Philippians 1:5–18

⁵because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day ^guntil now. ^h6I am sure of this, that He who started a good work ⁱin you ^jwill carry it on to completion ^kuntil the day of Christ Jesus. ⁷It is right ^lfor me to think this way about all of you, because I have you in my heart, ^mand you are all partners with me in grace, both in my imprisonment ⁿand in the defense ^oand establishment of the gospel. ⁸For God is my witness, ^phow deeply I miss all of you ^qwith the affection of Christ Jesus. ⁹And I pray this: that your love ^rwill keep on growing ^sin knowledge and every kind of discernment, ^t10so that you can approve the things that are superior ^uand can be pure ^vand blameless ^win ^xthe day of Christ, ^y11filled with the fruit ^zof righteousness ^athat comes through Jesus Christ to the glory ^band praise of God.

Advance of the Gospel

¹²Now I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has actually resulted in the advance of the gospel, ^c13so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard, ^dand to everyone else, that my imprisonment is in the cause of Christ. ¹⁴Most of the brothers in the Lord have gained confidence from my imprisonment and dare even more to speak the message ^effearlessly. ¹⁵To be sure, some preach Christ out of envy and strife, ^gbut others out of good will. ^h16These do so out of love, ⁱknowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel; ¹⁷the others proclaim Christ out of rivalry, ^jnot sincerely, seeking to cause me anxiety in my imprisonment. ^k18What does it matter? Just that in every way, whether out of false motives ^lor true, Christ is proclaimed. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice