CHAPTER I. PAUL AUL and Timothy, servants of 'Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons : 2 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, 4 Always in every prayer of mine making my prayer for you all with joy, 5 For your fellowship in regard to the gospel from the first day until now; 6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which began a good work in you will perfect it up to the day of Jesus Christ: 7 Even as it is just for me to be thus minded for you all, because you have me in your heart, both in my bonds, and in my defence and confirma 1 So the oldest MSS. tion of the gospel, being partakers of my grace. 8 For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the tender heart of 'Christ Jesus. 9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all perception; the things that are more exIO So that ye may discern cellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence unto the day of Christ; II Being filled with the fruit of righteousness, which is through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. 12 But I would have you know, brethren, that the things concerning me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel; 13 So that my bonds became manifest in Christ in all the palace, and to all others; 14 And that most of the brethren in the Lord, waxing 2 So all the oldest MSS. confident by my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word without fear. 15 Some indeed are preaching Christ even for envy and strife; and some also for good will: 24 Yet to abide in my flesh is more necessary for your sake. 25 And being confident of this, I know that I shall abide and shall continue with you all for your furtherance and joy in your faith; 16 'These indeed out of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel : 17 But the others out of self-sence with you again. seeking proclaim Christ, not sincerely, thinking to raise up tribulation to my bonds. 26 That in me your matter of boasting may abound in Christ Jesus, through my pre 18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and therein I do rejoice, yea, and I shall rejoice; 19 For I know that this shall fall out to me unto salvation through your prayer, and supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20 According to my expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 But if to live in the flesh, [if] this be to me fruit of my labour, then what I shall choose I know not. 23 But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having my desire for departing, and being with Christ; for it is very far better: 1 So these two verses are arranged and read in all the most ancient authorities. 2 So all the oldest MSS. 27 Only conduct yourselves worthily of the gospel of Christ that whether I come and see you, or be absent, I may hear of your state, that ye are standing fast in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith of the gospel; 28 And not being terrified in any thing by your adversaries : the which is to them an evi dence of perdition, but of your salvation, and that from God. 29 Because unto you it hath been given, in the behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer in his behalf. 30 Having the same conflict as ye saw in me, and now hear of in me. IF CHAPTER II. F then there be any exhortation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any communion of the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassions, 2 Make ye my joy full, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, with united souls being of one mind, 4 So the oldest MSS.: some very ancient ones reading to us of salvation. 3 In nothing following selfseeking nor vainglory; but through your lowliness of mind esteeming each other better than yourselves. 4 Not looking each of you on his own things, but each of you on the things of others also. 5 Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in the form of God, deemed not his equality with God a thing to grasp at, 7 But emptied himself, taking upon him the form of a servant, being made in the like ness of men : 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, and that the death of the cross. 9 Wherefore God also exalted him exceedingly, and bestowed on him the name which is above every name : IO That in the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of things in heaven and on earth and under the earth; II And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 12 So then, my beloved, even as ye were always obedient, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, carry out with fear and trembling your own salvation. 13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to work for his good pleasure. 1 So all the oldest MSS. 14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings : 15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, children of God, without reproach, amidst a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; 16 Holding forth the word of life, for a boast to me against the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain. 17 Yea, if I am even being poured out upon the sacrifice and ministration of your faith, I joy, and congratulate you all. 18 And in like manner do ye also joy, and congratulate me. 19 But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy shortly unto you, that I also may be of good courage, when I know your state. 20 For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally be careful about your state. 21 For they all seek their own things, not the things of Christ Jesus. 22 But ye know the proof of him, that, as a child [serveth] a father, he hath served with me unto the gospel. 23 Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I see how it will go with me. 24 But I trust in the Lord that I myself also shall come shortly. 25 Yet I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and fellowlabourer, and fellow-soldier, but your apostle, and minister to my need: 26 Since he was longing after you all, and was full of heavi- | Hebrew, of Hebrews; ness, because ye had heard that he was sick. 27 For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: yet God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 I sent him therefore the more anxiously, that, when ye see him, ye may rejoice again, and that I may be the less sorrowful. 29 Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such men in honour 30 Because for the work [of Christ] he came nigh unto death, hazarding his life that he might supply what was lacking on your part in your ministration toward me. FI CHAPTER III. INALLY, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not irksome, but for you it is safe. 2 Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the concision. 3 For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God, and glory in Christ Jesus, and trust not in the flesh. 4 Though I myself have confidence also in the flesh. If any other man thinketh to trust in the flesh, I still more: 5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an 1 Omitted by one of the oldest MSS. and variously read by others. as touching the law, a Pharisee; 6 As touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, having lived blameless. 7 Howbeit, what things were gain to me, those for Christ's sake have I counted loss. 8 Nay more, and I still count [them] all but loss for the sake of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord : for whose sake I suffered the loss of all things, and_count them but dung, that I may gain Christ, 9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is from God upon my faith: 10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to the likeness of his death; II If by any means I may attain unto the resurrection 2from the dead. 12 Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect : but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by 3Christ. 13 Brethren, I count not myself to have laid hold: but one thing [I do], forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forth unto the things which are before, 2 So all the oldest authorities. 14 I press toward the mark | beseech Syntyche, to be of for the prize of the heavenly the same mind in the Lord. calling of God in Christ Jesus. 3 Yea, I entreat thee also, 15 Let us then, as many as true yokefellow, help them, be perfect, be thus minded: inasmuch as they laboured and if in any thing ye be other- with me in the gospel, with wise minded, even this shall Clement also,—and my other God reveal unto you. fellow-labourers, whose names are in the book of life. 16 Nevertheless, whereunto we have attained, walk on by the same 'path. 17 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which are walking so as ye have us for an ensample. 18 For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ : 19 Whose end is perdition, whose god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things. 20 For our country is in the heavens; from whence also we look for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: 21 Who shall change the body of our humiliation, [that it may be] conformed unto the body of his glory, according to the working of his power whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto him. 4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: again I will say it, Rejoice. 5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. 6 Be anxious about nothing; but in every thing by your prayer and your supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasseth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are seemly, whatsoever things are right, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; whatever virtue there is, and whatever praise, think on these things. 9 The things, which ye also learned, and received, and heard, and saw in me; these be with you. do, and the God of peace shall Io But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at last ye have revived again in your care for me; wherein ye were also careful, but lacked opportunity. 3 Pronounce Sýntуché. The two names are those of women. |