Philippians 1

¹Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ; to all the saints in Christ Jesus, who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.

²Grace be unto you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

³I give thanks to my God in every remembrance of you,

⁴Always in all my prayers making supplication for you all, with joy;

⁵For your communication in the gospel of Christ from the first day until now.

⁶Being confident of this very thing, that he, who hath begun a good work in you, will perfect it unto the day of Christ Jesus.

⁷As it is meet for me to think this for you all, for that I have you in my heart; and that in my bands, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of my joy.

⁸For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

⁹And this I pray, that your charity may more and more abound in knowledge, and in all understanding:

¹⁰That you may approve the better things, that you may be sincere and without offence unto the day of Christ,

¹¹Filled with the fruit of justice, through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

¹²Now, brethren, I desire you should know, that the things which have happened to me, have fallen out rather to the furtherance of the gospel:

¹³So that my bands are made manifest in Christ, in all the court, and in all other places;