腓立比書 1

問安

1 基督耶穌的僕人保羅和提摩太，寫信給所有住在腓立比，在基督耶穌裡的聖徒、監督和執事。

2 願恩惠平安從我們的父　神和主耶穌基督臨到你們。
為信徒祈禱
3 我每逢想到你們，就感謝我的　神；4 每次為你們大家祈求的時候，總是歡歡喜喜地祈求。5 為了你們從頭一天直到現在都在福音的事工上有分，我就感謝我的　神。6 我深信那在你們中間開始了美好工作的，到了基督耶穌的日子，必成全這工作。7 為你們眾人我有這樣的思想是很恰當的，因為你們常常在我的心裡，無論我是在捆鎖之中，或是在辯護和證實福音的時候，你們都和我一同分享　神的恩典。8 我是怎樣以基督耶穌的心腸，切切地想念你們眾人，這是　神可以為我作證的。9 我所禱告的，是要你們的愛心，在充足的知識和各樣的見識上，多而又多，10 使你們可以辨別是非，成為真誠無可指摘的人，直到基督的日子，

11 靠著耶穌基督結滿了公義的果子，使　神得著榮耀和讚美。
活著就是基督
12 弟兄們，我願意你們知道，我所遭遇的反而使福音更加興旺了，13 以致整個宮裡的衛隊和其餘一切的人，都知道我是為了基督才受捆鎖的；

14 而且大多數主內的弟兄，因我所受的捆鎖，就篤信不疑，毫無畏懼，更勇敢地傳講　神的道。
15 有些人傳揚基督是出於嫉妒和紛爭，但也有些人是出於好意。16 這些人是出於愛心，知道我是派來為福音辯護的。17 那些人傳講基督卻是出於自私，動機並不純正，只想加重我在捆鎖中的煩惱。18 那有甚麼關係呢？真心也好，假意也好，無論怎麼樣，基督總被傳開了，為此我就歡喜；並且我還要歡喜，19 因為我知道，藉著你們的祈求和耶穌基督的靈的幫助，我一定會得到釋放。20 我所熱切期待和盼望的，就是在凡事上我都不會羞愧，只要滿有膽量，不論生死，總要讓基督在我身上照常被尊為大。21 因為我活著就是基督，我死了就有益處。22 但如果我仍在世上活著，能夠使我的工作有成果，我就不知道應該怎樣選擇了！23 我處於兩難之間，情願離世與基督同在，因為那是好得無比的。24 可是為了你們，我更需要活在世上。25 我既然這樣深信，就知道還要活下去，並且要繼續和你們大家在一起，使你們在信心上有長進，有喜樂，

26 以致你們因為我要再到你們那裡去，就在基督耶穌裡更加以我為榮。
27 不過，你們行事為人應當和基督的福音相配。這樣，無論我來見你們或是不在你們中間，都可以聽到你們的情況，就是你們有同一的心志，站立得穩，為了福音的信仰齊心努力，28 甚麼事都不怕有反對你們的人，這就證明他們要滅亡，你們要得救，這都是出於　神。29 因為　神為了基督的緣故賜恩給你們，使你們不單是信基督，也是要為他受苦；

30 你們面對的爭戰，和你們在我身上所見過，現在又聽到的是一樣的。

Philippians 1

Salutation

1 From Pault and Timothy, slavests of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi,s with the overseerss and deacons.

2 Grace and peace to yout from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Prayer for the Church

3 I thank my God every time I remember you.t4 I always pray with joy in my every prayer for all of you5 because of your participations in the gospel from the first day until now.t6 For I am sure of this very thing,t that the onet who began a good work int you will perfect itt until the day of Christ Jesus.7 Fort it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart,t since both in my imprisonmentt and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God’s gracet together with me.8 For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.9 And I pray this, that your love may abound even more and more in knowledge and every kind of insight10 so that you can decide what is best, and thus be sincere and blameless for the day of Christ,

11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.

Ministry as a Prisoner

12 I want you to know, brothers and sisters,t that my situation has actually turned out to advance the gospel:t13 Thet whole imperial guards and everyone else knowst that I am in prisont for the sake of Christ,

14 and most of the brothers and sisters,t having confidence in the Lordt because of my imprisonment, now more than evert dare to speak the words fearlessly.
15 Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from goodwill.16 The latter do so from love because they know that I am placed here for the defense of the gospel.17 The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, because they think they can cause trouble for me in my imprisonment.t

18 What is the result? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being proclaimed, and in this I rejoice.
Yes,t and I will continue to rejoice,19 for I know that this will turn out for my deliverancets through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.20 My confident hopet is that I will in no way be ashamedt but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die.t21 For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.22 Now if I am to go on living in the body,t this will mean productive workt for me, yet I don’t know which I prefer:ts23 I feel torn between the two,t because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,24 but it is more vital for your sake that I remaint in the body.t25 And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progresst and joy in the faith,s

26 so that what you can be proud of may increaset because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you.t
27 Only conduct yourselvests in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ so that – whether I come and see you or whether I remain absent – I should hear thatt you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, by contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,t28 and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This ists a sign of theirts destruction, but of your salvation – a sign whicht is from God.29 For it has been granted to yout not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him,

30 since you are encounteringt the same conflict that you saw me face and now hear that I am facing.t