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
Filippenserne 1
Det Norsk Bibelselskap 1930
1 Paulus og Timoteus, Kristi Jesu tjenere - til alle de hellige i Kristus Jesus som er i Filippi, tillikemed tilsynsmenn og menighetstjenere:
2 Nåde være med eder og fred fra Gud vår Fader og den Herre Jesus Kristus!
3 Jeg takker min Gud så ofte jeg kommer eder i hu,
4 idet jeg alltid når jeg beder, gjør min bønn for eder alle med glede,
5 på grunn av eders samfund med mig i arbeidet for evangeliet fra den første dag inntil nu.
6 Og jeg er fullt viss på dette at han som begynte en god gjerning i eder, vil fullføre den inntil Jesu Kristi dag,
7 likesom det jo er rimelig for mig å tenke således om eder alle, eftersom jeg bærer eder i mitt hjerte, både i mine lenker og når jeg forsvarer og stadfester evangeliet, siden I alle har del med mig i nåden.
8 For Gud er mitt vidne hvorledes jeg lenges efter eder alle med Kristi Jesu hjertelag.
9 Og dette beder jeg om at eders kjærlighet ennu må bli alt rikere og rikere på kunnskap og all skjønnsomhet,
10 forat I må kunne dømme om de forskjellige ting, så I kan være rene og uten anstøt til Kristi dag,
11 fylt med rettferdighets frukt, som virkes ved Jesus Kristus, Gud til ære og lov.
12 Jeg vil at I skal vite, brødre, at det jeg har oplevd, heller har tjent til evangeliets fremme,
13 så at det er blitt vitterlig for hele livvakten og for alle de andre at det er for Kristi skyld jeg er i lenker,
14 og så at de fleste av brødrene i Herren har fattet tiltro til mine lenker og derved enn mere har fått mot til å tale ordet uten frykt.
15 Vel forkynner også somme Kristus av avind og for kivs skyld, men andre dog også av velvilje;
16 disse forkynner Kristus av kjærlighet, idet de vet at jeg er satt til å forsvare evangeliet,
17 men hine gjør det av trettesyke, ikke med ren hu, idet de mener å legge trengsel til mine lenker.
18 Hvad da? Kristus forkynnes dog på enhver måte, enten det skjer for syns skyld eller i sannhet, og det gleder jeg mig over; ja, jeg vil og fremdeles glede mig;
19 for jeg vet at dette skal bli mig til frelse ved eders bønn og Jesu Kristi Ånds hjelp,
20 efter min inderlige lengsel og mitt håp om at jeg ikke skal bli til skamme i nogen ting, men at Kristus, som alltid, så og nu, med all frimodighet skal bli forherliget ved mitt legeme, enten det blir ved liv eller ved død.
21 For mig er livet Kristus og døden en vinning;
22 men dersom det å leve i kjødet gir mig frukt av min gjerning, så vet jeg ikke hvad jeg skal velge,
23 men står rådvill mellem de to ting, idet jeg har lyst til å fare herfra og være med Kristus for dette er meget, meget bedre;
24 men å bli i kjødet er nødvendigere for eders skyld.
25 Og da jeg er fullt viss på dette, vet jeg at jeg skal bli i live og være hos eder alle til eders fremgang og glede i troen,
26 forat eders ros kan bli rik i Kristus Jesus ved mig, når jeg kommer til eder igjen.
27 Bare før eders liv således som verdig er for Kristi evangelium, forat jeg, enten jeg kommer og ser eder, eller jeg er fraværende, må få høre om eder at I står fast i én Ånd, så I med én sjel kjemper sammen for troen på evangeliet
28 og ikke i nogen ting lar eder skremme av motstanderne; det er for dem et varsel om undergang, men om eders frelse, og det fra Gud.
29 For eder blev det unt, for Kristi skyld - ikke bare å tro på ham, men og å lide for hans skyld,
30 idet I har den samme strid som I så på mig og nu hører om mig.
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