1Paul and Timothy, servants of Messiah Yeshua, to all the saints in Messiah Yeshua who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: 2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua Messiah. 3I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, 4always in every supplication of mine on behalf of you all making my supplication with joy, 5for your fellowship in furtherance of the gospel from the first day until now; 6being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Yeshua Messiah: 7even as it is right for me to be thus minded on behalf of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as, both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace. 8For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the tender mercies of Messiah Yeshua. 9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment; 10so that you may approve the things that are excellent; that you may be sincere and void of offense to the day of Messiah; 11being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Yeshua Messiah, to the glory and praise of God. 12Now I would have you know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have turned out rather for the progress of the gospel; 13so that my bonds became manifest in Messiah throughout the whole prætorian guard, and to all the rest; 14and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear. 15Some indeed preach Messiah even from envy and strife; and some also from good will: 16the one does it out of love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the gospel; 17but the other proclaims Messiah out of faction, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction for me in my bonds. 18What then? only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Messiah is proclaimed; and in it I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice. 19For I know that this shall turn out to my salvation, through your supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Yeshua Messiah, 20according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be put to shame, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Messiah shall be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death. 21For to me to live is Messiah, and to die is gain. 22But if to live in the flesh,— if this shall bring fruit from my work, then what I shall choose I do not know. 23But I am hard pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Messiah; for it is very far better: 24yet to abide in the flesh is more needful for your sake. 25And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide, yes, and abide with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith; 26that your glorying may abound in Messiah Yeshua in me through my presence with you again. 27Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Messiah: that, whether I come and see you or be absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the gospel; 28and in nothing frightened by the adversaries: which is for them an evident token of perdition, but of your salvation, and that from God; 29because to you it has been granted on behalf of Messiah, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf: 30having the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear to be in me.