Philippians 1

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all the holy ones in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the overseers and ministers:	1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.
2 grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.	2 Grace and peace to you, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 I give thanks to my God at every remembrance of you,	3 I give thanks to my God, with every remembrance of you,
4 praying always with joy in my every prayer for all of you,	4 always, in all my prayers, making supplication for all of you with joy,
5 because of your partnership for the gospel from the first day until now.	5 because of your communion in the Gospel of Christ, from the first day even until now.
6 I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.	6 I am confident of this very thing: that he who has begun this good work in you will perfect it, unto the day of Christ Jesus.
7 It is right that I should think this way about all of you, because I hold you in my heart, you who are all partners with me in grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.	7 So then, it is right for me to feel this way about all of you, because I hold you in my heart, and because, in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the Gospel, you all are partakers of my joy.
8 For God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.	8 For God is my witness how, within the heart of Jesus Christ, I long for all of you.
9 And this is my prayer: that your love may increase ever more and more in knowledge and every kind of perception,	9 And this I pray: that your charity may abound more and more, with knowledge and with all understanding,
10 to discern what is of value, so that you may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,	10 so that you may be confirmed in what is better, in order that you may be sincere and without offense on the day of Christ:
11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.	11 filled with the fruit of justice, through Jesus Christ, in the glory and praise of God.
12 I want you to know, brothers, that my situation has turned out rather to advance the gospel,	12 Now, brothers, I want you to know that the things concerning me happened for the advancement of the Gospel,
13 so that my imprisonment has become well known in Christ throughout the whole praetorium and to all the rest,	13 in such a way that my chains have become manifest in Christ in every place of judgment and in all other such places.
14 and so that the majority of the brothers, having taken encouragement in the Lord from my imprisonment, dare more than ever to proclaim the word fearlessly.	14 And many from among the brothers in the Lord, becoming confident through my chains, are now much bolder in speaking the Word of God without fear.
15 Of course, some preach Christ from envy and rivalry, others from good will.	15 Certainly, some do so even because of envy and contention; and others, too, do so because of a good will to preach Christ.
16 The latter act out of love, aware that I am here for the defense of the gospel;	16 Some act out of charity, knowing that I have been appointed for the defense of the Gospel.
17 the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not from pure motives, thinking that they will cause me trouble in my imprisonment.	17 But others, out of contention, announce Christ insincerely, claiming that their difficulties lift them up to my chains.
18 What difference does it make, as long as in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being proclaimed? And in that I rejoice. Indeed I shall continue to rejoice,	18 But what does it matter? As long as, by every means, whether under pretext or in truthfulness, Christ is announced. And about this, I rejoice, and moreover, I will continue to rejoice.
19 for I know that this will result in deliverance for me through your prayers and support from the Spirit of Jesus Christ.	19 For I know that this will bring me to salvation, through your prayers and under the ministration of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
20 My eager expectation and hope is that I shall not be put to shame in any way, but that with all boldness, now as always, Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.	20 by means of my own expectation and hope. For in nothing shall I be confounded. Instead, with all confidence, now just as always, Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.
21 For to me life is Christ, and death is gain.	21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
22 If I go on living in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. And I do not know which I shall choose.	22 And while I live in the flesh, for me, there is the fruit of works. But I do not know which I would choose.
23 I am caught between the two. I long to depart this life and be with Christ, (for) that is far better.	23 For I am constrained between the two: having a desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ, which is the far better thing,
24 Yet that I remain (in) the flesh is more necessary for your benefit.	24 but then to remain in the flesh is necessary for your sake.
25 And this I know with confidence, that I shall remain and continue in the service of all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,	25 And having this confidence, I know that I shall remain and that I shall continue to remain with all of you, for your advancement and for your joy in the faith,
26 so that your boasting in Christ Jesus may abound on account of me when I come to you again.	26 so that your rejoicing may abound in Christ Jesus for me, through my return to you again.
27 Only, conduct yourselves in a way worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear news of you, that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind struggling together for the faith of the gospel,	27 Only let your behavior be worthy of the Gospel of Christ, so that, whether I return and see you, or whether, being absent, I hear about you, still you may stand firm with one spirit, with one mind, laboring together for the faith of the Gospel.
28 not intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is proof to them of destruction, but of your salvation. And this is God's doing.	28 And in nothing be terrified by the adversaries. For what is to them is an occasion of perdition, is to you an occasion of salvation, and this is from God.
29 For to you has been granted, for the sake of Christ, not only to believe in him but also to suffer for him.	29 For this has been given to you on behalf of Christ, not only so that you may believe in him, but even so that you may suffer with him,
30 Yours is the same struggle as you saw in me and now hear about me.	30 engaging in the same struggle, of a kind which you also have seen in me, and which you now have heard from me.