Philippians 1, sung word for word in more than 20 music styles, with the words on screen. Free. Choose a style and a voice to play it.
1 -Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:
2 -Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 -I thank my God every time I remember you.
4 -In every prayer for all of you, I always pray with joy,
5 -because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,
6 -being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
7 -It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me.
8 -God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
9 -And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
10 -so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
11 -filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
12 -Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel.
13 -As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.
14 -And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear.
15 -It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.
16 -The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.
17 -The former, however, preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can add to the distress of my chains.
18 -What then is the issue? Just this: that in every way, whether by false motives or true, Christ is preached. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,
19 -because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.
20 -I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
21 -For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
22 -But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.
23 -I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
24 -But it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.
25 -Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
26 -so that through my coming to you again your exultation in Christ Jesus will resound on account of me.
27 -Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
28 -without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God.
29 -For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,
30 -since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.
(Berean Standard Bible)
