The New Testament: An American Translation
1923 by Edgar Goodspeed

Philippians Chapter 1

Phi 1:1 Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all the devoted adherents of Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the superintendents and assistants;
Phi 1:2 God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.
Phi 1:3 I never think of you without thanking my God,
Phi 1:4 and always whenever I pray for you all I do it with joy,
Phi 1:5 over your co-operation in the good news from the day you first received it until now.
Phi 1:6 For I am certain that he who has begun the good work in you will finish it for the Day of Jesus Christ.
Phi 1:7 And I have a right to feel in this way about you all, because both when I am in prison and when I am defending and vindicating our right to preach the good news, I have you in my heart as all sharing that privilege with me.
Phi 1:8 For God is my witness how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus himself.
Phi 1:9 And it is my prayer that your love may grow richer and richer in knowledge and perfect insight,
Phi 1:10 so that you may have a sense of what is vital, and may be men of transparent character and blameless life, in preparation for the Day of Christ,
Phi 1:11 with your lives filled with the fruits which uprightness produces through Jesus Christ, to the honor and praise of God.
Phi 1:12 Now I want to assure you, brothers, that what has happened to me has actually resulted in furthering the preaching of the good news.
Phi 1:13 Thus it is generally known throughout the Imperial Guard and elsewhere that it is for the sake of Christ that I am in prison,
Phi 1:14 and so most of the Christian brothers have been exceedingly encouraged by my example to declare God's message without any fear of the consequences.
Phi 1:15 Some of them, it is true, are actually preaching the Christ from jealousy and partisanship, but there are others who are doing it out of good-will.
Phi 1:16 These latter do it from love for me, for they know that God has put me where I am to defend our right to preach the good news.
Phi 1:17 But the others are preaching the Christ not sincerely but for their own ends, imagining that they are making my imprisonment harder to bear.
Phi 1:18 But what difference does it make? All that matters is that, in one way or another, from false motives or honest ones, Christ is being made known; I am glad of that. Yes, and I expect to be glad,
Phi 1:19 for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, all this will turn out for my highest welfare,
Phi 1:20 for I eagerly and confidently hope that I shall never disgrace myself but that this time as always hitherto, living or dying, I shall do Christ credit by my unfailing courage.
Phi 1:21 For, as I see it, living means Christ and dying something even better.
Phi 1:22 But if living on here means having my labor bear fruit, I cannot tell which to choose.
Phi 1:23 I am undecided between the two, for I long to depart and be with Christ, for that is far, far better,
Phi 1:24 and yet your needs make it very necessary for me to stay on here.
Phi 1:25 I am convinced of this, and so I know that I shall stay on and serve you all, to help you to develop and to be glad in your faith.
Phi 1:26 So you will find in me fresh cause for Christian exultation, through having me with you again.
Phi 1:27 Whatever happens, show yourselves citizens worthy of the good news of the Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am kept away and only hear news of you, I may know that you are standing firm with one spirit, one purpose, fighting side by side for faith in the good news.
Phi 1:28 Never for a moment falter before your opponents, for your fearlessness will be a sure sign for them of their coming destruction, but to you it will be an omen, from God himself, of your deliverance.
Phi 1:29 For you have been granted the privilege not only of trusting in Christ but of suffering for him.
Phi 1:30 Take your part in the same struggle that you have seen me engage in and that you hear I am still keeping up.