Philippians

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus being in Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you⁺,

always in my every supplication for all of you⁺, making the supplication with joy,

for your⁺ partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,

being persuaded of this very thing, that the One having begun a good work in you⁺ will complete [it] until the day of Christ Jesus.

Accordingly, it is right for me to think this about all of you⁺, because of me having you⁺ in the heart. Both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you⁺ all are fellow partakers of grace with me.

And this I pray, that your⁺ love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment,

being filled with the fruit of righteousness that [is] through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

Indeed, some, even through envy and strife, but some also through goodwill, preach Christ—

the ones indeed out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel;

but the [others] proclaim Christ out of self-interest, not purely, supposing to add tribulation to my chains.

For to me, to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain.

But if [I am] to live in flesh, this for me [is] the fruit of work; and what will I choose? I do not know.

But I am pressed by the two, having the desire to depart and to be with Christ, for [it is] very much better,

but to remain in the flesh [is] more necessary on account of you⁺.

Only conduct yourselves worthily of the gospel of Christ, so that, whether having come and having seen you⁺, or being absent, I might hear the things concerning you⁺, that you⁺ stand firm in one spirit, contending together with one mind for the faith of the gospel,

For it was granted to you⁺ on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer on behalf of Him,

nothing according to self-interest or according to vain conceit, but in humility esteeming one another surpassing yourselves,

each looking at not the things of yourselves, but each also the things of others.

Let this mind be in you⁺ that [was] also in Christ Jesus:

Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider to be equal with God something to be grasped,

but emptied Himself, having taken the form of a servant, having been made in the likeness of men.

And having been found in appearance as a man He humbled Himself, having become obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Therefore God also highly exalted Him and granted to Him the name above every name,

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in the heavens and on earth and under the earth,

and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Therefore, my beloved, just as always you⁺ obeyed, not only as in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

For God is the One working in you⁺ both to will and to work on behalf of [His] good pleasure.

For those all seek the things of themselves, not the things of Jesus Christ.

For we are the circumcision, those worshiping in the Spirit of God and boasting in Christ Jesus, and not having put confidence in the flesh—

though I have confidence even in the flesh. If any other thinks to have confidence in the flesh, I more:

circumcision [on] the eighth day; of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; according to the law, a Pharisee;

according to zeal, persecuting the church; according to righteousness that [is] in the law, having become blameless.

But whatever things were gain to me, these I have deemed loss because of Christ.

But indeed, therefore, I also deem all things to be loss because of the surpassing knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom I have lost all things and deem [them] rubbish, that I may gain Christ

and may be found in Him, not having my own righteousness that [is] of the law, but that which [is] through faith from Christ, the righteousness of God upon faith,

to know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,

if somehow I may attain to the resurrection out from the dead.

Not that I already obtained [it] or already have been perfected, but I pursue, if also I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

Brothers, I do not reckon myself to have taken hold [of it]. But one thing: Indeed, forgetting the things behind and stretching forward to the things ahead,

I pursue toward the goal for the prize of the upward calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Therefore as many as [are] mature, we should be of this mind. And if you⁺ are minded [in] anything differently, even this God will reveal to you⁺.

However, to that which we have attained, walk by the same.

Be imitators together of me, brothers, and look at those walking thus, as you⁺ have a pattern in us.

whose end [is] destruction, whose god [is] the belly and [their] glory [is] in their shame, those minding earthly things.

For our citizenship is in the heavens, from where also we eagerly await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

who will transform our body of humiliation [to be] conformed to the body of His glory, according to the working of His powering, even to subject all things to Himself.

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!

Be anxious about nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your⁺ requests be made known to God.

And the peace of God, that is surpassing all understanding, will guard your⁺ hearts and your⁺ minds in Christ Jesus.

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever [is] honorable, whatever [is] right, whatever [is] pure, whatever [is] lovely, whatever [is] well spoken of—if any excellence and if any praise—think on these things.

Not that I speak according to deficiency, for I have learned to be content in that which I am.

I have strength [for] all things in the One empowering me.

And my God will fill all your⁺ need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.