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1:1  From: Sha’ul and Timothy, slaves of the Messiah Yeshua To: All God’s people united with the Messiah Yeshua and living in Philippi, along with the congregation leaders and shammashim:
1:2  Grace to you and shalom from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
1:3  I thank my God every time I think of you.
1:4  Whenever I pray for all of you I always pray with joy,
1:5  because you have shared in proclaiming the Good News from the very first day until now.
1:6  And I am sure of this: that the One who began a good work among you will keep it growing until it is completed on the Day of the Messiah Yeshua.
1:7  It is right for me to think this way about you all, because I have you on my heart; for whether I am in chains or defending and establishing the Good News, you are all sharing with me in this privileged work.
1:8  God can testify how I long for all of you with the deep affection of the Messiah Yeshua.
1:9  And this is my prayer: that your love may more and more overflow in fullness of knowledge and depth of discernment,
1:10  so that you will be able to determine what is best and thus be pure and without blame for the Day of the Messiah,
1:11  filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Yeshua the Messiah — to the glory and praise of God.
1:12  Now, brothers, I want you to know that what has happened to me has helped in advancing the Good News.
1:13  It has become clear to the whole palace and to everyone else that it is because of the Messiah that I am in chains.
1:14  Also, my being in prison has given most of the brothers in the Lord confidence, so that they have become much more bold in speaking the word of God fearlessly.
1:15  True, some are proclaiming the Messiah out of jealousy and rivalry, but others are doing it in goodwill.
1:16  The latter act from love, aware that I am put where I am for defending the Good News;
1:17  while the former announce the Messiah out of selfish ambition, with impure motives, supposing they can stir up trouble for me in prison.
1:18  But so what? All that matters is that in every way, whether honestly or in pretense, the Messiah is being proclaimed; and in that I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,
1:19  for I know that this will work out for my deliverance, because of your prayers and the support I get from the Spirit of Yeshua the Messiah.
1:20  It all accords with my earnest expectation and hope that I will have nothing to be ashamed of; but rather, now, as always, the Messiah will be honored by my body, whether it is alive or dead.
1:21  For to me, life is the Messiah, and death is gain.
1:22  But if by living on in the body I can do fruitful work, then I don’t know which to choose.
1:23  I am caught in a dilemma: my desire is to go off and be with the Messiah — that is better by far —
1:24  but because of you, the greater need is to stay on in the body.
1:25  Yes, I am convinced of this; so I know I will stay on with you in order to help you progress in the faith and have joy in it.
1:26  Then, through my being with you again, you will have even greater reason for boasting about the Messiah Yeshua.
1:27  Only conduct your lives in a way worthy of the Good News of the Messiah; so that whether I come and see you or I hear about you from a distance, you stand firm, united in spirit, fighting with one accord for the faith of the Good News,
1:28  not frightened by anything the opposition does. This will be for them an indication that they are headed for destruction and you for deliverance. And this is from God;
1:29  because for the Messiah’s sake it has been granted to you not only to trust in him but also to suffer on his behalf,
1:30  to fight the same battles you once saw me fight and now hear that I am still fighting.