Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

1 Paul^[a] and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus being in Philippi, together-with the overseers^[b] and deacons^[c]: ² Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

I Thank God For Your Partnership With Me In The Gospel

³ I am giving-thanks to my God upon every remembrance of you, ⁴ always in my every petition for you all making the petition with joy ⁵ on-the-basis-of your partnership^[d] for the good-news from the first day until the present, ⁶ being confident-of this very thing: that the One having begun a good work in you will perfect^[e] it until the day of Christ— ⁷ just as it is right for me to think this about you all because of my having you^[f] in my heart, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation^[g] of the good-news, you all being my co-partners^[h] of grace. ⁸ For God is my witness how I am yearning-for you all with the deep-feelings^[i] of Christ Jesus.

May Your Love Abound Still More In Knowledge Leading To Holiness

⁹ And I am praying this: that your love may be abounding still more and more in knowledge and all perception^{[j] 10} so that you may be approving the things mattering^[k], in-order-that^[l] you might be pure and blameless^[m] for^[n] the day of Christ, ¹¹ having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.