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¹Paul and Timotheus, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with overseers and ministrants;

²愿恩惠平安从我们的父　神和主耶稣基督临到你们。

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

³为信徒祈祷我每逢想到你们，就感谢我的　神；

³I give thanks to my God upon all the remembrance of you,

⁴每次为你们大家祈求的时候，总是欢欢喜喜地祈求。

⁴always, in every supplication of mine for you all, with joy making the supplication,

⁵为了你们从头一天直到现在都在福音的事工上有分，我就感谢我的　神。

⁵for your contribution to the good news from the first day till now,

⁶我深信那在你们中间开始了美好工作的，到了基督耶稣的日子，必成全这工作。

⁶having been confident of this very thing, that He who did begin in you a good work, will perform [it] till a day of Jesus Christ,

⁷为你们众人我有这样的意念是很恰当的，因为你们常常在我的心里，无论我是在捆锁之中，或是在辩护和证实福音的时候，你们都和我一同分享　神的恩典。

⁷according as it is righteous for me to think this in behalf of you all, because of my having you in the heart, both in my bonds, and [in] the defence and confirmation of the good news, all of you being fellow-partakers with me of grace.

⁸我是怎样以基督耶稣的心肠，切切地想念你们众人，这是　神可以为我作证的。

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

⁹我所祷告的，是要你们的爱心，在充足的知识和各样的见识上，多而又多，

⁹and this I pray, that your love yet more and more may abound in full knowledge, and all judgment,

¹⁰使你们可以辨别是非，成为真诚无可指摘的人，直到基督的日子，

¹⁰for your proving the things that differ, that ye may be pure and offenceless — to a day of Christ,

¹¹靠着耶稣基督结满了公义的果子，使　神得着荣耀和赞美。

¹¹being filled with the fruit of righteousness, that [is] through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

¹²活着就是基督弟兄们，我愿意你们知道，我所遭遇的反而使福音更加兴旺了，

¹²And I wish you to know, brethren, that the things concerning me, rather to an advancement of the good news have come,

¹³以致宫里的卫队和其余的人，都知道我是为了基督才受捆锁的；

¹³so that my bonds have become manifest in Christ in the whole praetorium, and to the other places — all,

¹⁴而且大多数主内的弟兄，因我所受的捆锁，就笃信不疑，毫无畏惧，更勇敢地传讲　神的道。

¹⁴and the greater part of the brethren in the Lord, having confidence by my bonds, are more abundantly bold — fearlessly to speak the word.

¹⁵有些人传扬基督是出于嫉妒和纷争，但也有些人是出于好意。

¹⁵Certain, indeed, even through envy and contention, and certain also through good-will, do preach the Christ;

¹⁶这些人是出于爱心，知道我是派来为福音辩护的。

¹⁶the one, indeed, of rivalry the Christ do proclaim, not purely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds,

¹⁷那些人传讲基督却是出于自私，动机并不纯正，只想加重我在捆锁中的烦恼。

¹⁷and the other out of love, having known that for defence of the good news I am set:

¹⁸那有什么关系呢？真心也好，假意也好，无论怎么样，基督总被传开了，为此我就欢喜；并且我还要欢喜，

¹⁸what then? in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed — and in this I rejoice, yea, and shall rejoice.

¹⁹因为我知道，借着你们的祈求和耶稣基督的灵的帮助，我一定会得到释放。

¹⁹For I have known that this shall fall out to me for salvation, through your supplication, and the supply of the Spirit of Christ Jesus,

²⁰我所热切期待和盼望的，就是在凡事上我都不会羞愧，只要满有胆量，不论生死，总要让基督在我身上照常被尊为大。

²⁰according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, and in all freedom, as always, also now Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether through life or through death,

²¹因为我活着就是基督，我死了就有益处。

²¹for to me to live [is] Christ, and to die gain.

²²但如果我仍在世上活着，能够使我的工作有成果，我就不知道应该怎样选择了！

²²And if to live in the flesh [is] to me a fruit of work, then what shall I choose? I know not;

²³我处于两难之间，情愿离世与基督同在，因为那是好得无比的。

²³for I am pressed by the two, having the desire to depart, and to be with Christ, for it is far better,

²⁴可是为了你们，我更需要活在世上。

²⁴and to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account,

²⁵我既然这样深信，就知道还要活下去，并且要继续和你们大家在一起，使你们在信心上有长进，有喜乐，

²⁵and of this being persuaded, I have known that I shall remain and continue with you all, to your advancement and joy of the faith,

²⁶以致你们因为我要再到你们那里去，就在基督耶稣里更加以我为荣。

²⁶that your boasting may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence again to you.

²⁷不过，你们行事为人应当和基督的福音相配。这样，无论我来见你们或是不在你们中间，都可以听到你们的情况，就是你们有同一的心志，站立得稳，为了福音的信仰齐心努力，

²⁷Only worthily of the good news of the Christ conduct ye yourselves, that, whether having come and seen you, whether being absent I may hear of the things concerning you, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul, striving together for the faith of the good news,

²⁸什么事都不怕有反对你们的人，这就证明他们要灭亡，你们要得救，这都是出于　神。

²⁸and not terrified in anything by those opposing, which to them indeed is a token of destruction, and to you of salvation, and that from God;

²⁹因为　神为了基督的缘故赐恩给你们，使你们不单是信基督，也是要为他受苦；

²⁹because to you it was granted, on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also on behalf of him to suffer;

³⁰你们面对的争战，和你们在我身上所见过，现在又听到的是一样的。

³⁰the same conflict having, such as ye saw in me, and now hear of in me.