Philippians 1:3-22

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Thanksgiving and Prayer

³ I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you,^{[a] 4} always praying with joy for all of you in my every prayer, ⁵ because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day^(A) until now.^{(B) 6} I am sure of this, that He who started a good work^(C) in you^[b] will carry it on to completion^(D) until the day of Christ Jesus. ⁷ It is right^(E) for me to think this way about all of you, because I have you in my heart,^[c] and you are all partners with me in grace, both in my imprisonment^(F) and in the defense^(G) and establishment of the gospel. ⁸ For God is my witness,^(H) how deeply I miss all of you^(I) with the affection of Christ Jesus. ⁹ And I pray this: that your love^(J) will keep on growing^(K) in knowledge and every kind of discernment,^{(L) 10} so that you can approve the things that are superior^(M) and can be pure^(N) and blameless^(O) in^[d] the day of Christ,^{(P) 11} filled with the fruit^(Q) of righteousness^(R) that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory^(S) and praise of God.

Advance of the Gospel

¹² Now I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has actually resulted in the advance of the gospel,^{(T) 13} so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard,^[e] and to everyone else, that my imprisonment is in the cause of Christ. ¹⁴ Most of the brothers in the Lord have gained confidence from my imprisonment and dare even more to speak the message^[f](U) fearlessly. ¹⁵ To be sure, some preach Christ out of envy and strife,^(V) but others out of good will.^{[g] 16} These do so out of love,^(W) knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel; ¹⁷ the others proclaim Christ out of rivalry,^(X) not sincerely, seeking to cause me anxiety in my imprisonment.^{[h] 18} What does it matter? Just that in every way, whether out of false motives^(Y) or true, Christ is proclaimed. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice ¹⁹ because I know this will lead to my deliverance^[i](Z) through your prayers and help from the Spirit^(AA) of Jesus Christ.^{(AB) 20} My eager expectation and hope^(AC) is that I will not be ashamed about anything, but that now as always, with all boldness, Christ will be highly honored in my body, whether by life^(AD) or by death.^(AE)

Living Is Christ

²¹ For me, living is Christ^(AF) and dying is gain.^{(AG) 22} Now if I live on in the flesh, this means fruitful^(AH) work^(AI) for me; and I don’t know which one I should choose.