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World English Bible

Philippians 1 (WEBP)

[1] Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and servants:
[2] Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[3] I thank my God whenever I remember you,
[4] always in every request of mine on behalf of you all, making my requests with joy,
[5] for your partnership in furtherance of the Good News from the first day until now;
[6] being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
[7] It is even right for me to think this way on behalf of all of you, because I have you in my heart, because both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the Good News, you all are partakers with me of grace.
[8] For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.
[9] This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment,
[10] so that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ,
[11] being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
[12] Now I desire to have you know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Good News,
[13] so that it became evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my bonds are in Christ,
[14] and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.
[15] Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.
[16] The former insincerely preach Christ from selfish ambition, thinking that they add affliction to my chains;
[17] but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News.
[18] What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. I rejoice in this, yes, and will rejoice.
[19] For I know that this will turn out to my salvation through your prayers and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
[20] according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life 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 bring fruit from my work; yet I don’t know what I will choose.
[23] But I am hard pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.
[24] Yet to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake.
[25] Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,
[26] that your boasting may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again.
[27] Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;
[28] and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.
[29] Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf,
[30] having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me.

Philippians 1:1a “Christ” means “Anointed One”.
Philippians 1:1b or, superintendents, or bishops
Philippians 1:1c Or, deacons
Philippians 1:5 The word translated “partnership” (κοινωνίᾳ) also means “fellowship” and “sharing”.
Philippians 1:12 The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”
Philippians 1:13 or, praetorian
Philippians 1:26 or, rejoicing

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Philippians 1 (KJVS)

[1] Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are () at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
[2] grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
[3] I thank () my God upon every remembrance of you,
[4] always in every prayer of mine for you all making () request with joy,
[5] for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;
[6] being confident () of this very thing, that he which hath begun () a good work in you will perform () it until the day of Jesus Christ:
[7] even as it is () meet for me to think () this of you all, because I have () you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are () partakers of my grace.
[8] For God is () my record, how greatly I long after () you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
[9] And this I pray, () that your love may abound () yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
[10] that ye may approve () things that are excellent; () that ye may be () sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
[11] being filled () with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
[12] But I would () ye should understand, () brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out () rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;
[13] so that my bonds in Christ are () manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;
[14] and many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident () by my bonds, are much more bold () to speak () the word without fear.
[15] Some indeed preach () Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
[16] the one preach () Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing () to add () affliction to my bonds:
[17] but the other of love, knowing () that I am set () for the defence of the gospel.
[18] What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; () and I therein do rejoice, () yea, and will rejoice. ()
[19] For I know () that this shall turn () to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
[20] according to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, () but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified () in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
[21] For to me to live () is Christ, and to die () is gain.
[22] But if I live () in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose () I wot () not.
[23] For I am in a strait () betwixt two, having () a desire to depart, () and to be () with Christ; which is far better:
[24] nevertheless to abide () in the flesh is more needful for you.
[25] And having this confidence, () I know () that I shall abide () and continue () with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;
[26] that your rejoicing may be more abundant () in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.
[27] Only let your conversation be () as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come () and see () you, or else be absent, () I may hear () of your affairs, that ye stand fast () in one spirit, with one mind striving together () for the faith of the gospel;
[28] and in nothing terrified () by your adversaries: () which is () to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.
[29] For unto you it is given () in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe () on him, but also to suffer () for his sake;
[30] having () the same conflict which ye saw () () in me, and now hear () to be in me.

Philippians 1:3 Or, mention
Philippians 1:6 Or, will finish it
Philippians 1:7a Or, you have me in your heart
Philippians 1:7b Or, partakers with me of grace
Philippians 1:9 Or, sense
Philippians 1:10a Or, try
Philippians 1:10b Or, differ
Philippians 1:13a Or, for Christ
Philippians 1:13b Or, Ceasars Court
Philippians 1:13c Or, to all others

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Philippians 1 (BYZ)

[1] Παῦλος () καὶ () Τιμόθεος, () δοῦλοι () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ, () πᾶσιν () τοῖς () ἁγίοις () ἐν () χριστῷ () Ἰησοῦ () τοῖς () οὖσιν () ἐν () Φιλίπποις, () σὺν () ἐπισκόποις () καὶ () διακόνοις· ()
[2] χάρις () ὑμῖν () καὶ () εἰρήνη () ἀπὸ () θεοῦ () πατρὸς () ἡμῶν () καὶ () κυρίου () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ. ()
[3] Εὐχαριστῶ () τῷ () θεῷ () μου () ἐπὶ () πάσῃ () τῇ () μνείᾳ () ὑμῶν, ()
[4] πάντοτε () ἐν () πάσῃ () δεήσει () μου () ὑπὲρ () πάντων () ὑμῶν () μετὰ () χαρᾶς () τὴν () δέησιν () ποιούμενος, ()
[5] ἐπὶ () τῇ () κοινωνίᾳ () ὑμῶν () εἰς () τὸ () εὐαγγέλιον, () ἀπὸ () πρώτης () ἡμέρας () ἄχρι () τοῦ () νῦν· ()
[6] πεποιθὼς () αὐτὸ () τοῦτο, () ὅτι () ὁ () ἐναρξάμενος () ἐν () ὑμῖν () ἔργον () ἀγαθὸν () ἐπιτελέσει () ἄχρι () ἡμέρας () χριστοῦ () Ἰησοῦ· ()
[7] καθώς () ἐστιν () δίκαιον () ἐμοὶ () τοῦτο () φρονεῖν () ὑπὲρ () πάντων () ὑμῶν, () διὰ () τὸ () ἔχειν () με () ἐν () τῇ () καρδίᾳ () ὑμᾶς, () ἔν () τε () τοῖς () δεσμοῖς () μου () καὶ () ἐν () τῇ () ἀπολογίᾳ () καὶ () βεβαιώσει () τοῦ () εὐαγγελίου, () συγκοινωνούς () μου () τῆς () χάριτος () πάντας () ὑμᾶς () ὄντας. ()
[8] Μάρτυς () γάρ () μού () ἐστιν () ὁ () θεός, () ὡς () ἐπιποθῶ () πάντας () ὑμᾶς () ἐν () σπλάγχνοις () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ. ()
[9] Καὶ () τοῦτο () προσεύχομαι, () ἵνα () ἡ () ἀγάπη () ὑμῶν () ἔτι () μᾶλλον () καὶ () μᾶλλον () περισσεύῃ () ἐν () ἐπιγνώσει () καὶ () πάσῃ () αἰσθήσει, ()
[10] εἰς () τὸ () δοκιμάζειν () ὑμᾶς () τὰ () διαφέροντα, () ἵνα () ἦτε () εἰλικρινεῖς () καὶ () ἀπρόσκοποι () εἰς () ἡμέραν () χριστοῦ, ()
[11] πεπληρωμένοι () καρπῶν () δικαιοσύνης () τῶν () διὰ () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ, () εἰς () δόξαν () καὶ () ἔπαινον () θεοῦ. ()
[12] Γινώσκειν () δὲ () ὑμᾶς () βούλομαι, () ἀδελφοί, () ὅτι () τὰ () κατ’ () ἐμὲ () μᾶλλον () εἰς () προκοπὴν () τοῦ () εὐαγγελίου () ἐλήλυθεν· ()
[13] ὥστε () τοὺς () δεσμούς () μου () φανεροὺς () ἐν () χριστῷ () γενέσθαι () ἐν () ὅλῳ () τῷ () πραιτωρίῳ () καὶ () τοῖς () λοιποῖς () πᾶσιν, ()
[14] καὶ () τοὺς () πλείονας () τῶν () ἀδελφῶν () ἐν () κυρίῳ, () πεποιθότας () τοῖς () δεσμοῖς () μου, () περισσοτέρως () τολμᾷν () ἀφόβως () τὸν () λόγον () λαλεῖν. ()
[15] Τινὲς () μὲν () καὶ () διὰ () φθόνον () καὶ () ἔριν, () τινὲς () δὲ () καὶ () δι’ () εὐδοκίαν () τὸν () χριστὸν () κηρύσσουσιν· ()
[16] οἱ () μὲν () ἐξ () ἐριθείας () τὸν () χριστὸν () καταγγέλλουσιν, () οὐχ () ἁγνῶς, () οἰόμενοι () θλίψιν () ἐπιφέρειν () τοῖς () δεσμοῖς () μου· ()
[17] οἱ () δὲ () ἐξ () ἀγάπης, () εἰδότες () ὅτι () εἰς () ἀπολογίαν () τοῦ () εὐαγγελίου () κεῖμαι. ()
[18] Τί () γάρ; () Πλὴν () παντὶ () τρόπῳ, () εἴτε () προφάσει () εἴτε () ἀληθείᾳ, () χριστὸς () καταγγέλλεται· () καὶ () ἐν () τούτῳ () χαίρω, () ἀλλὰ () καὶ () χαρήσομαι. ()
[19] Οἶδα () γὰρ () ὅτι () τοῦτό () μοι () ἀποβήσεται () εἰς () σωτηρίαν () διὰ () τῆς () ὑμῶν () δεήσεως, () καὶ () ἐπιχορηγίας () τοῦ () πνεύματος () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ, ()
[20] κατὰ () τὴν () ἀποκαραδοκίαν () καὶ () ἐλπίδα () μου, () ὅτι () ἐν () οὐδενὶ () αἰσχυνθήσομαι, () ἀλλ’ () ἐν () πάσῃ () παρρησίᾳ, () ὡς () πάντοτε, () καὶ () νῦν () μεγαλυνθήσεται () χριστὸς () ἐν () τῷ () σώματί () μου, () εἴτε () διὰ () ζωῆς () εἴτε () διὰ () θανάτου. ()
[21] Ἐμοὶ () γὰρ () τὸ () ζῇν, () χριστός· () καὶ () τὸ () ἀποθανεῖν, () κέρδος. ()
[22] Εἰ () δὲ () τὸ () ζῇν () ἐν () σαρκί, () τοῦτό () μοι () καρπὸς () ἔργου· () καὶ () τί () αἱρήσομαι () οὐ () γνωρίζω. ()
[23] Συνέχομαι () δὲ () ἐκ () τῶν () δύο, () τὴν () ἐπιθυμίαν () ἔχων () εἰς () τὸ () ἀναλῦσαι () καὶ () σὺν () χριστῷ () εἶναι, () πολλῷ () μᾶλλον () κρεῖσσον· ()
[24] τὸ () δὲ () ἐπιμένειν () ἐν () τῇ () σαρκὶ () ἀναγκαιότερον () δι’ () ὑμᾶς. ()
[25] Καὶ () τοῦτο () πεποιθὼς () οἶδα () ὅτι () μενῶ, () καὶ () συμπαραμενῶ () πᾶσιν () ὑμῖν () εἰς () τὴν () ὑμῶν () προκοπὴν () καὶ () χαρὰν () τῆς () πίστεως, ()
[26] ἵνα () τὸ () καύχημα () ὑμῶν () περισσεύῃ () ἐν () χριστῷ () Ἰησοῦ () ἐν () ἐμοί, () διὰ () τῆς () ἐμῆς () παρουσίας () πάλιν () πρὸς () ὑμᾶς. ()
[27] Μόνον () ἀξίως () τοῦ () εὐαγγελίου () τοῦ () χριστοῦ () πολιτεύεσθε, () ἵνα () εἴτε () ἐλθὼν () καὶ () ἰδὼν () ὑμᾶς, () εἴτε () ἀπών, () ἀκούσω () τὰ () περὶ () ὑμῶν, () ὅτι () στήκετε () ἐν () ἑνὶ () πνεύματι, () μιᾷ () ψυχῇ () συναθλοῦντες () τῇ () πίστει () τοῦ () εὐαγγελίου, ()
[28] καὶ () μὴ () πτυρόμενοι () ἐν () μηδενὶ () ὑπὸ () τῶν () ἀντικειμένων· () ἥτις () αὐτοῖς () μέν () ἐστιν () ἔνδειξις () ἀπωλείας, () ὑμῖν () δὲ () σωτηρίας, () καὶ () τοῦτο () ἀπὸ () θεοῦ· ()
[29] ὅτι () ὑμῖν () ἐχαρίσθη () τὸ () ὑπὲρ () χριστοῦ, () οὐ () μόνον () τὸ () εἰς () αὐτὸν () πιστεύειν, () ἀλλὰ () καὶ () τὸ () ὑπὲρ () αὐτοῦ () πάσχειν· ()
[30] τὸν () αὐτὸν () ἀγῶνα () ἔχοντες () οἷον () εἴδετε () ἐν () ἐμοί, () καὶ () νῦν () ἀκούετε () ἐν () ἐμοί. ()

Philippians 1:1 Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ ¦ CT χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ
Philippians 1:5 πρώτης ¦ CT τῆς πρώτης
Philippians 1:6 χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ ¦ PCK PT TR WH Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ
Philippians 1:7a ἐν ¦ TR om.
Philippians 1:7b συγκοινωνούς ¦ TH WH συνκοινωνούς
Philippians 1:8a ἐστιν ¦ CT om.
Philippians 1:8b Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ ¦ CT χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ
Philippians 1:11 καρπῶν δικαιοσύνης τῶν ¦ CT καρπὸν δικαιοσύνης τὸν
Philippians 1:12 Γινώσκειν ¦ TH Γεινώσκειν
Philippians 1:14 λόγον ¦ WH λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ
Philippians 1:16 οἱ μὲν ἐξ ἐριθείας … θλίψιν ἐπιφέρειν τοῖς δεσμοῖς μου [17] οἱ δὲ ἐξ ἀγάπης … κεῖμαι ¦ CT οἱ μὲν ἐξ ἀγάπης … κεῖμαι [17] οἱ δὲ ἐξ ἐριθείας (WH ἐριθίας) … θλίψιν ἐγείρειν τοῖς δεσμοῖς μου
Philippians 1:18 Πλὴν ¦ CT Πλὴν ὅτι
Philippians 1:20 ἀποκαραδοκίαν ¦ PCK Καραδοκίαν
Philippians 1:23a δὲ ¦ TR γὰρ
Philippians 1:23b πολλῷ ¦ SBL TH WH πολλῷ γὰρ ¦ NA PT πολλῷ [γὰρ]
Philippians 1:24 ἐν ¦ [NA] ¦ TH WH om.
Philippians 1:25 συμπαραμενῶ ¦ CT παραμενῶ
Philippians 1:26 Ἰησοῦ ¦ [PT]
Philippians 1:27 ἀκούσω ¦ NA SBL WH ἀκούω
Philippians 1:28a αὐτοῖς μέν ἐστιν ¦ CT ἐστὶν αὐτοῖς
Philippians 1:28b ὑμῖν ¦ CT ὑμῶν
Philippians 1:30 εἴδετε ¦ ST ἴδετε

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.