12弟兄姊妹，我希望你们知道，我的遭遇反而会使福音传得更广，13连所有的皇家卫兵和其他众人都知道我是为了基督的缘故而受囚禁。14大多数主内的弟兄姊妹看见我为主被囚，信心受到鼓舞，更加放胆无惧地传扬上帝的道。15当然，有些人宣讲基督是出于嫉妒和争强好胜，也有些人是出于善意。16后者是出于爱心，知道我是上帝派来维护福音的。17前者传讲基督是出于个人野心，动机不纯，以为可以增加我在狱中的痛苦。18那又怎样呢？无论他们传福音是真心还是假意，基督的福音毕竟传开了，因此我很欢喜，而且欢喜不已。19因为我知道，借着你们的祷告和耶稣基督之灵的帮助，我终会得到释放。20我殷切地期待和盼望：我不会感到任何羞愧，而是放胆无惧，不管是生是死，都要一如既往地使基督在我身上得到尊崇。21因为对我来说，活着是为了基督，死了也有益处。22如果活在世上，我可以做工，多结果子。我真不知道该怎么选择！23我处在两难之间。我情愿离开世界，与基督在一起，那实在是再好不过了。24可是为了你们，我应该活在世上。25我既然对此深信不疑，就知道自己仍要活下去，继续跟你们在一起，好使你们在信仰上又长进又充满喜乐。26这样，我再到你们那里的时候，你们可以因为我的缘故更加以基督耶稣为荣。27最要紧的是：你们行事为人要与基督的福音相称。这样，不管是去看你们，还是只听到你们的消息，我都能知道你们同心合意，坚定不移地一起为福音奋斗，28毫不惧怕敌人的恐吓。这清楚表明他们必灭亡，你们必得救，这是出于上帝。29因为上帝为了基督的缘故，赐恩使你们不但信基督，而且为祂受苦，30经历你们从前在我身上见过，现在又从我这里听到的同样争战。
English Standard Version
Greeting
1Paul and Timothy, servants* of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers* and deacons:*2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thanksgiving and Prayer
3I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,4always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy,5because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.6And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.7It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace,* both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.8For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.9And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment,10so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,11filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
The Advance of the Gospel
12I want you to know, brothers,* that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel,13so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard* and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ.14And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word* without fear.15Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will.16The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.17The former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment.
To Live Is Christ
18What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice,19for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance,20as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.21For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.22If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell.23I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.24But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account.25Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith,26so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again.27Only let your manner of life be worthy* of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,28and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God.29For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake,30engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.
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