腓立比书 1

问安

1 基督耶稣的仆人保罗和提摩太，写信给所有住在腓立比，在基督耶稣里的圣徒、监督和执事。2 愿恩惠平安从我们的父 神和主耶稣基督临到你们。
为信徒祈祷3 我每逢想到你们，就感谢我的 神；4 每次为你们大家祈求的时候，总是欢欢喜喜地祈求。5 为了你们从头一天直到现在都在福音的事工上有分，我就感谢我的 神。6 我深信那在你们中间开始了美好工作的，到了基督耶稣的日子，必成全这工作。7 为你们众人我有这样的思想是很恰当的，因为你们常常在我的心里，无论我是在捆锁之中，或是在辩护和证实福音的时候，你们都和我一同分享 神的恩典。8 我是怎样以基督耶稣的心肠，切切地想念你们众人，这是 神可以为我作证的。9 我所祷告的，是要你们的爱心，在充足的知识和各样的见识上，多而又多，10 使你们可以辨别是非，成为真诚无可指摘的人，直到基督的日子，11 靠着耶稣基督结满了公义的果子，使 神得着荣耀和讚美。
活着就是基督12 弟兄们，我愿意你们知道，我所遭遇的反而使福音更加兴旺了，13 以致整个宫里的卫队和其余一切的人，都知道我是为了基督才受捆锁的；14 而且大多数主内的弟兄，因我所受的捆锁，就笃信不疑，毫无畏惧，更勇敢地传讲 神的道。15 有些人传扬基督是出于嫉妒和纷争，但也有些人是出于好意。16 这些人是出于爱心，知道我是派来为福音辩护的。17 那些人传讲基督却是出于自私，动机并不纯正，只想加重我在捆锁中的烦恼。18 那有甚么关系呢？真心也好，假意也好，无论怎么样，基督总被传开了，为此我就欢喜；并且我还要欢喜，19 因为我知道，藉着你们的祈求和耶稣基督的灵的帮助，我一定会得到释放。20 我所热切期待和盼望的，就是在凡事上我都不会羞愧，只要满有胆量，不论生死，总要让基督在我身上照常被尊为大。21 因为我活着就是基督，我死了就有益处。22 但如果我仍在世上活着，能够使我的工作有成果，我就不知道应该怎样选择了！23 我处于两难之间，情愿离世与基督同在，因为那是好得无比的。24 可是为了你们，我更需要活在世上。25 我既然这样深信，就知道还要活下去，并且要继续和你们大家在一起，使你们在信心上有长进，有喜乐，26 以致你们因为我要再到你们那里去，就在基督耶稣里更加以我为荣。27 不过，你们行事为人应当和基督的福音相配。这样，无论我来见你们或是不在你们中间，都可以听到你们的情况，就是你们有同一的心志，站立得稳，为了福音的信仰齐心努力，28 甚么事都不怕有反对你们的人，这就证明他们要灭亡，你们要得救，这都是出于 神。29 因为 神为了基督的缘故赐恩给你们，使你们不单是信基督，也是要为他受苦；30 你们面对的争战，和你们在我身上所见过，现在又听到的是一样的。

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