Philippians 1:5–18

^5gbecause of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. ⁶And I am sure of this, that he who began ^ha good work in you ⁱwill bring it to completion at ^jthe day of Jesus Christ. ⁷It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you ^kin my heart, for you are all ^lpartakers with me of grace,⁴ both ^min my imprisonment and in ⁿthe defense and confirmation of the gospel. ⁸For ^oGod is my witness, ^phow I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. ⁹And it is my prayer that ^qyour love may abound more and more, ^rwith knowledge and all discernment, ¹⁰so that you may approve what is excellent, ^sand so be pure and blameless ^tfor the day of Christ, ¹¹filled ^uwith the fruit of righteousness that comes ^vthrough Jesus Christ, ^wto the glory and praise of God.

The Advance of the Gospel

¹²I want you to know, brothers,⁵ that what has happened to me has really ^xserved to advance the gospel, ¹³so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard⁶ and ^yto all the rest that ^zmy imprisonment is for Christ. ¹⁴And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold ^ato speak the word⁷ without fear.

^15bSome indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. ¹⁶The latter do it out of love, ^cknowing that I am put here for ^dthe defense of the gospel. ¹⁷The former proclaim Christ ^eout of selfish ambition, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment. ¹⁸What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice.

To Live Is Christ

Yes, and I will rejoice,