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1Paul and Timothy, both of us committed servants of Christ Jesus, write this letter to all the Christians in Philippi, pastors and ministers included.

2We greet you with the grace and peace that comes from God our Father and our Master, Jesus Christ.

3Every time you cross my mind, I break out in exclamations of thanks to God.

4Each exclamation is a trigger to prayer. I find myself praying for you with a glad heart.

5I am so pleased that you have continued on in this with us, believing and proclaiming God's Message, from the day you heard it right up to the present.

6There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ Jesus appears.

7It's not at all fanciful for me to think this way about you. My prayers and hopes have deep roots in reality. You have, after all, stuck with me all the way from the time I was thrown in jail, put on trial, and came out of it in one piece. All along you have experienced with me the most generous help from God.

8He knows how much I love and miss you these days. Sometimes I think I feel as strongly about you as Christ does!

9So this is my prayer: that your love will flourish and that you will not only love much but well. Learn to love appropriately. You need to use your head and test your feelings

10so that your love is sincere and intelligent, not sentimental gush. Live a lover's life, circumspect and exemplary, a life Jesus will be proud of:

11bountiful in fruits from the soul, making Jesus Christ attractive to all, getting everyone involved in the glory and praise of God.

12I want to report to you, friends, that my imprisonment here has had the opposite of its intended effect. Instead of being squelched, the Message has actually prospered.

13All the soldiers here, and everyone else too, found out that I'm in jail because of this Messiah. That piqued their curiosity, and now they've learned all about him.

14Not only that, but most of the Christians here have become far more sure of themselves in the faith than ever, speaking out fearlessly about God, about the Messiah.

15It's true that some here preach Christ because with me out of the way, they think they'll step right into the spotlight. But the others do it with the best heart in the world.

16One group is motivated by pure love, knowing that I am here defending the Message, wanting to help.

17The others, now that I'm out of the picture, are merely greedy, hoping to get something out of it for themselves. Their motives are bad. They see me as their competition, and so the worse it goes for me, the better--they think--for them.

18So how am I to respond? I've decided that I really don't care about their motives, whether mixed, bad, or indifferent. Every time one of them opens his mouth, Christ is proclaimed, so I just cheer them on! And I'm going to keep that celebration going

19because I know how it's going to turn out. Through your faithful prayers and the generous response of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, everything he wants to do in and through me will be done.

20I can hardly wait to continue on my course. I don't expect to be embarrassed in the least. On the contrary, everything happening to me in this jail only serves to make Christ more accurately known, regardless of whether I live or die. They didn't shut me up; they gave me a pulpit!

21Alive, I'm Christ's messenger; dead, I'm his bounty. Life versus even more life! I can't lose.

22As long as I'm alive in this body, there is good work for me to do. If I had to choose right now, I hardly know which I'd choose.

23Hard choice! The desire to break camp here and be with Christ is powerful. Some days I can think of nothing better.

24But most days, because of what you are going through, I am sure that it's better for me to stick it out here.

25So I plan to be around awhile, companion to you as your growth and joy in this life of trusting God continues.

26You can start looking forward to a great reunion when I come visit you again. We'll be praising Christ, enjoying each other.

27Meanwhile, live in such a way that you are a credit to the Message of Christ. Let nothing in your conduct hang on whether I come or not. Your conduct must be the same whether I show up to see things for myself or hear of it from a distance. Stand united, singular in vision, contending for people's trust in the Message, the good news,

28not flinching or dodging in the slightest before the opposition. Your courage and unity will show them what they're up against: defeat for them, victory for you--and both because of God.

29There's far more to this life than trusting in Christ. There's also suffering for him. And the suffering is as much a gift as the trusting.

30You're involved in the same kind of struggle you saw me go through, on which you are now getting an updated report in this letter.


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