1:14 Some manuscripts add of God
- Philippians 1:27 Greek Only behave as citizens worthy
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