Mr. Whiston's Primitive New Testament
1745 by William Whiston

Philippians Chapter 1

Phi 1:1 PAUL and Timothy the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus, who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
Phi 1:2 Grace be unto you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Phi 1:3 I indeed thank our Lord upon every remembrance of you,
Phi 1:4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy;
Phi 1:5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;
Phi 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he who hath begun a good work in you, will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ;
Phi 1:7 Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace,
Phi 1:8 For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all, in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
Phi 1:9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge, and all judgment;
Phi 1:10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere, and without offence till the day of Christ;
Phi 1:11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ unto the glory and praise of Christ. God.
Phi 1:12 But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things about me, have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the Gospel:
Phi 1:13 So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;
Phi 1:14 And many of the brethren in the Lord waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear.
Phi 1:15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will.
Phi 1:16 But one preach Christ of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.
Phi 1:17 The other preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds;
Phi 1:18 What then? notwithstanding every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
Phi 1:19 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
Phi 1:20 According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.
Phi 1:21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Phi 1:22 But whether I live in the flesh, this is worth my while; yet what I shall choose, I wot not.
Phi 1:23 But I am in a strait between two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
Phi 1:24 Nevertheless, to abide in the flesh, is more needful for you.
Phi 1:25 And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all, for your furtherance and joy of faith:
Phi 1:26 That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me, by my coming to you again.
Phi 1:27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind, striving together for the faith of the gospel;
Phi 1:28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to us of salvation, and that of God,
Phi 1:29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
Phi 1:30 Having the same conflict which ye both saw in me, and now hear to be in me.