Philippians 1:1-30 KJ21

[1] Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who 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 my every prayer 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 who hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the Day of Jesus Christ. [7] 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 defense and confirmation of the Gospel, ye are all partakers of my grace. [8] For God is my record how greatly I long for you all in the compassion 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, and that ye may be sincere and without offense until 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 have happened unto me have turned out 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 bolder to speak the Word without fear. [15] Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will. [16] The one preaches Christ out of contention and not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds; [17] but the other out of love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the Gospel. [18] What then? Notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. [19] For I know that this shall turn out to my salvation through your prayer and the support of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, [20] according to my earnest expectation and my hope that in nothing shall I 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 labor; yet what I shall choose, I know not. [23] For I am in a strait between the 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 in faith, [26] that your rejoicing for me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ by my coming to you again. [27] Only let your manner of living be as becometh the Gospel of Christ, that whether I come and see you or else am 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 terrified in nothing by your adversaries, which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God. [29] For unto you it is given on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in 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.