Philippians 1:1-14

New American Standard Bible 1995

Thanksgiving

1 ^(A)Paul and ^(B)Timothy, ^(C)bond-servants of ^(D)Christ Jesus,

To ^(E)all the ^[a](F)saints in Christ Jesus who are in ^(G)Philippi, ^[b]including the ^(H)overseers and ^(I)deacons: ^2 (J)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

^3 (K)I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, ⁴ always offering prayer with joy in ^(L)my every prayer for you all, ⁵ in view of your ^[c](M)participation in the ^(N)gospel ^(O)from the first day until now. ⁶ For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until ^(P)the day of Christ Jesus. ^7 [d]For ^(Q)it is only right for me to feel this way about you all, because I ^(R)have you in my heart, since both in my ^[e](S)imprisonment and in the ^(T)defense and confirmation of the ^(U)gospel, you all are partakers of grace with me. ⁸ For ^(V)God is my witness, how I long for you all with the ^[f]affection of ^(W)Christ Jesus. ⁹ And this I pray, that ^(X)your love may abound still more and more in ^(Y)real knowledge and all discernment, ¹⁰ so that you may ^[g](Z)approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless ^[h]until ^(AA)the day of Christ; ¹¹ having been filled with the ^(AB)fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

The Gospel Is Preached

¹² Now I want you to know, brethren, that my circumstances ^(AC)have turned out for the greater progress of the ^(AD)gospel, ¹³ so that my ^[i](AE)imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known throughout the whole ^[j]praetorian guard and to ^(AF)everyone else, ¹⁴ and that most of the ^[k]brethren, trusting in the Lord because of my ^[l](AG)imprisonment, have ^(AH)far more courage to speak the word of God without fear.