Philippians 1:20-27

English Standard Version

²⁰ as it is my eager expectation and hope ^(A)that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full ^(B)courage now as always Christ ^(C)will be honored in my body, ^(D)whether by life or by death. ²¹ For to me ^(E)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 (F)I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is ^(G)to depart and ^(H)be with Christ, for that is far better. ²⁴ But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account. ^25 (I)Convinced of this, ^(J)I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your ^(K)progress and ^(L)joy in the faith, ²⁶ so that in me ^(M)you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again.

²⁷ Only ^(N)let your manner of life be ^(O)worthy^[a] of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you ^(P)that you are standing firm in one spirit, with ^(Q)one mind ^(R)striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,