12弟兄姊妹，我希望你們知道，我的遭遇反而會使福音傳得更廣，13連所有的皇家衛兵和其他眾人都知道我是為了基督的緣故而受囚禁。14大多數主內的弟兄姊妹看見我為主被囚，信心受到鼓舞，更加放膽無懼地傳揚上帝的道。15當然，有些人宣講基督是出於嫉妒和爭強好勝，也有些人是出於善意。16後者是出於愛心，知道我是上帝派來維護福音的。17前者傳講基督是出於個人野心，動機不純，以為可以增加我在獄中的痛苦。18那又怎樣呢？無論他們傳福音是真心還是假意，基督的福音畢竟傳開了，因此我很歡喜，而且歡喜不已。19因為我知道，藉著你們的禱告和耶穌基督之靈的幫助，我終會得到釋放。20我殷切地期待和盼望：我不會感到任何羞愧，而是放膽無懼，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因為對我來說，活著是為了基督，死了也有益處。22如果活在世上，我可以做工，多結果子。我真不知道該怎麼選擇！23我處在兩難之間。我情願離開世界，與基督在一起，那實在是再好不過了。24可是為了你們，我應該活在世上。25我既然對此深信不疑，就知道自己仍要活下去，繼續跟你們在一起，好使你們在信仰上又長進又充滿喜樂。26這樣，我再到你們那裡的時候，你們可以因為我的緣故更加以基督耶穌為榮。27最要緊的是：你們行事為人要與基督的福音相稱。這樣，不管是去看你們，還是只聽到你們的消息，我都能知道你們同心合意，堅定不移地一起為福音奮鬥，28毫不懼怕敵人的恐嚇。這清楚表明他們必滅亡，你們必得救，這是出於上帝。29因為上帝為了基督的緣故，賜恩使你們不但信基督，而且為祂受苦，30經歷你們從前在我身上見過，現在又從我這裡聽到的同樣爭戰。
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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