{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/wbt/philippians/1","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-28T21:10:43.439Z"},"reference":{"translation":"WBT","book":"Philippians","bookSlug":"philippians","chapter":1,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":null,"nextChapter":2,"totalChapters":4,"totalVerses":30},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"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:"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"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 defense and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"For God is my witness, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ;"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened to me have fallen out rather to the furtherance of the gospel;"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And many of the brethren in the Lord, becoming confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife; and some also from good will."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"The one preach Christ from contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"But the other from love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the gospel."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yes, and will rejoice."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"For I know that this will turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"According to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also, Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labor: yet what I shall choose I know not."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:"},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"Nevertheless, to abide in the flesh is more needful for you."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;"},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"That your rejoicing for me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ by my coming to you again."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Only let your manner of life 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;"},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"For to you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;"},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me."}],"citation":{"inline":"Philippians 1 (WBT)","markdown":"[Philippians 1](https://primebible.com/wbt/philippians/1)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* WBT. https://primebible.com/wbt/philippians/1 (accessed 2026-05-28)."}}