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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Philippians 1 ESV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/philippians/1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/philippians/1-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ESV</a> > Philippians 1</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../ephesians/6.htm" title="Ephesians 6">◄</a> Philippians 1 <a href="../philippians/2.htm" title="Philippians 2">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">English Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/esv/nas/philippians/1.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div></a><div class="chap"><p class="heading">Greeting</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Paul and Timothy, servants<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface">a</a></sup></span> of Christ Jesus,</p><p class="regular">To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or bishops; Greek episkopoi">b</a></sup></span> and deacons:<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or servants, or ministers; Greek diakonoi">c</a></sup></span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.</p> <p class="heading">Thanksgiving and Prayer</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace,<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or you all have fellowship with me in grace">d</a></sup></span> both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.</p> <p class="heading">The Advance of the Gospel</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>I want you to know, brothers,<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="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">e</a></sup></span> that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Greek in the whole praetorium">f</a></sup></span> and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Some manuscripts add of God">g</a></sup></span> without fear.</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice.</p><p class="heading">To Live Is Christ</p><p class="regular"> Yes, and I will rejoice, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again.</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Only let your manner of life be worthy<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Greek Only behave as citizens worthy">h</a></sup></span> of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/philippians/1-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> For the contextual rendering of the Greek word <i language="Greek">doulos</i>, see <a href="../">>Preface</a><br /><span class="footnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Or <i>bishops</i>; Greek <i>episkopoi</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">c</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Or <i>servants</i>, or <i>ministers</i>; Greek <i>diakonoi</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">d</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Or <i><span class="catch-word">you</span> all have fellowship with me in grace</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">e</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Or <i><span class="catch-word">brothers</span> and sisters</i>. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word <i language="Greek">adelphoi</i> (translated "brothers") may refer either to <i>brothers</i> or to <i>brothers and sisters</i>; also verse 14<br /><span class="footnotesbot">f</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Greek <i>in the whole praetorium</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">g</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Some manuscripts add <i>of God</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">h</span> <span class="fnverse">27</span> Greek <i><span class="catch-word">Only</span> behave as citizens worthy</i><br /></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">ESV Text Edition® (2016).<br /><br />The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by <a href="http://www.crossway.org/home/esv/">Crossway Bibles</a>, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. 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