Chapter 1

Having signified that he useth to thank God for their virtue, ℣.9 and also to pray for their increase: ℣.12 he certifieth them (for their confirmation & comfort) what good was come through his trouble at Rome, ℣.24 & that he doubteth not (though he rather desire martyrdom) but to come again unto them, ℣.27 exhorting them to live as they ought to do, ℣.28 and namely not to shrink for persecution.

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   Paul and Timothee the servants of Jesus Christ; to all the saints in Christ Jesus that are at Philippi, with the Bishops and Deacons.

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   Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

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   I give thanks to my God in all memory of you

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   (always in all my prayers for all you, with joy making petition)

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   for your communicating in the Gospel of Christ from the first day until now.

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   trusting this same thing, that he which hath begun in you a good work, will perfit it unto the day of Christ Jesus.

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   As it is reason for me, this to think for all you, for that I have you in heart, & in my bands, and in the defense, and the confirmation of the Gospel, all you to be partakers of my joy.

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   For God is my witness, how I covet you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

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   And this I pray, that your charity may more and more abound in knowledge and in all understanding:

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    that you may approve the better things, that you may be sincere and without offence unto the day of Christ,

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    replenished with the fruit of justice by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

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    And I will have you know, brethren, that the things about me are come to the more furtherance of the Gospel:

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    so that my bands were made manifest in Christ in all the court, and in all the rest,

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    that many of our brethren in our Lord, having confidence in my bands, were bold more aboundantly without fear to speak the word of God.

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    Some indeed even for envy and contention: but some also for good will preach Christ.

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    Some of charity: knowing that I am set unto the defence of the Gospel.

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    And some of contention preach Christ not sincerely: supposing that they raise affliction to my bands.

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    But what? So that by all means, whether by occasion, or by truth, Christ be preached: in this also I rejoice, yea & will rejoice.

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    For I know that this shall fall out to me unto salvation by your prayer and the subministration of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

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    according to my expectation & hope; because in nothing shall I be confounded, but in all confidence as always, now also shall Christ be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.

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    For unto me, to live is Christ: and to die is gain.

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    And if to live in the flesh, this unto me be the fruit of the work, and what I shall choose I know not.

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    And I am straitened of the two: having desire to be dissolved & to be with Christ, a thing much more better.

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    But to abide in the flesh, necessary for you.

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    And trusting this, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all, unto your furtherance and joy of the faith:

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    that your gratulation may abound in Christ Jesus in me, by my coming again to you.

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    Only converse ye worthy of the Gospel of Christ: that whether when I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of you that you stand in one Spirit, of one mind labouring together to the faith of the Gospel.

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    And in nothing be ye terrified of the adversaries, which to them is cause of perdition: but to you of salvation, & this of God:

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    for to you it is given for Christ, not only that you believe in him, but also that you suffer for him,

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    having the same combat like as you have seen in me, and now have heard of me.